The Futility of SAT Workshop-time

23 Jan

Posted by Sam Jackson as CCO, College, Exeter

So I attended tonight’s College Counselling Office-offered SAT 1 workshop on Math and Grammar. Entirely as was expected–almost entirely useless. I was reminded to factor out interesting things, and besides that, nothing was accomplished (though some time was wasted). Seniors and students who had gone to previous sessions told us, urged us, not to go. […]

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More about Me

15 Jan

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Exeter, personal

So today I’m drowning in work, which would be a nice change of pace if only it was more exciting work. I got more than 8 hours of sleep last night, which I consider a success given the circumstances, and today we also spent less than 30 minutes at brunch. Another success, given the circumstances.
Tonight […]

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Who is Sam Jackson?

I'm currently a freshman at Yale University and I've been blogging about college admissions and higher education marketing trends since I began my college application process in 2005. I now also write about my experience here at Yale, and am an official Yale blogger. Click here to read my 'about' page.

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