# Follow Me! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/admissions-beat-4462287/follow-me Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/admissions-beat-4462287/follow-me.md Podcast: [Admissions Beat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/admissions-beat-4462287) Published: 2026-03-03T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://admissions-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/follow-me-arUS7sfZ Audio file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/5f9b28a5-bf1d-4441-9db5-096790089ed7/b86abed6-d3fe-4642-bea6-db292e207f10/episodes/audio/group/6a24520c-aa95-47a8-b91c-72b199c3b81c/group-item/b4703925-38ef-429d-8530-4de40d833997/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Xa7viccF Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/admissions-beat-4462287/episodes/follow-me Duration seconds: 2787 ## Resource Do Instagram or Reddit rival a guidance counselor as a source of admissions information and advice? Can YouTube match or beat an on-campus tour as a measure of vibe and place? Conventional wisdom says Gen Z prefers social media over in-person activities, but a trio of undergrad admissions bloggers at Dartmouth suggests a more cautious role for social media in a college search. The first-year students ponder the plusses and pitfalls of digital platforms as opportunities for discovery and as rabbit holes to avoid. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/admissions-beat-4462287/episodes/follow-me/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/admissions-beat-4462287/follow-me.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.