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There are ways around everything if a university like Stanford wants to evade restrictions.  Facebook was not original when it developed a social network for Harvard students and alumni. Alumni associations have been developing social networks for far longer than Facebook has existed. In-person events, continuing education, alumni directories, career counseling, travel opportunities, etc. If the university wants information on which alumni offspring are applying each year, the SAA is in a prime spot to provide that information. In fact, the university may already reach out to the SAA to check on donations, volunteering, and other ties to the university. Establishing flimsy restrictions on the application itself might just encourage alumni to update the contact info they provide to SAA to ensure that the university notices when their children/grandchildren applying to Stanford.

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There are ways around everything if a university like Stanford wants to evade restrictions.  Facebook was not original when it developed a social network for Harvard students and alumni. Alumni associations have been developing social networks for far longer than Facebook has existed. In-person events, continuing education, alumni directories, career counseling, travel opportunities, etc. If the university wants information on which alumni offspring are applying each year, the SAA is in a prime spot to provide that information. In fact, the university may already reach out to the SAA to check on donations, volunteering, and other ties to the university. Establishing flimsy restrictions on the application itself might just encourage alumni to update the contact info they provide to SAA to ensure that the university notices when their children/grandchildren applying to Stanford.