<p>This may seem like a very silly question, but do colleges search for applicants' names on Google and social networks? It wouldn't be difficult at all, even if it is done for every applicant, and frankly, I don't portray myself to friends the same way I do to colleges. Might not be a problem on social networks, but what if there are some search results of you on Goggle that you don't want to be known for?</p>
<p>Some might. Yes, you should worry. If colleges don't, employers do. Things on the web rarely stay secret for very long. Nor do they go away easily; deleted postings can still be searched and found through Google and other search engines.</p>
<p>Clean up your pages.</p>
<p>Remember that even if you post under a different name and only allow your site to be seen by "friends", "friends" have been known to send their friends' screenshots and other info to colleges and prospective employers.</p>
<p>The bottom line is: Do not put anything on-line that you wouldn't want your worst enemy or college adcoms to see.</p>
<p>"Other students don’t think what they do in their free time influences their school work, so it shouldn’t matter what information they have online. They may be right: You can be a great student, regardless what you do outside of school. When the embarrassing details of your social life are online for anyone to look up, though, you might want to re-consider what you post.</p>
<p>You might not like it, but you should know that adults—from your schools, families and even law enforcement—are looking at your pages.</p>
<p>Most colleges are not surfing the Web for your profile. However, when other people bring students’ blogging to their attention, schools do respond.</p>
<p>At least one college applicant was denied admission in part because of his blog on LiveJournal. The admission dean said the student’s blog, which was brought to his attention, included seemingly hostile comments about certain college officials (Kornblum 2006).
Swimmers at Louisiana State criticized coaches on Facebook and were kicked off the team (Kornblum and Marklein 2006).
A high school freshman in Maryland was reportedly suspended because of online photos (Greenfield 2006).
Police busted an underage drinking party at George Washington University after they found invitations online (Greenfield 2006)."
Reference</a> Article : MySpace in College Admission (for teens)</p>