http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/business/they-loved-your-gpa-then-they-saw-your-tweets.html?ref=education&_r=0

Please read the article and respond to the following prompts
Use facts and information from the article to support any OPINION prompt

1. After reading the opening to this article - what was the perspective student's mistake?
2. Should a college be able to "monitor" tweets with their name mentioned in the tweet? Why or why not?
3. What percentage of admissions officials visit social media sites - which sites do they visit?
4. What is the percentage of information found on these sites that could stop an admission to a college?
5. Define - Digital Footprint - list ALL the ways you think you can leave a DIGITAL FOOTPRINT -
NOT IN THE ARTICLE - THINK AND ALSO RESEARCH IT
6. Who else is LOOKING at your social media posts? What could this mean for you?
7. What seems to be the standard for notification when negative social media affects an admission?
8. Define - erroneously - then What are some of the mistakes that can be made by admissions officers?
9. What information in the article - sort of - contradicts the previous information about admissions and social media searches?  Should you believe this - why or why not?
10. How have students utilized social media or other digital sources to their advantage? Has this really helped students? 
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11. Where are other places admissions officers look for potential problems? 
12. How did Facebook keep a student out of Pitzer College?
13. What do you think of the Colgate policy? How did they follow up on a social media post and what was the outcome?
14. What is  Brookline High School doing to help students get admitted to college? Do you think this is ethical? Why or why not?
15. While you were reading this article? Did you think that you might have said or posted something on social media that could come back to get you later? Also Will having this knowledge change the way you interact on social media - why or why not?