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Not always.  You can set your preferences to view profiles anonymously.  If you have a LinkdIn page, you should expect people are going to view it.  Could be just to put a face to a name, could be donor research, could just be curiosity.  In any case, if you're putting it out there on the net, expect people to view it.  Otherwise, what's the point.[/quote]

yes, I know that it doesn't always.  Clearly, in this case, that is how the OP knew, though.

I agree that you don't have much of an expectation of privacy with your LinkdIn profile, however, I also agree with the person that was taken aback by it.  I think it just speaks to the school that they are "investigating" (for lack of a better word) the parent, when it's the child who is applying for admission.  It just doesn't sit right - especially given the mentality of a lot of these schools.[/quote]

But you and OP are ascribing a nefarious purpose, as if somehow the school knowing more about you is a bad thing.  If there's something that the school would consider about you that would prevent them from admitting your child, then I say you dodged a bullet.  If the school is learning more about parents from a development perspective then that just comes with the territory of independent schools.  Before LinkdIn you can be sure schools used other methods to help scout potential donors.  It is the job of the people in advancement to learn about their potential donors - it is all about building relationships.  One would be naive to believe that such research doesn't happen at bigger (and sometimes smaller) schools.

But I would guess that during the admissions season, this was more just curiosity from someone in admissions (or maybe someone recognized the name from another arena and wanted to confirm a connection) or it was to place a face to a name.

But if you go through life ascribing evil intent in everything other people do in relationship to your online presence, then maybe you shouldn't have such a presence.

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