When I look at my friends' social media posts, I can see their personality. Some say that they have different personalities on social medias. However, I can still see their personalities shown through posting "fake" personality posts. When colleges look at those posts, they can get some personal stories that are not shown through an individual's college application which might affect the colleges' decision. Colleges should look into applicant's social media profiles to discover more about applicant.
Social media profiles reveal an applicant's true personality instead of a tailored resume. I have a friend named Ryan who has good grades and is involved in many sports and clubs. When colleges look at his application, they might think 'this applicant must have gained good leadership experiences from activities and also learned how to maintain good grades! he must become one of the future leaders.' However, his real personality is not like that. He is not really independent, and he asks very superficial questions on Facebook such as "I'm so bored. Does anyone want to talk to me?" or "It's 1 AM and I am not tired. Who wants to chat with me?" These questions on Facebook indicate clearly that he is very feeble-minded. However, these characteristics are not on his resume. Colleges can get better ideas on what applicant thinks on a daily basis, rather than polished resumes to get accepted. Colleges should discover true personalities of their applicants.
Some might argue that colleges looking at social media posts harms applicants' privacy. However, one posting something on social media already makes the post public, and colleges will be looking at what the applicant made public. Although both application and social media posts are what applicant decided to make public, applicant have less thinking-barrier towards social media rather than application. Social media is definitely a better way to discover about one's true personality than college resume.
Social media can help students, too. Social media provides additional space for students to demonstrate their interests. When I applied to a selective boarding school, IMSA, their application had limited space to show my interests in singing and dancing. However, my social media posts show how I am really interested in singing and dancing. If IMSA got to look at my social media posts, they would have been able to see something that I also value that is not academic as that was one of the aspects that IMSA expecting from their applicants. IMSA application did not fulfill the duty to show everything about me. However, social media could have filled the gap from application. Also, applicants can used social media to express their interests in minor activities that does not have its space on application, and the interests shared through social media can help colleges to discover detailed personality of their applicants. Colleges should look into their applicants' social media status as it provides additional space for student to demonstrate their interests.
Social media status and posts can provide advantages for both college and applicants. Colleges can discover their applicants' personality more deeply, and applicants can fully show about their interests to colleges. Social media will become a way for colleges to make their applications better for their applicants to express everything about themselves.
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