Allen Kraus

Allen Kraus, senior associate director of undergraduate admissions and first-year experience at Ohio State University, says his school has not discussed making Facebook checks a part of the admissions process. While he believes that "what a student puts on their Facebook page may be a more genuine representation of what that student's about," he also is unsure how fair such a practice would be.

"Students seem to be increasingly savvy about managing privacy settings on Facebook," he says. "There are students who reveal all on Facebook and then there are students who reveal nothing to people who are not their friends on Facebook, so would it be appropriate to factor in Facebook content for a student whose page is wide open and not have that opportunity for someone who decided to keep it private?"

However, he also says that while it is fairly unlikely that his school would check a student's profile during the admissions process, it is much more probable that a profile could be looked at while a student is on campus, especially if the student applies for a tour guide job or some other position in which he or she is asked to represent the school.

, Allen Kraus, Coordinator of Marketing Communications, Office of Admissions and First Year Experience, The Ohio State University

Allen Kraus, Ohio State University

Allen Kraus, Ohio State University

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—Allen Kraus, Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience, The Ohio State University