Stop Doing Stupid Things

For some totally unknown reason, students are posting themselves doing stupid things on Facebook and MySpace.  Stop it right now!  Colleges in larger and larger numbers are going on these sites prior to giving scholarships to check for character.  If a college Googles your name and you come up with a seductive pose with a babe/dude at a party and you are both holding beers or Capt. Morgan, you may lose a scholarship within seconds.  You won’t even know that you had a chance to get it and won’t be notified why you didn’t get it.  Some college consultants estimate the percentage of colleges doing this is over 20%.  You can’t expect to get a scholarship based on leadership and character if you do things like this.  And, with some scholarships in the $5,000 to $20,000 range, it just isn’t worth it.