Number of college applications affected by social media triples

Many students aren’t exercising caution when using social media tools

By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College applicants shouldn’t shut down their various social media accounts, experts said, but they should heavily edit their online comments, photos, and videos, as thousands of applications were marred last year by scandalous Facebook and Twitter activity. Read more with registration.

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