Let me tell you about Unigo.com

20 Sep

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, Internets, Student Life, Teenagers, Visits

The biggest thing to happen to the college search scene in years just went public, and it’s called Unigo. It is a tremendous new company which I think will really make big waves: it’s essentially an online, user-generated college guide book, though that description sells it short. This weekend’s New York Times Magazine does a good job telling readers all about Unigo, but I’d like to take a moment to share my story about this very exciting enterprise as well. Unigo is a must-visit site for:

1. anyone applying to college (how I wish I had such a resource!),
2. anyone at college (to tell the true story of your institution), and
3. anyone working at the college (to get an easily accessible angle on what students are thinking and saying).

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New Beginnings: Sophomore Year at Yale begins

03 Sep

Posted by Sam Jackson as Student Life, Yale, personal

Greetings, readers! I’m sorry to have left everyone hanging over the summer. I was in Washington, D.C. working as a policy intern for Google, which was fascinating and a lot of fun. Now that school is back in session I have lots more to write about, once again, so will be resuming my more regular [...]

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Proudly Announcing a $1000 College Admissions Frustration Scholarship! Apply Today!

19 May

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Financial Aid

Today I am very excited to announce that the college admissions scholarship I originally outlined and later updated is finally off the ground: myUsearch has stepped up to the plate and is offering $1000 to the best student essay answering the following questions: What has been the most frustrating part of your college admissions [...]

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End of Freshman Year!

13 May

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Yale

Finished my last final this afternoon, so I’m home free. After 55 pages of papers, 6 hours of sitting for testing, I’m all done. Just packing this evening (…all evening…) and moving things into college storage tomorrow. I’ll be back in Newton Tuesday night. It’s been a very interesting year, lots of new experiences, and [...]

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My Yale Freshman Spring Finals Schedule - 2008

03 May

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Testing, Yale, stress

Two weeks ago I outlined all the courses I was taking this semester, and a few days ago announced that I was going to become a complete recluse while I worked on my final papers and studied for tests. Let’s combine those two thoughts, and take a look at what my finals schedule and workload [...]

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Who is Sam Jackson?

I'm currently a sophomore 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.”