When the President of the United States warns schoolchildren to watch what they say and do on Facebook, you know that we've got a problem...and it's not one limited to the U.S.'s borders, either. People everywhere are mindlessly over-sharing on the world's largest social network, without a second thought as to who's reading their posts or what effect it could have on them further down the road.

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View the new video highlighting New York's School for Global Citizenship and the work College Summit is doing in our schools.

Each summer, a group of select College Summit students attend summer workshops that provide them with the tools to navigate the college application process. A highlight of the four-day workshop is the personal statement component in which volunteer community members serve as Writing Coaches, helping our students realize that what they say matters and that their personal stories are meaningful. After receiving training on College Summit's Writing Team Methodology, the Writing Coach guides a team of four to six students through the writing process for producing personal statements to include in…

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