Seniors reflect on Instagram’s role in college decisions

Anastasia Thumser ’22, Web Managing Editor|January 4, 2022

Anastasia Thumser · Seniors reflect on Instagram’s role in college decisions

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Typical acceptance congratulations posts include pictures like the one above, where people are posed repping merch from the college they will be attending in the fall.

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Anastasia Thumser ’22, Web Managing Editor

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