Colleges Looking At Facebook

Today, I did a hardcore sweep and clean of my Facebook page, looking over all my info and pictures and "likes" and deleting "Friends" I hardly know, and I stumbled upon a few things that I've never looked at before. I found "My Apps", and it turned out that I had about a dozen apps that I was apparently "using" or a part of without ever signing up or agreeing to anything. As I was deleting them, I saw one was "University of Notre Dame Admissions". This is my #1 college choice, and I had "liked" the school's page, but I knew that I didn't register for any admissions Facebook app. When I investigated further into the app's usage and rights, I discovered something that made my heart drop: 2 days ago, the app accessed and viewed my personal info ("education", "about me", "family", "religion", "relationship status", everything!) friends, and "likes". AHHH! I realize there is nothing necessarily bad or incriminating about this information, but it's terrifying that Notre Dame somehow weaseled their way into accessing it, especially when I know my application is under review this month. I deleted and blocked them now, but I fear the damage is already done and they know what they wanted to know.

Anyways, let this be a warning - schools DO have the power to see what you put on Facebook! I thought that, because only my "Friends" can see my information, that a school would have to Friend Request me and I could just ignore them. But apparently, there's more to it than that. I only wish I had caught them in my apps a few days earlier. Scary stuff.