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[futuredoc4432]

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What kind of information is considered wrong to be on the internet (facebook), are pictures of drinking or smoking cigarettes wrong? How about pictures from a halloween costume? As far as the drinking pictures, would a committee notice if they were taken while underage? Personally i do not see any harm in these things because they are things that i have done so hence a part of me. Thanks for the advice

 

[Semicolon]

What kind of information is considered wrong to be on the internet (facebook), are pictures of drinking or smoking cigarettes wrong? How about pictures from a halloween costume? As far as the drinking pictures, would a committee notice if they were taken while underage? Personally i do not see any harm in these things because they are things that i have done so hence a part of me. Thanks for the advice

That depends. Were you holding the beverage in question or were you in the act of drinking it? If the former, you can simply state that you were holding it for someone else. 👍

(Btw, I'm kidding. My take on this is that it's perfectly fine; none of us are saints.)

 

[HALIVE]

How would a committee get information about you on facebook? I thought you had total control of who is allowed to see your profile. Inquiring/paranoid mind would like to know...

 

[slim78]

You can make all your photos private and viewed only by your facebook friends. That is what I would do anyway.

As far is it being part of who you are.... that is fine as long as you don't care that they reject you because they don't like who you are.

If I were on an admissions committee, I certainly wouldn't go around checking people's facebook pictures. If, however, I found out that an applicant was a smoker (as in not a former smoker but a current smoker) I would have a very difficult time recommending them for admission.

I state my opinion on this for no other reason than to point out the fact that you never know what the people who interview you are going to be like. And if there are people, like me, who would not admit a smoker then I am sure there are people who would have a problem admitting someone for all kinds of reasons that would be revealed through conspicuous facebook posting.

 

[spicedmanna]

First of all, make everything private, except to your friends (and choose these folks w/ some level of care). Then, as an added measure, because privacy policies can be fluid and security is always a question, don't post anything you wouldn't want a boss, an adcom member, or residency director, to see. It's probably far from prevalent, but I have heard of cases where there have been negative consequences as a result of Facebook and/or MySpace pages. My general rule of thumb is never post anything you wouldn't want the public to see; it might, as some point, come back to haunt you.

 

[binko]

I disagree with the advice to make every single thing private. Make any albums with inappropriate pics private, by all means. But I make a point of keeping my myspace, facebook, etc. updated with stuff that I think adcoms would like to see – my "I am doing" feed is full of information about what class I'm currently studying for, what new sequencers or gear I'm playing with (I do electronic music as a hobby), what knitting projects I'm working on, what I'm working on at my job, travel plans, books I'm reading, whatever.

If you make everything private and/or delete your accounts, whatever crap your acquaintances post about you and other stuff you don't have control over floats to the top for adcoms to find.

 

[spicedmanna]

Yeah, I see your point. I hadn't thought of it that way before. Honestly, I think that most of the information about us is out of our hands in this day and age. It's the ones who carelessly go about w/ the false notion that anything is private at all on the internet, and thus do ill-conceived things, that usually end up in trouble. If you don't go out of your way to post stupid or damning things, then you are probably going to be okay.

 

[singinfifi]

What kind of information is considered wrong to be on the internet (facebook), are pictures of drinking or smoking cigarettes wrong? How about pictures from a halloween costume? As far as the drinking pictures, would a committee notice if they were taken while underage? Personally i do not see any harm in these things because they are things that i have done so hence a part of me. Thanks for the advice

It's really cool that illegal activities (because yes, despite the fact that *everyone* does it, it isn't legal) are a part of you, but if I were on an adcom, and I saw someone applying who had underage pictures of them drinking or dressed inappropriately... I'd probably rejected them for being too stupid to keep them private.

 

[JaggerPlate]

Just rip everything down. I can't even tell you how many people miss opportunities based on stuff people find on myspace and facebook. If it came down to you and one other applicant, and pictures of you doing that double beer bong with a lit newport in your hand came up ... the other kid would get in. They are just innapropriate and should all be taken down for the time being. It's just not worth it. Even on super duper private ... you just never know.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

Anyone that asks me about my pictures, I just tell them that I was young and I needed the money.

 

[Chocolate Bear]

Anyone that asks me about my pictures, I just tell them that I was young and I needed the money.

 

[snurpy]

Just rip everything down. I can't even tell you how many people miss opportunities based on stuff people find on myspace and facebook. If it came down to you and one other applicant, and pictures of you doing that double beer bong with a lit newport in your hand came up ... the other kid would get in. They are just innapropriate and should all be taken down for the time being. It's just not worth it. Even on super duper private ... you just never know.

I heard there are also ways to get around the filters, like if they're in your network. I untagged myself from pics that involved drinking (even though I'm of age) and anything remotely questionable, but I didn't have the power to delete them forever from facebook (uploaded by other friends). I'm hoping that'll be enough though.

 

[Rollo]

Anyone that asks me about my pictures, I just tell them that I was young and I needed the money.

Yeah, I really needed the money for my grandmother who picked up Hepatitis C while doing CPR on a hooker who was pimp punched in the kidney. My grandmother believes that hookers AREN'T dead on the inside.

 

[JaggerPlate]

I heard there are also ways to get around the filters, like if they're in your network. I untagged myself from pics that involved drinking (even though I'm of age) and anything remotely questionable, but I didn't have the power to delete them forever from facebook (uploaded by other friends). I'm hoping that'll be enough though.

There are settings on fb you can put up where basically the average person could never see your profile. Like it would take a LOT of work and stuff to actually get access to your profile. But here's a scenario: a girl in x network tags you in a bunch of pics from her party where you are acting like an idiot, she's public in x network, a med student/interviewer from the school you interviewed at is also in x network ... has access to her profile -> has access to the pics you are in --> bam. Like I said, if you are on super private or detag (or even deactivate for a while when you're applying) ... you should be fine. There are always ways of getting around it, but it would be hard.

edit: another thing that works in your favor is that 90% of people on fb now are private in any network, so be smart and you should be fine. I think almost everyone has a few pics that you wouldn't want your grandma to see.

 

[JaggerPlate]

Anyone that asks me about my pictures, I just tell them that I was young and I needed the money.

I paid you well ... there were no complaints at the time. It was art god dammit.

 

[cajunchrisbu]

Just rip everything down. I can't even tell you how many people miss opportunities based on stuff people find on myspace and facebook. If it came down to you and one other applicant, and pictures of you doing that double beer bong with a lit newport in your hand came up ... the other kid would get in. They are just innapropriate and should all be taken down for the time being. It's just not worth it. Even on super duper private ... you just never know.

haha coming from a guy with a picture of a man smoking right under his user name... wow, I'm just saying... way to be consistent

i have those kind of pictures on my facebook and I got in just fine... I think they want you to take them down because they didn't have that much fun in college...

 

[FlaMedic]

I think the idea that adcoms are taking the time to dig through thousands of applicants myspace pages is pretty far-fetched. I doubt they have the time or inclination to search your facebook for pics of you doing a kegstand or whatever....just my opinion.

 

[JaggerPlate]

haha coming from a guy with a picture of a man smoking right under his user name... wow, I'm just saying... way to be consistent

i have those kind of pictures on my facebook and I got in just fine... I think they want you to take them down because they didn't have that much fun in college...

Yup that's me in the picture .... me back in the 1970s, bald, smoking, and writing gonzo literature. You were fine because no one saw them. If no one sees them (98% chance) then yes ... you are fine. In the 2% chance a school looks and finds them, then there is a 100% chance you look like an idiot. Why risk it when it's easy to take them down for a few months/beef up your security??

 

[Rollo]

Yup that's me in the picture .... me back in the 1970s, bald, smoking, and writing gonzo literature. You were fine because no one saw them. If no one sees them (98% chance) then yes ... you are fine. In the 2% chance a school looks and finds them, then there is a 100% chance you look like an idiot. Why risk it when it's easy to take them down for a few months/beef up your security??

So Hunter, you think I should get rid of my pic here too? I mean I know I'm a funny guy but let's just say there are certain things I may have said on national television that would irritate a conservative person...giggity.

 

[cajunchrisbu]

giggity giggity lol!!!



jagger is an idiot.

haha i looked up the word jagger and it means prick

lol, not saying you are one but it is pretty funny

 

[JaggerPlate]

jagger is an idiot.

For mocking you??? Nice swing.

haha i looked up the word jagger and it means prick

Nooope. Not even close actually. Plus it's JaggerPlate. One word, one meaning ... you can't find it on the interweb. Though your skills are impressive.

lol, not saying you are one but it is pretty funny

I'm guessing you're the kind of guy who also finds Dane Cook funny, so I'll basically not laugh at anything you think is funny. IE claiming you googled something, found a wrong definition that, in your misguided opinion, means penis ... and found that hilarious. You sir are a riot who gets things. I mean what could go wrong with the partai boii who had enough James Dean in him to leave his crazy party pictures (from that one time you guys got all wasted off zimas in your apartment) up on facebook and also has a great sense of humor??? Awesome.

 

[punkiedad]

Just rip everything down. I can't even tell you how many people miss opportunities based on stuff people find on myspace and facebook. If it came down to you and one other applicant, and pictures of you doing that double beer bong with a lit newport in your hand came up ... the other kid would get in. They are just innapropriate and should all be taken down for the time being. It's just not worth it. Even on super duper private ... you just never know.

Michael Phelps............

 

[cajunchrisbu]

For mocking you??? Nice swing.



Nooope. Not even close actually. Plus it's JaggerPlate. One word, one meaning ... you can't find it on the interweb. Though your skills are impressive.



I'm guessing you're the kind of guy who also finds Dane Cook funny, so I'll basically not laugh at anything you think is funny. IE claiming you googled something, found a wrong definition that, in your misguided opinion, means penis ... and found that hilarious. You sir are a riot who gets things. I mean what could go wrong with the partai boii who had enough James Dean in him to leave his crazy party pictures (from that one time you guys got all wasted off zimas in your apartment) up on facebook and also has a great sense of humor??? Awesome.

all i know is that http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jagger

says:

Main Entry:1jag Pronunciation: \ˈjag\ Function:verb Inflected Form(s):jagged; jag·gingEtymology:Middle English jaggenDate:15th century transitive verb1chiefly dialect : prick , stab
2: to cut indentations into ; also : to form teeth on (a saw) by cutting indentations
intransitive verb1: prick , thrust2: to move in jerks
— jag·ger noun

and if you click on prick it says

Main Entry:1prick Pronunciation: \ˈprik\ Function:noun Etymology:Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prickDate:before 12th century 1: a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
2 a: a pointed instrument or weapon b: a sharp projecting organ or part
3: an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked: as a: a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow
b: a slight sharply localized discomfort <the prick of a needle>
4usually vulgar : penis
5usually vulgar : a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority

so I am guessing you are going to argue with the webster dictionary. Because I mean that isn't an established and respected reference now is it? I bet your an awesome student.
________

Oh and yes Dane Cook is funny, so is Sam Kinison, as well as your attempt at feigning wit.

I don't think your an idiot because you mocked me...mock away. But I do think you are an idiot anyway

 

[JaggerPlate]

all i know is that http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jagger

says:

Main Entry:1jag Pronunciation: \&#712;jag\ Function:verb Inflected Form(s):jagged; jag·gingEtymology:Middle English jaggenDate:15th century transitive verb1chiefly dialect : prick , stab
2: to cut indentations into ; also : to form teeth on (a saw) by cutting indentations
intransitive verb1: prick , thrust2: to move in jerks
&#8212; jag·ger noun

and if you click on prick it says

Main Entry:1prick Pronunciation: \&#712;prik\ Function:noun Etymology:Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prickDate:before 12th century 1: a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
2 a: a pointed instrument or weapon b: a sharp projecting organ or part
3: an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked: as a: a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow
b: a slight sharply localized discomfort <the prick of a needle>
4usually vulgar : penis
5usually vulgar : a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority

so I am guessing you are going to argue with the webster dictionary. Because I mean that isn't an established and respected reference now is it? I bet your an awesome student.

You didn't give me the definition of JaggerPlate. Only Jagger. I told you it was one word, one definition. So I guess you should have read my initial response more closely. Usually the mark of a 'non' awesome student. And yes, you googling something and clicking on the first result is awesome. You should give seminars to the people who run pubmed. I will also point out that you only used one small part in an entire source. Not a very good cite, you should have done more research.

Oh and yes Dane Cook is funny, so is Sam Kinison, as well as your attempt at feigning wit.

I agree, I am funny. And thank you for confirming my initial diagnosis of your 12 year old persona. Aww, too good.

I don't think your an idiot because you mocked me...mock away. But I do think you are an idiot anyway

Well I will continue to mock you, because you have the intelligence and communication skills of a pre-teen. Also, I'm glad you don't think I'm an idiot for mocking you ... but I am glad at how many little things you miss. Ouch on that last comment brah. We're gonna need to party like your facebook pictures -jello shotzzz- to get over this tiff. Your words feel like some small, searing pain in my skin. Not a broad, dull pain ... but very sharp and precise ... almost like the prick of a needle. I wish there was a word to describe my situation. I suppose I'll have to search the internet all night and find an undeniable, end all source to give me the answer.

 

[spicedmanna]

Take it easy, guys. I'm getting bored w/ the name calling... Don't make me unleash CB on you. (Just in case you were wondering, insulting members isn't a good idea.) 😀

 

[cajunchrisbu]

if jaggerplate is not in a dictionary (which it is not) then it isn't a real word...

Technically, there is no denying that the first half of your screen name "jagger" can mean "prick".

Last time I checked awesome students didn't use made up words. So prick-plate...

Perhaps you didn't understand...I said you were feigning wit or faking wit (pseudowit), just in case that word is to big for you.

so as long as you are ok representing your self on sdn as penis-plate...go right ahead.

😎 lets get some everclear up in here, and wear our baseball caps back wards to the frat house bro... haha

 

[cajunchrisbu]

Take it easy, guys. I'm getting bored w/ the name calling... Don't make me unleash CB on you. (Just in case you were wondering, insulting members isn't a good idea.) 😀

its all in good fun, I am assuming its just playful banter between both parties.

 

[JaggerPlate]

if jaggerplate is not in a dictionary (which it is not) then it isn't a real word...

That doesn't mean it isn't a real word. Language is an evolving medium, and words are added to the dictionary all the time. Unfortunately, I cannot divulge what my username truly means (I'd say less than 5 people in the world know), so I guess it will never make it in there.

Technically, there is no denying that the first half of your screen name "jagger" can mean "prick".

I am denying it. It is one word ... would you assume that the word assume means butt-use because the first half of the word contains 'ass?'

Last time I checked awesome students didn't use made up words. So prick-plate...

Really?? I go to one of the top universities in the world and I hear students using slang on a daily basis. Also, 'prick-plate' ... come on, you can do better than that. Let's see some passion.

Perhaps you didn't understand...I said you were feigning wit or faking wit (pseudowit), just in case that word is to big for you.

Ohh trust me, I am comprehending everything that you are saying. How I choose to respond may create confusion. I also think pseudo-wit (not pseudowit, Mr Not Makeup Words 😉) is more letters than feigning ... ergo making it a bigger word??? Weird. And thank you for breaking things down for me, I'd hate to miss out on your literary art.

so as long as you are ok representing your self on sdn as penis-plate...go right ahead.

Come on man ... you can do better than this?? Phalliac name calling?? Step it up kid. You're in the big leagues today.

lets get some everclear up in here, and wear our baseball caps back wards to the frat house bro... haha

Nah ... a. You've never had everclear, and b. I don't want to drink with you. Couldn't keep up with all the cutting edge penis humor.

Just as a final note ... I'm done with you, made my point etc ... I will no longer respond to amateur night.

 

[cajunchrisbu]

haha wow... I think you have enough "passion" for the both of us

where is this top university?

I think you are trying to compensate for something.

Its just so hard to understand some people and their various neurosis... take your ego complex for example, I'm not sure if it comes from the fact that you truly do have cerebral impermeability, or if its a case of homozygous recessive idiocy, or the fact that you probably attend a mid level state school that is one step away from a community college where your grades are minimal at best. Either way you feel the need to inflate your ego and falsify your intelligence . And no matter how you cut that...its sad man...so very sad.

 

[JaggerPlate]

Just as a final note ... I'm done with you, made my point etc ... I will no longer respond to amateur night.

just to be clear.

 

[cajunchrisbu]

just to be clear.

im sorry i don't quite understand? Out of pseudowit?

 

[dozitgetchahi]

Just rip everything down. I can't even tell you how many people miss opportunities based on stuff people find on myspace and facebook. If it came down to you and one other applicant, and pictures of you doing that double beer bong with a lit newport in your hand came up ... the other kid would get in. They are just innapropriate and should all be taken down for the time being. It's just not worth it. Even on super duper private ... you just never know.

Yep...there have even been cases at certain colleges where personnel the used Facebook accounts of someone's "friends" to get information about them. It's also not unheard of for college officials or faculty members to make a fake account impersonating someone you know just to snoop your info. Consequently, the only way to truly protect yourself is to keep anything questionable off the internet altogether.

That said, I'd be very surprised if admissions reps went to these lengths to dig up info on candidates. I'd bet that most of them Google your name and try to look at your Facebook profile from there...and unless you're one of those foolish people whose profile is wide open, they won't be able to see anything and will likely give up. Furthermore, I'd doubt any real admissions decisions would be influenced by online info unless there is 100% incontrivertable evidence that the person the rep is seeing is actually you. For example, there are lots and lots of people on Facebook who have the same name, and some of these people sharing a name even go to the same college. Googling my name reveals that a LOT more people share it than I would have thought, and not all of them are doing things I want to be associated with (for instance, some idiot with my exact same name was busted for securities fraud in California, and it sure as hell isn't me - I've never even been to that state before!). Strangely enough, my name is even fairly unique - I wonder what a "Joe Smith" would have to put up with in this department.

Anyway, I prefer to think of Facebook's privacy settings as if they were the French Maginot Line - no matter how well "fortified" they seem to be, there are easy ways of going right around them.

 

[Semicolon]

I guess it's a good thing that I hardly partied in college; there are maybe a handful of pictures of me holding alcohol, but I certainly wouldn't have let anything (too) embarrassing online.

 

[binko]

I think being in juvenile mud-slinging forum arguments would be something I wouldn't want adcoms to see me doing on the internet.

 

[dominate]

If you have to question if the info is inapropriate...... it is. When I started studying for the mcat..... realized how hard it was... .then decided to put my facebook on private, delete pictures, and I can count on one hand the amount of times that I have been on facebook in the last year.

 

[Rollo]

I think being in juvenile mud-slinging forum arguments would be something I wouldn't want adcoms to see me doing on the internet.

 

[cajunchrisbu]

I think being in juvenile mud-slinging forum arguments would be something I wouldn't want adcoms to see me doing on the internet.

not a big deal ive already been accepted 🙂

 

[binko]

not a big deal ive already been accepted 🙂

Carry on, then.

 

[Jamers]

I think being in juvenile mud-slinging forum arguments would be something I wouldn't want adcoms to see me doing on the internet.

hahhahahaa you beat me to it. That is a slap right in the face.

Here to cheer you all up about user names: This is my user name according to http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jamers

1. jamers

A person who cant find their **** and "have sex with a girl" [that] definately wants on
"poor old jamers"
by Jack Kelmer Mar 29, 2004 share this
2. jamers

A mythical god known for riding a giant furry beast. This god has been known for cross dressing and having intercourse with fish.
Woooaaahh look at jamers pile driving that fish!

*edited for profanity.

I swear I never did a fish...

 

[cajunchrisbu]

hahhahahaa you beat me to it. That is a slap right in the face.

Here to cheer you all up about user names: This is my user name according to http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jamers

1. jamers

A person who cant find their **** and "have sex with a girl" [that] definately wants on
"poor old jamers"
by Jack Kelmer Mar 29, 2004 share this
2. jamers

A mythical god known for riding a giant furry beast. This god has been known for cross dressing and having intercourse with fish.
Woooaaahh look at jamers pile driving that fish!

*edited for profanity.

I swear I never did a fish...

no one cares 😴