Email address name for college admission: does it matter?

[jmmom]

<p>He might as well make the change. My S had a quirky email address (not disrespectful but not serious) all through middle school/high schoo, and college admissions, with no problem. I doubt that admissions officers pay much attention to the email address; few probably ever see them.</p>

<p>However, he (and I certainly agree) really thought he needed a professional-looking email address for career job hunt. So your S will have to make a change for that purpose in a few years anyway.</p>

[Pizzagirl]

<p>Re your Apple concerns: I don’t know if you’re talking about an iPhone, but my kids have both their old AOL “play” accounts and their more “serious” yahoo accounts configured with their iPhones, if that helps. They can access both email accounts that way.</p>