{"id":37660,"date":"2020-09-04T21:52:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T01:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/?p=37660"},"modified":"2020-09-04T21:52:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T01:52:30","slug":"social-media-tips-for-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/social-media-monitoring\/social-media-tips-for-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Tips for College Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a student, social media can be your best friend or your\nworst enemy. It can be an excellent way to connect with likeminded people and\nto network. It can also be your downfall if what people primarily see when they\nlook at your <a href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/social-media-marketing\/various-ways-social-media-can-be-used\/\">social\nmedia accounts<\/a> is not consistent with the image a potential future employer\nor graduate department is looking for. Having a social media presence is a good\nidea but only if you use it wisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>Clean Up Old Profiles <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re like most people your age, you have social media\nprofiles going back to your early teens. It&#8217;s probably time to delete some of\nthem. In fact, unless you are specifically building your career on one or more\nplatforms, it&#8217;s not a bad idea to nuke your profiles every few years and start\nfresh. This doesn&#8217;t just ensure that your past is less likely to come back to\nhaunt you but also helps you clear out all those random people you met in class\nor on spring break that you haven&#8217;t spoken to since. In the meantime, keep in\nmind that privacy settings exist for a reason. While you shouldn&#8217;t post things\nonline you would worry about strangers, parents or future employers seeing\nanyway, it&#8217;s still a good idea to lock down your accounts as much as you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>Finding Scholarships and Loans <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While you&#8217;re using databases and search engines to find\nscholarships and private student loans online, you might not have considered\nchecking social media. However, this can be a great way to connect with\ncommunities of other students who can point you in the direction of\nscholarships and loans. You can also read reviews and find out if the\norganizations and lenders you&#8217;re considering have a social media presence. This\ncan help you find some otherwise obscure scholarships as well as private\nlenders who have satisfied clients. This can be especially helpful if you are\nlooking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earnest.com\/blog\/what-can-student-loans-be-used-for\/\">online\nstudent loan lenders<\/a> instead of going to your local bank, where you can\ntalk to someone face-to-face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>Connect with Professionals <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you considering becoming a doctor, a biologist or a\nwriter? Whatever your ambitions, you can find professionals on social media who\nwrite about their work and even answer questions. This can be a great way to\nlearn more about the fields that interest you. Be sure that you are respectful\nof the time of professionals who offer this free insight into their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>Trust but Verify <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s an old joke that says on the internet, nobody knows\nyou&#8217;re a dog, and it&#8217;s funny because it is at least somewhat true. For various\nreasons, some people will go to elaborate lengths to construct an internet\nalter ego. Other people are just very different in real life from their online\npersona. This means that while social media can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/victorlipman\/2018\/01\/09\/how-to-network-more-effectively\/\">great\nfor networking<\/a>, you should be cautious about confiding in or accepting job\noffers from people you haven&#8217;t met in the flesh. If your social media contact\nis someone that no one online appears to have met in real life\u2014or who only one\nperson claims to have met\u2014healthy skepticism may be the right attitude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a student, social media can be your best friend or your worst enemy. 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