What I want to do with my life (a reminder to readers)

30 Nov

Posted by Sam Jackson as Esoterotica, personal

I’ve explained before that my current education plan is to do something very interdisciplinary blending science with public policy.
I then point to the desperate need for this sort of “pro-earth, reason & science” presence in Washington. Well, Chris Mooney over at The Intersection (on ScienceBlogs–Chris is the Washington correspondent for Seed and senior correspondent for […]

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Soul-crushingly heavy essay workloads

29 Nov

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

Remember how before Thanksgiving break I said I had to do all my essays and applications for every school on my list? I had two essays written then: one common application essay and one generic ’supplement open response’ essay. Fourteen schools left for which I had not yet prepared applications. Where do I stand now?
No […]

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Quick picture of me for readers

28 Nov

Posted by Sam Jackson as Exeter, Internets, Irrelevance, personal

For very sad reasons, I don’t get to do very much art here at Exeter (my first and only course will be next term, Painting 204) but that doesn’t mean I’m not an artistic person! Even my creativity is more generally expressed through words, I’m not completely hopeless when it comes to graphic arts. I […]

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Quick vacation update

21 Nov

Posted by Sam Jackson as Irrelevance, odd & fun, personal

Sorry, dear audience, for my absence of late. I’m currently trying to get as much relaxation out of my thanksgiving break as possible, which means sleeping and reading books. And not blogging since I don’t have all that much at hand to write about.
I was looking forward to this vacation quite a bit a few […]

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WSJ asks: ‘Is Admissions Bar Higher for Asians At Elite Schools?’ [part 2]

17 Nov

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

I found an explanation for why Jian Li might have expected to be admitted to Princeton and all those other schools which waitlisted him: perhaps he went and used Michelle Hernandez’s Academic Index Calculator? Michelle Hernandez is “America’s premiere college consultant,” according to her website.
Hernandez invites us to calculate our own academic indices using this […]

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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.”