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Schools check college applicants' social media posts

College student Joy Troy checks a twitter page

Photo credit: AP (2009) | College student Joy Troy checks a twitter page at the Annenberg School of Communication department at the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles.

Think that photo you posted on Facebook is funny? Or your last Twitter post was clever?

They may be to you, and even your friends, but there's no telling whether the admissions officer holding your college application thinks so.

One in five colleges admitted researching prospective students through Internet search engines and/or social media sites, according to a survey conducted by...

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