The fact that social media can sway college acceptance is somewhat absurd, yet intriguing. When the article claims the rumor true that the college admissions check through their applicants’ social media, it evokes the reader's curiosity about the specifics behind it. The admissions’ act of ‘stalking’ is disputable, however, there are certainly positive aspects that lead the students into a healthier social media life.
First of all, I disagree upon social media being one of the factors that can determine one’s college acceptance. People have different perspectives on the usage of social media; some people consider it as a stress relief by watching entertaining videos, some use it to check the news by following the news apps, while the others use it to socialize with their friends all around the world. That being said, it is unethical to get to know about someone through their social media pages. Rather than spending fifteen minutes scrolling through thousands of applicants’ social media, which will take at least five minutes to even find them, it will be much more efficient to have a fifteen minute face-to-face interview with the applicants.
Albeit I strongly oppose social media getting involved in college admission process, it certainly does expose the teenagers to a more positive aspect of social media. By following the pages and people of their interest and posting feeds that reflect their opinions, "your(their) social media should reflect who you really are" (Knorr) . This helps them to create his/her own space that represents themselves that can be used for not only discovering their clear self-interest that they previously have not known but also appealing one’s passion to college admissions.
There is nothing in particular that I can do about college admissions searching up their applicants’ social media, nonetheless, I at least became to know how to make a better use of social media!
In general, I liked this post because the topic is very relevant! I liked how you incorporated your own opinion on the issue - especially where you disagreed. I think it's important that people know how to disagree with online sources.
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