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We all know real life is different from what it looks like on Facebook or Twitter. But, when it comes to colleges and social media, you can gain a great deal of insight about an institution—and what it might be like to be a student there—by spending some time clicking through their social media accounts.

Take your list of top schools and see what platforms they have accounts on, then log on and consider these seven things a college’s social media can tell you:

On June 18, 2019, Siena Fresh Executive Chef Joshua Miller took Rachel Jones, senior director of dining services, on a lunch date to The Sagamore in Lake George. After lunch, they walked around the back of the resort and out toward the water. Miller got down on one knee....

We’ve all heard of phishing scams, but how many of us are truly aware enough to resist one? Rachel Cleary ’21 wanted to find out. The recent computer science graduate took an Intro to Cybersecurity course at Siena and knew she had found her calling. She signed up for all the classes she could on the topic, but wanted to take her studies even further so she could better leverage herself for the job market.

Ten things you probably don't know about the associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry. (left, in picture)

Plug Power develops hydrogen fuel cell systems that replace conventional batteries. Of the 30 interns, 29 are engineers. Wager is in the human resources department.

If Lily Belber '21 is being completely honest, she didn't always give her undivided attention during lectures this spring. To her credit, she rarely missed a class over Zoom, but she was more than occasionally multi-tasking...

Nanea Perkins ’22 is building the foundation for a career that will help protect the natural beauty of her home state of Hawai’i.

Most students and faculty are eager to get back to in-person classroom and lab work now that colleges are opening up post-pandemic. However, let’s not throw the pedagogical baby out with the bathwater. Some of the technology that was used to teach remotely will still prove very useful going forward even when we’re all back on campus.

Tyler Simmons ’21, a philosophy major from Harlem, is this year’s recipient of the Lonnstrom Higher Education Opportunity Program Excellence Award.

While the world is beginning to reopen this summer, so are college campuses. This means… summer campus visits! The best way to know if a college is right for you.

Yet, there’s a pretty good chance that most prospective students are used to everything about the college admissions process being virtual.

So to make sure each and every student stays healthy and safe while planning productive summer campus visits, here are some things to keep in mind, think about, and consider: