Don’t worry, not on hiatus

30 Jul

Posted by Sam Jackson as Irrelevance, personal

Just took the weekend off to forestall a downward spiral into information addiction (too late?) or something like that. Or not so much weekend as Sunday, and Saturday was finishing up things for work. Spent time with my dog and read newspapers but not websites–all that sort of thing.
But in doing so–there was no escape!
The […]

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Parents Crashing Campus Parties Nationwide

27 Jul

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Teenagers, parents

Parents aren’t exactly doorbusting at keggers across the nation (Van Wilder aside) but they are getting more involved than ever, says the Boston Globe. Make that Elizabeth Benton of the New Haven register, via the Associated Press. Link to NHR article here–registration required. Globe has the same text, just published it four days later. Use […]

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Providence College Test-Optional, per God’s suggestion

27 Jul

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, College Board

Providence College, in an effort to bridge a “Student accessibility gap” (read: increase its applicant pool) has implemented a new initiative whereby they will no longer require undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of the admission application. (emphasis mine)

http://www.providence.edu/Admission/Undergraduate/Test+…
The new “test-optional” policy is effective immediately for students applying for admission […]

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The Importance of Walking Backwards

26 Jul

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, marketing

As just about any High School senior could tell you, the most important factor in their college search is their impression of one person who they will know for around an hour. Wait, what? No, really: Kids just can’t get over college tours as being a crucial piece of the college-judging process.
Personally, I feel that […]

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Harvard Business School becoming trans+

26 Jul

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, odd & fun

For those of you not hip to the jive of the GLBTQETC community, trans+ means “trans positive,” as in, accepting and welcoming to transgendered / transsexual people. I still think “trans+” was a bad tagline to grab for that submovement, because it does sound like some sort of disease, but regardless. I discovered yesterday that […]

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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.

Kind words about my blog:

Andrew Careaga calls it “a service to all of us in the higher ed marketing business.”

Christian Long says it has “dramatically inspired college admissions folks to take notice”

Bob Johnson says “I like [it] because I agree with so much of what he says.” and that “Paying attention what Sam writes will let you focus more closely on students who will actually attend your school.”

Karine Joly says my witty and fresh style “offers a rare glimpse at the mind of our elusive prospective students”

and TargetX calls my blog “good reading” and me “wise-beyond-my-years.”