Hey there, folks! As I'm finally gearing up to send out my applications (fingers crossed!), I'd like some quick info on how to handle my social medias. Things like inappropriate pictures aren't a problem for me, but I was wondering about other small things which I ought to be showing/am better off leaving hidden or set to private.
Hopefully many 7sagers could benefit from this as well. For a couple specific questions to get things kicked off: I have a twitter, but I almost never tweet. When I do, it's almost always sports related as I'm a huge college football fan. There's no profanity or anything like that which would make it inappropriate, though. Keep it set to private? I'm about to graduate with my undergrad and I'm also engaged. Is this some info that I should display or am I better off having those things set to private? Does it matter?
So, assuming this hasn't been done before or there's no thread out there currently, what are some questions other people have and can anyone assist with some answers? What are some good tips? Really appreciate any and all discussion in advance!
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Most social media networks have it so you can deactivate then, in the future, reactivate.
I don't think it is worth leaving anything to chance. I don't post anything lewd or that I wouldn't want an admissions person to see, but I do worry that if they found my page they might infer something negative based on my "likes" or someone on my timeline's profile picture... who knows. Every once and while someone posts something/ @ replies me some dumb meme and they might do it 5 minutes before and admissions persons looks at my page..... Better safe than sorry.
My best tip would be to just deactivate your accounts until your cycle is over.
Thanks!
More importantly, think of it this way: With respect to law school apps what have you got to gain by having a Facebook.Insta.Twitter.? Answer: Nothing. What have you got to lose? I just think it is a worry and problem easily mitigated by clicking the deactivate button. Hell, it might do you some good to have some time away from social media for a bit.
Also no admissions person is going to think you have something to hide by deactivating your account. Almost every person I know who has applied and been accepted to grad school has done this.
Yeah, there are ways to see private accounts though, unfortunately. There's an entire industry based on seeing private accounts and that type of things. Though they are used mostly by employers as far as I know, I still don't think taking the risk is wise for anyone.
I totally feel you on not wanting to be somewhere that dings you because of something so stupid. It isn't a place I want to be either unless it is HYS CCN, lol.