First
of all, congratulations that is awesome being nominated. I don't know
anything about the Scholarship but can give you a few social media tips
for acing the interview. Good Luck
1. Get it on….line.
Follow your prospective school’s Twitter feeds, “like” their Facebook
fan page, and subscribe to any other social media channels can give you
incredibly insightful information. Through social media you can find out
what issues matter (sports scores, campus beautification – even
cafeteria menus) and incorporate that knowledge into your essays and
interviews to show that you’ve done your research and know exactly why
the school is right for you.
2. Video made the college star.
Make a video on why you want to go to the school, a highlight reel of
yourself engaged in your extra-curricular, get additional
recommendations on camera – post it on YouTube, and tag the school, then
include a link to the video in your application. Now you can stand out
from the plethora of students applying. Tufts leveraged social media
when they invited students to submit an optional one-minute YouTube
video along with their application.
3. Blog your way in.
A blog is a fantastic platform for displaying writing skills and a
knowledge of your declared/target major. Your blog can showcase photos
of your volunteerism, your creative side via art or music projects, that
time you made it into the local paper for saving a cat in a
tree/catching the winning touchdown/winning a pie eating contest. Your
blog can show your dynamic personality in ways that a
word-count-restricted essay and GPA cannot, and can give you a leg up on
other students. Of course, don’t forget to give links to your blog on
your application, inviting the admissions officers to view it, and
comment.
4. Privacy, please!
It’s been said before, but can’t be said enough – if you put it online,
anyone can find it. No one’s saying you can’t have fun on social
networks – but when you do, make sure that it is all private! Here’s how
to do it on a few of the major sites:
* On Facebook, visit “Privacy Settings” by clicking on “Account” and
set privacy settings at the highest level you’re comfortable with.
* On Twitter, visit the “Edit my Profile” page (on the “Profile
page” tab), then scroll to the bottom and make sure that “Protect my
Tweets” is selected. You’ll have to manually approve anyone that wants
to view your Tweets.
* On YouTube, make any videos that you wouldn’t want everyone to see “Private” when you upload them.
There is a video of the interview:
http://blog.studentadvisor.com/StudentAdvisor-Blog/bid/53877/How-to-Use-Social-Media-to-Help-Get-Accepted-to-College-UPDATED
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