High school students should be careful what they post online, experts say, because their social media behaviour could prove to be a roadblock on their path to higher education at the school of their choice. Kaplan does an annual survey of college admissions officers in the U.S. and its most recent one, released in February, found 35 per cent of the 350 people surveyed said they check the social media profiles of applicants. Social media 'wild card' in applicationsRoy, however, said that she has some discomfort with schools using social media accounts to determine admissions. Two schools that responded to requests for information on Tuesday said they do not currently review social media activity as part of their admissions process. The University of British Columbia doesn't assess social media behaviour, either, and said if an incoming student were to post inappropriate content on a school-administered social media site, the school would respond on a "case-by-case basis," and that the school reserves the right to deny admission.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2017 16:41 UTC