Google bans ads for essay services: so do I

23 May

Posted by Sam Jackson as Advertisements, Internets, marketing

I know I mark myself by saying that I just got this from Slashdot, but… the BBC reports that Google is going to soon drop ads from agencies which sell essays and papers online. I had a personal scuffle with this just a few days ago when an online paper selling organization asked to […]

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Rejection Therapy: Wall of Shame meets Scientific Method

22 May

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, odd & fun

Alexa Harrington over at EducatedNation refers us to a SF Examiner story about a San Francisco psych class which decided to have a competition with their rejection letters, ranking them for superlatives like “Least original rejection” and “Least number of words you need to read before you know you are being rejected.”
The story concludes by […]

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A word to schools about post-application surveys

21 May

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, Internets, Teenagers, marketing

I only got an invitation to fill out one survey, personally: Tufts asked me to fill out a survey explaining why I asked for information and all but then never applied. Yale hasn’t sent me anything yet, so I assume they aren’t going to be sending one at all. However, I have been talking with […]

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Roommate Roulette: Yale Housing Form

14 May

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

I just got back late last night from a trip back home and to Exeter, which was quite good but didn’t last nearly long enough. I do miss all my friends at home and at school who are not with me here in D.C. But, back on topic:
A few weeks ago Yale had us send […]

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Boston Globe agrees with me: Uncensored Student Blogs are best

07 May

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, Internets, Teenagers, marketing

I caught this April 16 article (”College blogs tell it like it is“) when it first came out in newsprint, but this was during my blogging downtime so I just filed it away somewhere to gather dust. I was reminded of it again when TargetX mentioned it in their Email Minute last week.
Remember how I […]

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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.”