May 23, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
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 buy [...]
May 22, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
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 [...]
May 21, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
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 [...]
May 14, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
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 [...]
May 7, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
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'm currently a rising senior 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. Click here to read my extended 'about' page.I'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.