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By theGrio.com

College acceptance letters will soon be distributed to many eager prospective students during these upcoming months. Although some students will get into their dream schools, experts worry that others — specifically African-Americans — may not due to what they place about themselves online.

Americas Marketing Senior Manager Maeve Naughton, who has more a decade of experience helping companies with their online security operations, told theGrio that kids often forget how big and unforgiving the internet can be.

“It is kind of scary how fast things can spread and how long they last on the internet,” Naughton said. “Kids think it is great place to post something crazy up there, but they forget that once it’s up there, it’s difficult to get removed.”

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