All of your hard work has finally paid off, and you were accepted into your dream school. Now you are added to the Facebook group with all of the admitted students for the Class of 2019. The group’s purpose is to get to know your potential peers, ask questions about the school, and search for a roommate. This is not a safe environment to be you; like in any peer community there is certain etiquette to follow. With the help of some fellow seniors, I have composed a list of how to act in these groups. These examples are all real-life occurrences, but to protect the schools and the people who posted them I will not be sharing names.

DON’T use it as a place to search for romantic partners.

• Example: “Now that I have found a roommate, my next task is to find a girl I can hangout with if you catch my drift. Accepting all applicants that are hard 8’s”.

DO share what you are planning on majoring in. This can help you find out more about what your school offers and is a good start to meeting people that could be in class with you.

DON’T ask people to add you on Snapchat.

DON’T make your Facebook name a bad pun.

• Ex.: “Paolo Can You Go”
• Ex.: “BluMe Away”

DON’T talk about drag queens.

• Ex.: “I’m partying with a drag queen on Bourbon Street right now.”

DON’T use emoticons.

DON’T talk about the Super Bowl. This is not a friend group. You barely know any of the people in the group.

DO mention what sports you are interested in watching or participating in. This can be helpful when finding a roommate, and if you are going to join a team you can scout out the competition.

DO scroll through people’s pictures to see what they are like before you think about making them a roommate.

DON’T like or comment on their photos. You are not friends with them yet.

DON’T brag about getting into another college. No one cares.

DON’T mention Riff Raff.

• Ex.: “Anyone looking to go half-and-half on a dinner with Riff Raff? It is $20,000.00”.

DO mention your music taste or a favorite band.

DON’T say “Yeezy taught me.”

DO post your special hobbies and interests like painting, reading, or knitting.

DON’T post a poem you wrote asking for critique. This is not a writer’s workshop.

DO be nice and cordial.

DON’T begin your post by saying,

• Ex.: “What’s up, brethren?”
• Ex.: “Duuuudes! You’re all such sexy people.”

DO mention what you like to do socially or in your free time.

DON’T post about your current social outings and schedule. This is not your Twitter feed.