The role of Social Media in college admission process
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Recently I was invited by Himanshu Dev, Head, Middle East, Admissions Consulting Services, The Princeton Review to deliver a presentation on how Social Media nowadays plays an important roles in college admission process and how it can also help students portray their true self which goes beyond State of Purpose essays! Share will be highly appreciated :)
The role of Social Media in college admission process
- 1. T H E R O L E O F S O C I A L M E D I A B Y S U M I T G U P T A I N A D M I S S I O N P R O C E S S W W W . S U M O N I . C O M
- 2. O V E R V I E W The Admission Process Social Media Why Social Media? Do's Dont's Takeaways
- 3. WHO AM I? I am a Master's student at the United States top Information School, Syracuse University pursuing my major in Information Management. I have Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Mumbai, India and. Before I joined Syracuse, I was one of you who was contemplating day in day out as to how do I stand myself out! W H O A M I ? S U M O N I G U P T A S U M O N I G U P T A S U M O N I G U P T A One of the ways I knew was utilizing my social media contacts and creating a strong influencer network which will teach me the nitty gritty of what foreign life is all about. SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES: S U M O N I G U P T A
- 4. T R A D I T I O N A L W A Y Prepare for Competetive Exams Research College College starts accepting applications Send Test Scores Write Statement of Purpose/Essay Submit Letter of Recommendations Submit any extra curricular certificates Send the applications Wait for acceptance Traditionally Students follow these steps for applications
- 5. But wait. Did we miss something?. Y E S ! B E F O R E S E N D I N G T H E A P P L I C A T I O N D E C I S I O N S , C O L L E G E S N O W A D A Y S A R E R E S E A R C H I N G Y O U R P R O F I L E / B A C K G R O U N D
- 6. College Admissions Officers Today Include Google or Facebook in Applicant Evaluations; 1 in 4 S T A T I S T I C S
- 7. Social media is community足 based content sharing, communication, interaction and interaction tool of this millennial age Profile on social media reflects applicants true personality which usually cannot be gauged just by reading SOP and Test Scores W H A T I S S O C I A L M E D I A ? W H Y I S I T I M P O R T A N T ? W H A T A N D W H Y ?
- 8. of Report Discovering Information that Negatively Impacted Prospective Students 35% S T A T I S T I C S
- 9. Admissions officials are looking at your online profiles to get a sense of who you truly are, so dont hide your interests or personality show them. Admission officers don't want someone who keeps complaining about his/her homework. They want someone who is positive and optimistic about his progress B E Y O U R S E L F B E P O S I T I V E D O ' S
- 10. If there are things you dont want the public or admissions officials to see, use the privacy settings to restrict access to a full account or to specific posts. If you are underage, avoid uploading pictures where you are participating in behaviors that could be perceived negatively by colleges U S E P R I V A C Y S E T T I N G S A P P R O P R I A T E P H O T O D O ' S
- 11. Almost all good colleges nowadays have a group created either on Facebook or LinkedIn for potential students to ask questions or get their doubts cleared. Be active in those groups You'd be surprised to unearth some interesting pages about you when you google your name. You wouldn't want admission officer to read a comment you left on some random blog ranting about something G O O G L E Y O U R S E L F P A R T I C I P A T E I N O N L I N E G R O U P S D O ' S
- 12. Underage drinking, smoking, or worse will put a definite damper on your future plans
- 13. Using F words in our posts sounds fun but it's never suggested to abuse or use curse words online. Respect your friends/colleagues online Everyone has that one friend who keeps on tagging you in an inappropriate photos which you won't like to be seen on your feed/wall. de足tag yourself from such posts N O C U R S E W O R D S D O N ' T S T A Y T A G G E D D O N T ' S
- 14. Everyone on Social Media thinks they are Lawers, Economists, Decision Makers and start ranting about any changes made in their country. There should be a method to the madness. Give constructive opinion, but don't rant You'll at times find yourself in hot waters where the best way out is to insult or bully the guy to shut him up. Play it safe, you don't have to post anything on his wall, take it on personal message D O N ' T R A N T D O N ' T G O O V E R B O A R D D O N T ' S
- 15. If you wouldnt say something in front of your grandmother, dont say it online.
- 16. WHICH SOCIAL NETWORK IS THE BEST? For this webinar/discussion, out of all the social network mentioned on the right,I prefer LinkedIn over any other social network for following reasons Its professional network High probability of finding admission officer or professor of the university on LinkedIn More Impactful Insightful Alumni Connections W H I C H I S T H E B E S T ? W H A T A R E M Y O P T I O N S ? Linkedin Facebook Twitter Quora Youtube Snapchat
- 17. You'd ask, how to find the admission officer/professor on LinkedIn? L E T M E S H O W T H E D E M O F O R Y O U
- 18. T A K E A W A Y S Social Media is now integral part of College Admission decision足making 1 in 4 College Admission Officer nowadays include social media for application evaluations Do's: Be yourself, positive, participate in college groups, review privacy settings Dont's: Rant, risk too much, use curse words LinkedIn is the best network for increasing your reach for admissions
- 19. SHH? Questions?
- 20. Connect with me S U M O N I G U P T A S U M O N I G U P T A S U M O N I G U P T A SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES: WEBSITE: WWW.SUMONI.COM EMAIL: MAIL@SUMONI.COM S U M O N I G U P T A
- 21. T H A T ' S A L L F O L K S T H A N K Y O U ! S U M I T G U P T A W W W . S U M O N I . C O M