<p>There was a lengthy discussion on employers doing this recently:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1306589-more-job-applicants-asked-facebook-passwords.html?highlight=facebook+password[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1306589-more-job-applicants-asked-facebook-passwords.html?highlight=facebook+password</a> </p>
<p>I think it is completely unacceptable for college admissions offices as well. If nothing else, it can reveal racial/ethnic/religious information that you may not want to tell them.</p>
<p>I have not seen any threads out here of college admissions people asking for logong information, though. Although there is nothing stopping them from searching for you on the Internet, and if your privacy settings aren’t tight enough, they will be able to see some or all of your information.</p>