Parents Using Facebook To Research Kids' Roomies

Friends are not the only ones stopping by your Facebook profile this summer—your future college roommate and their parents are too. The worst part is they're making assumptions based on what they see on your profile to request room changes.

USA Today says more and more colleges around the country are receiving requests for room changes after parents reported  not liking what they saw on Facebook. But parents aren't solely judging you on party habits alone. Housing officials say race, religion, and sexual orientation also play a part in their decision. Maureen Wark of Suffolk University in Boston told USA Today, one parent expressed "psychological and sanitary concerns" about her son's new roommates who happened to be gay men.

Unfortunately for them, not all schools are quick to make room changes. Some of them wait at least three to eight weeks, then try to mediate any problems that arise between students who don't get along. To avoid all these types of concerns, schools like the University of Georgia allows students to search their password-protected database for ideal roommates before room assignments go out.

Just one more reason to set your profile to private.

What do you think about all this?