<p>Hey fellow CCers,</p>
<p>I feel like I'm about to ask a really dumb question, but this wouldn't be the first time, and I couldn't find the remote semblance of an answer anywhere else already.</p>
<p>So at this point I've been fortunate enough to be accepted to 3 universities. Between factors like scholarship & school prestige, I'm not counting any 3 out yet. I want to join the "Class of 2016" FB groups for the universities to see what my future classmates are like or what they talk about.</p>
<p>Yet, I feel really awkward about the prospect of joining more than 1 such group. It feels kind of shady. I feel like I shouldn't be the only one who's been in this situation before. Tell me, am I just being silly?</p>
<p>That’s fine just don’t post (people planning to go there will add you and might get mad).</p>
<p>^ agreed…but I’d be wary of the “■■■■■■■■” groups. These are Class of 2016 groups that appear to be started by a member of the college/university, when it is actually a company that charges students a nominal fee to “match” them with a room mate. These groups are public, so anyone can read what is said…including admissions offices :)</p>
<p>I was just going to say what momneeds said in post #3.</p>
<p>Not necessarily that you shouldn’t join a ■■■■■■■■-created Facebook group. But recognize it for what it is: a marketing tool for ■■■■■■■■. </p>
<p>■■■■■■■■ is a company that will charge you money to help you do what almost every college and university with significant student housing will let you do for free: find a roommate. If the majority of the incoming students where you decide to go are at ■■■■■■■■ anyway, it might be worth spending the money, if you can afford it, to be in that big pool. But don’t be misled into thinking that your college or university is actually recommending ■■■■■■■■. When some post or sidebar says, “We recommend ■■■■■■■■-dot-com,” the we that’s making that recommendation will be…■■■■■■■■-dot-com.</p>