<p>Actually, there was an article in my local paper stating that they are planning to have every 4 year college in the country on the network by the end of the year.</p>
<p>I have my exgirlfriends account if anyone wants to browse, PM me. It is for Kent State though, so you could only read profiles of people at Kent, you could see pictures of people at other colleges just not profiles.</p>
<p>good grief just wait till you're in college. it's creepy otherwise. it's kind of like prom in high school. no one really WANTS freshmen there.</p>
<p>Harvard 2400: I tried to respond to your message, it stated you cannot receive private messages. Change your profile to accept private messages so I can send you information.</p>
<p>the whole idea of facebook is to connect to the people at your college, just hold your horses and wait for college. trust me, theres a whole lot more exciting things in store for you than facebook.</p>
<p>there are a couple of kids from my high school on facebook, who got on using email addresses from college summer programs. everyone i know rejected their friend requests. i think it's a little weird to be using facebook the summer before you go off to college; it's wack to use someone else's account before you even apply. there are so many other "social networks" (myspace, sconex, friendster...), just wait until you actually GO to college to get on one specifically designed for college students...</p>
<p>Facebook vs. Xanga </p>
<p>Which is better for college?</p>
<p>I think that Xanga allows more flexiblility but Facebook more privacy.</p>
<p>And summer programs give you college accounts? News to me! How else can you get this prestigious college account?</p>
<p>anyone know any colleges that AREN'T on facebook? besides 2 year schools?</p>
<p>BJU and PCC</p>
<p>BJU probably considers Facebook the work of the Devil.</p>
<p>Xanga and facebook are completely different.</p>
<p>and I think facebook is better than friendster and myspace b/c the people on facebook share the common bond of college. And, IMO, there's less random people asking to be your friend. Who is more likely to hook you up with a job after school, people you don't actually know on myspace or friendster, or people you actually know on facebook?</p>
<p>geez. this thread is a really sketchy request.
the only things that are really in facebook profiles are pictures, phone numbers and interests/fav movies/books/quotes. if they're your friends, shouldn't you already know all of this?
just wait until college.</p>
<p>I totally know what you mean--there's something nice about knowing creepy random people can't look at your information. And there's also something nice about how we all have being in college in common. And having to wait some how makes it all the better once you get it.</p>
<p>ppl say facebook is less sketchy.. ok but think about it...anyone at your school or anoyone who is your friend at a dif school can look at your profile and see: what you look like, your residence, your class schedule, and many other important details about your life (assuming you choose to post them). Any creep who goes to college, and my school is a huge state U., could see this info. i'm sure there could be some creepy stalker type who would prey on someone naive enough to put all that info on there. just because someone goes to college doesnt mean that they're not a serial killer...</p>
<p>It is less sketchy, but obviously that doesn't mean it's 100% safe to use. I'm sure that there are plenty of stalkers at colleges, but the difference is that it's limited to only the people at your school, plus your friends (who are your friends because you let them be), instead of everybody.</p>
<p>The most obvious thing is to be careful about revealing all your personal info, especially your room number and phone number.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>i think it's a little weird to be using facebook the summer before you go off to college;<<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>I've had my account for a while (I'll be a freshman) and I think it's avtually pretty practical to have it the summer before. Because of it, I have recieved some pretty good advice from upperclassmen through a group directed at incoming freshman, and I have even communicated with all but one of my future suitemates. Before the facebook, I would've had to google their area codes to find out where they were from, and that would have been the only thing I knew about them. It's a comforting way to ease into meeting roomates and suitemates.</p>
<p>You can Borrow one of my Emails and create one if you would like</p>
<p>I live near Uconn and I know kids who take classes there and got Uconn ID's and used them to open facebook accounts their JUNIOR years.</p>
<p>It's not 100% creep proof, and you obviousl have to make the personal choice of how much info you're willing to share, but it's a lot less creepy than the <em>entire</em> internet. Plus, if you REALLY want, you can always set your account so that only friends can see you, that way you're in total control over who sees your information.</p>
<p>Yeah, and you can even set it up so that only friends can see specific <em>parts</em> of your profile -- I've got it so that only my friends can see my contact information (I don't want thousands of random people to be able to see that!), but anyone who goes to my school can see my favorite books, etc. etc. ('cause I don't see much potential harm in that)</p>