the Sam Jackson College Experience

all the exciting parts, none of the heavy debt burden

Apr 30, 2007 0

I’m baaack! Still in D.C., having a blast!

Hey everyone! I’m sorry that I have not been posting for more than a month, but I’ve just been really involved in everything going on here in Washington. I’m having a pretty great time and learning a lot and experiencing tons of new things. I’ll be posting as I can, skirting the NDA of my internship (though I suppose that’s flimsy anyhow) and highlighting the extracurricular fun activities that I pursue on my own and that Exeter’s Washington Internship Program has scheduled for us.

Problems technical and logistical have stopped me from getting the time I want to post, but rest assured that I have been reading the same blogs as ever and am as up to date as always on the topics most important to you, my readership. Which, interestingly, only continues to grow even as I ignored the blog…

I’ve fixed the site, more or less–if you see any glaring problems please report them along with browser, etc info, and I’ll try to fix them. Banner should be working again now, double-sidebar modules mostly in place… You’ll notice also the Text Link Ads (aff) link on the left sidebar; I just got accepted to TLA’s ad program, finally. To those of you who have expressed an interest in the past about buying adspace or links on my site, now is your chance to get in before the rush!

I’ll have more to say later, but that’s all for now! I’m going to do a little more blog housekeeping today and tomorrow, updating old plugins and fixing bits of the K2 nightly I just put in place, so watch out for falling pieces.

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Who is Sam Jackson?

photo headshot sam jacksonI'm currently a junior 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. I just got back from studying abroad at Peking University this past Fall 2009 in Beijing, China! 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.”