<p>Its funny, there was a thread on this very thing about a month ago here on CC…</p>
<p>I am a parent of a 15yo who HAD a FB page last summer… I took the time to peek at it just before the 2010-2011 school year started… and I am glad I did… the things that I saw her friends were posting were enough to make Mr Weiner blush… after 2 weeks of clicking around, and getting a good sense of what goes on… I had her delete her page… she a bit miffed(didnt dare express it though)… as I explained to her FB does not sustain life…</p>
<p>Ironically, I had the pleasure of chatting with a med school admissions counselor @ a universtiy in Boston a few months back…she was the only person in the office and picked up the phone… we chatted for about an hour… about many a topic! From education, child rearing, values, politics and yes, Facebook… she stated that MANY a med school applicant… with stellar MCAT scores, LORS, GPA’s, killer EC’s have been rejected from their school d/t their FB pages! This particular school had almost 8,000 applicants for 167 spots… and they visit every page… most applicants are not savvy enough to realize this fact… and this school, as well as many others, decline those who they feel will not represent the school in a complimentary way…</p>