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The idea that your online reputation could impact your college career is not a new one. Vanessa Van Petten, of RadicalParenting.com, says when she was a student tour guide at Emory University in Atlanta, she would friend visitors on the campus tour in order to review their social networking pages for the admissions office.  And that was in 2007! As the years go by, this practice of checking on your digital dossier becomes increasingly common.