University of Chicago Information Session (Ted O’ Neill)

30 Sep

Posted by Sam Jackson as CCO, College, Exeter, personal

This information session was last Tuesday, September 26th.
Ted O’ Neill, director of admissions for the University of Chicago, came last Tuesday to do interviews (mainly for anyone applying early); that evening, he stayed around to give us a little bit of information about U of Chicago and to answer any questions we had about the […]

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Exciting, must-read article on higher ed marketing

29 Sep

Posted by Sam Jackson as Internets, marketing, personal

I found this exceptionally eloquent little piece in Stein Communications‘ higher education newsletter, The Scoop. Check it out here: New Marketing Models.
It doesn’t hurt that I wrote it, either…
Here are the first two paragraphs:
No matter how well-endowed a school may be, another finite resource will always be in short supply: time. The energies and attention […]

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Harvard + Stanford Info Session: Twice the Fun

29 Sep

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, CCO, College, Exeter

Sally Champagne of Harvard and Martin Walsh of Stanford were here this evening telling us about their respective institutions and then taking questions (and asking a few). I counted 45 people at the technical start of the session, but something like another ten had stealthily joined us by the end. As with the University of […]

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UPenn Info Session with Ms. Jacinda Ojeda

27 Sep

Posted by Sam Jackson as CCO, College, Exeter

Ms. Jacinda Ojeda gave a quick information session yesterday afternoon, but I don’t have very much to say about; I had hoped to ask some questions but there wasn’t really any time for me to do so. She is the new reader for Exeter (and also reads for Maine, NH, VT, RI, and Delaware–web […]

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Williams, you’re off my list. It’s not you, it’s me.

27 Sep

Posted by Sam Jackson as College

I had a meeting with my College Counselor on Monday and we talked about all my schools and about essays and all those sorts of fun things. Mostly we talked about schools, going through my excruciatingly long list and seeing which could stay and which were what sort–where I’d be applying looking for merit aid, […]

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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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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.”