<p>I am very curious about this topic, because I have seen it coming up increasingly and I would like to know how much truth there is to it. I have been reading from numerous sources that colleges now are searching email addresses, your online accounts, and your name for use in their admissions process. I do not see how they could possibly do that for every candidate, so I was wondering: do they actually do that at all? Or do they selectively search names? Or randomly?</p>