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Why I have this blog: I started this blog describing it as “an organic derivation of my own college process.” I also said that “The reason I have done this painfully extensive research on various college admissions related topics, and the reason I analyze the marketing as thoroughly as I can, is because I am being marketed to and it pays to be savvy.” Now that I’m a freshman at Yale, I’m still writing about some of the same topics plus my reflections on life at Yale. It’s also a good way for me to hone my writing skills!

About me: My name is Sam Jackson, and I’m currently a freshman at Yale University. I just graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, in Exeter, NH.
I like to write and read, and the humanities are generally my favorite subjects. Feel free to forward book suggestions; I’m always on the hunt for new material. I value knowledge because my experience has shown that there is inevitably a use for even the most esoteric sorts of information. I’m told that I have a good memory.

Now that I’m at Yale I have no shortage of activities to get involved in, so I’m busy all the time being political, writing for journals and newspapers, going to shows, doing all kinds of things…! I enjoy some humor in my life which is why I count authors like Terry Pratchett among my favorites; Al Franken is a personal hero of mine.

I try to learn important life lessons from my golden retriever, Cozmo. Autumn is my favorite season, because I love the New England foliage and the pleasant weather. Halloween is, of course, the best holiday of the year.

<– How about a picture? These were the envelopes for teacher recommendations for one teacher (the other was in the rainforest and wrote hers last year). Luckily for Ms. Schwartz, only one ever had to be sent!