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Kaplan Survey Shows Many College Applicants Consider Admissions Officers Fair Game for Facebook Friend Requests
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Over 70% of Admissions Officers at America`s Top Colleges Report Applicants Have
Requested Them or an Admissions Office Colleague as a "Friend" on Facebook or
MySpace
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
College freshmen are usually eager to make new friends once on campus, but it
seems many prospective freshmen are starting that process early by trying to
become "friendly" with the very people who will decide whether they become
freshmen at all. According to a new Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions survey* of
college admissions officers at 401 of th
