Sam goes to Washington

24 Mar

Posted by Sam Jackson as personal

So I’m leaving on a jet plane to go start my internship for the spring trimester in Washington, D.C. in John Kerry’s office. Should get into National a bit after lunch time, then it’s off to the Capitol Hill Suites Hotel. I will hopefully be finishing up these much-awaited pre-regular admissions blog posts in a […]

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Reader poll: How often do you check this site / RSS feed?

18 Mar

Posted by Sam Jackson as Internets

Hey all! I know I haven’t been posting very much recently, so take this question in the context of your entire relationship with this website. Sometimes I’ll get into a posting spree and I worry that some posts get buried beneath others, never to be seen again. I can get a rough answer to this […]

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For juniors: A way to look on the bright side of the college search process

17 Mar

Posted by Sam Jackson as College

I was talking to a friend of mine who is tackling her first college visits over this spring break–a junior–and she e-mailed me an interesting question, here reproduced.
oh yeah, and i’m checking out columbia on wednesday. the whole process had made me more nervous about figuring out what i want to do […]

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I am back! And I will never have a high school class again.

11 Mar

Posted by Sam Jackson as College

Sorry for my absence, everyone–I was just trying to drain the last dregs of my high school experience, relishing time spent with my bestest friends at Exeter. I’m currently on Spring Break for two weeks and will be going to Washington D.C. on the 25th of march to start my spring trimester internship in Senator […]

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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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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.”