<p>I've had my facebook basically since it was open to high schoolers (that would be my freshman year - god so long ago). Over the years, it's kind of depressed me to see all the fun everyone else was having in their pictures. It just always made me feel inadequate. So I was always planning to just deactivate when I got to college. I mean in all honesty, the friends from high school that I want to keep up with are good friends that I will call or text, and the others....well I don't quite want to keep in touch/let them know every thing that's going on in my life. But then, I don't want my not having a facebook to hinder my social capabilities while in college. I want to get rid of it because it's a bad reminder of a semi-sh|tty high school experience, but will that make college a little less fun? Suggestions?</p>
<p>You could always delete your high school facebook and start a new one, or defriend all your old high school people who you don’t care about.</p>
<p>Facebook is a good resource in college–TONS of clubs and organizations use facebook to advertise events, at least at my university.</p>
<p>How about going through your friend list and de-friending those you don’t care to keep in touch with after high school? This way you’ll be on FB in case your friends in college are big into the Facebook thing. </p>
<p>Not being on Facebook shouldn’t negatively affect your social life as long as you get out and meet people, join clubs, etc., if you really feel like you want to be free of it.</p>
<p>I’ve only had FB once, thought it was pointless and mildly creepy and never kept one since. I’ve never had a problem being social and keeping/making friends without an FB. Frankly, I think Facebook is weird.</p>
<p>My sentiments exactly Plattsburgh - to the others, I’ve really never thought of deleting my “friends”…that’s a pretty good idea. Or just getting a completely new one…just have to make sure facebook’s “people you may know” doesn’t rat me out if I go on a de-friending rampage</p>
<p>Delete and start a new one. Or delete it and don’t get a new one. I deleted mine last week after two and a half years. It felt good. All of my close friends I have either their phone numbers/emails. Not that it was an issue for me, but I wonder how much productivity is lost in the world because of facebook.</p>
<p>It’s nice to have Facebook–it’s a super easy way to keep in touch that’s less formal than email and also is an easy way to send event invitations, share pictures, etc.</p>
<p>I couldn’t really imagine not having mine during college…</p>
<p>There are privacy settings that can restrict what news of yours goes out to “friends.” You can also restrict what comes in to your page.</p>
<p>My vote would be to start a new Facebook when you get your new e-mail address from your college, and start fresh…</p>
<p>Ever thought about keeping your account, but just not going on it anymore? I don’t talk to about 90% of my facebook friends anymore but I like having the option of catching up with them some time in the future. Facebook is a good way of turning casual acquaintances into possible friendships.</p>