<p>How many colleges are checking your facebook profile? Is that an important factor now? And what if you have a common name? How do they know if a facebook page belongs to you? I've seen tons of facebook profiles with the exact same name.</p>
<p>Since the average Facebook profile can only be seen by that user’s friends, I don’t think that it is really an issue, anymore. Besides, taking the time to find someone on Facebook is, as you’ve pointed out, a tremendous waste of time for busy admissions officers. So long as your profile picture is in good taste, there’s nothing to worry about.</p>