Comments on: Facebook Profiles as Acceptance Criteria http://blog.inigral.com/considering-facebook-profiles-as-acceptance-criteria/ Our thoughts on social technology in higher education. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tracey Thompson http://blog.inigral.com/considering-facebook-profiles-as-acceptance-criteria/comment-page-1/#comment-2186 Tracey Thompson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:47:24 +0000 http://blog.inigral.com/?p=907#comment-2186 I think you make a very good point. I don't think it is fair for universities to expect a student's Facebook profile to be the sole indicator of their abilities as a student. While students should be mindful of what they make available about themselves on the internet, tradition has always provided students with the opportunity to present themselves professionally to admissions. <br><br>Even five years ago universities wouldn't have assumed they could judge a student by their personal diary over their admissions essay, why should it be any different now? I think you make a very good point. I don't think it is fair for universities to expect a student's Facebook profile to be the sole indicator of their abilities as a student. While students should be mindful of what they make available about themselves on the internet, tradition has always provided students with the opportunity to present themselves professionally to admissions.

Even five years ago universities wouldn't have assumed they could judge a student by their personal diary over their admissions essay, why should it be any different now?

]]> By: Tracey Thompson http://blog.inigral.com/considering-facebook-profiles-as-acceptance-criteria/comment-page-1/#comment-3235 Tracey Thompson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:47:00 +0000 http://blog.inigral.com/?p=907#comment-3235 I think you make a very good point. I don't think it is fair for universities to expect a student's Facebook profile to be the sole indicator of their abilities as a student. While students should be mindful of what they make available about themselves on the internet, tradition has always provided students with the opportunity to present themselves professionally to admissions. Even five years ago universities wouldn't have assumed they could judge a student by their personal diary over their admissions essay, why should it be any different now? I think you make a very good point. I don’t think it is fair for universities to expect a student’s Facebook profile to be the sole indicator of their abilities as a student. While students should be mindful of what they make available about themselves on the internet, tradition has always provided students with the opportunity to present themselves professionally to admissions.

Even five years ago universities wouldn’t have assumed they could judge a student by their personal diary over their admissions essay, why should it be any different now?

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