This is really creative! Unfortunately, I don't think AO's are Google searching the applicants very often (if at all), but this is a cool way to check in case they do.

From that first link:

go on google trends and type in your first name, or the name of your school and then select the country…within the country, check the state in which your college is and then set the time to past 90 days.. you will be able to see if they searched your name

Has anyone been following this? Is this legit? Has your kid searched themselves to see?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1pkylfq/admitted_through_google_trends/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1pcljqx/admission_officer_googled_me/