<p>i recently deleted my facebook and Im going to be a freshmen in college next year. Some people have been saying facebook is the only way i will hear about parties and events. Is it true that a stupid social network could actually effect my social life in college if i dont have one ?</p>
<p>I dont know about your school, but my school is so small that everyone knows what is going on. Also posters are posted everywhere (res. halls, union, etc), so I know whats going on whether I try or not.</p>
<p>You will be fine. When I deleted my FB (around Jan), my social life got better. This is not to conclude that FB was the cause of my “meh” social life, but that FB was irrelevant to my social life getting better. </p>
<p>I mean, I dont have FB and im fine. I made friends and keep in contact with them now that we are on break. </p>
<p>IMO, you will be fine.</p>
<p>Facebook is a great way to find out a bunch of things that you DON’T want to do. Seriously, your friends will invite you to fundraisers for their clubs, you’ll get mass invites to basketball games you already knew about - frankly, you’ll probably be better off.</p>
<p>I was in the same boat as you but I reactivated it. My advice: DON’T DO IT.</p>
<p>While yes, it helps socially, look at it at a different point of view: professionally. If you have a facebook that is free of drunk pictures, crude comments, and stupid “likes”, etc., it can be a networking tool. My facebook is completely open because I have nothing to hide. I have all of my work experience, school activities, and “grandma-approved” pictures (conferences, famous people, travel, etc.). </p>
<p>A LOT of companies will do a background check on your web presence. Instead of being afraid of it, take advantage of it and make it a tool to your benefit. </p>
<p>In terms of social life, make sure you don’t have any of the bad stuff on it. Companies want to know that you have a social life and that you get involved within activities (like fundraisers for clubs, school events like homecoming, football games, etc.). My internship saw mine and at my interview, comments were brought up about my experience with baseball. They happen to have monthly office baseball games. I was hired!</p>
<p>In conclusion, facebook is a tool that could HURT you or HELP you. The future is only going to get more digitalized so you might as well adjust to it.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s the ONLY way you’ll hear about parties and events, but it sure helps.</p>
<p>If you haven’t been using Facebook to organize your social life already, you probably won’t get much benefit out of it. It also depends on the size of your school. Also, it is the best way to keep in touch with people from parties (yeah, you can use your phone, but I think a lot of people prefer Facebook) so there’s that. I personally would never not use Facebook, it basically helps me make all my plans and it keeps my whole social life organized, plus I like to know what’s going on in my friends’ lives. But of course you are free not to, though I think it does make you slightly less available to connect with. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to you.</p>
<p>I think it might affect your social life - it’s a huge part of the way most college students connect with one another. You’re free not to use it, but what you get out of that may vary - maybe positively, maybe negatively.</p>