<p>In clip that I watched on 60 Minutes, an instructor from Platform to Employment, a program that helps the unemployed, says, "When they're considering hiring you for a job they're going to go to the Internet and see what comes up. If you have nothing that shows up, you're not relevant." The instructor's words ring through me--the words somehow seem as relevant to applying for a college as to applying for a job. </p>
<p>How do college admissions consider your online activity today?</p>
<p>Oh heavens, no. They’ll probably just be pleased that you haven’t shown up making a fool of yourself as hottiexoxo on Myspace or something.</p>
<p>^haha that’s brilliant.</p>
<p>I share the stage name of a somewhat prominent pr0n star… ■■■</p>
<p>It’s much different when you’re applying for a job because companies don’t have to sort through tens of thousands of applicants. They can thus spend more time reviewing each applicant.</p>
<p>Most schools won’t bother checking out your online profiles at all. That said, regardless of any effect on college admissions, it’s not a good idea to be making a fool of yourself online. Your best bet is to (1) be careful what you post, as anything you post could surface years later regardless of the privacy settings; and (2) keep tight privacy settings on all your online profiles.</p>
<p>If colleges and employers can’t find you, that’s in many ways a good thing. It means you’re smart about how you handle yourself online and that the company doesn’t have to worry about you creating problems for them on the Internet.</p>
<p>Thanks Red.</p>
<p>Now I don’t have worry about this until I hit my junior and senior year at college.</p>