Carnival of Education #160: Tools and thought provoking discussion for students, educators, and more

27 Feb

Posted by Sam Jackson as Blogging, Internets, education

Hello everyone! This is my first time hosting a blog carnival, but it is the 160th Carnival of Education! I got a lot of submissions for this week and chose the best ones to share with you today. Welcome to the February 27, 2008 edition of the carnival of education, let’s get started! […]

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DNA testing in College Admissions: A Little Affirmative Action talk for Christmas

25 Dec

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, Testing, education

Should you worry about the collaboration between DNA test marketers and anxious students and parents eager to get their way into top schools? David over at EphBlog certainly thinks so (EphBlog is an unofficial Williams community blog which I mention here frequently as an excellent example of an unofficial school blog that adds lots of […]

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“Admissions in the Internet Age” : my College Board Forum presentation reaction

05 Nov

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College Board, Internets, Teenagers, education, personal

Two weekends ago I was in New York because I was part of a panel about “Admissions in the Internet Age.” My part was a very compressed summary of my general admissions-internet-teenagers philosophy with some examples of blogs and other online tools which appeal to students and are also great for schools. I said I […]

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Yale is amazing beyond my wildest hopes and dreams in ways I never imagined!

05 Sep

Posted by Sam Jackson as Campus, College, Ivy League, Student Life, Teenagers, Yale, education, odd & fun, personal

Today was the first day of classes at Yale, and I decided it was time to finally start getting back into the blogging spirit. What better way to start than a proclamation of my love for this new place?
I don’t know that I can sufficiently articulate my supreme delight and excitement for the next four […]

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Yawn: U.S. News & World Report 2008 embargoed College Rankings Leaked, still deeply flawed

16 Aug

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Irrelevance, education, marketing

Our good friends at IvyGate, through what I assume must be great cleverness and sneakery, posted the top 25 overall and top 25 Liberal Arts colleges in the U.S. News’ 2008 rankings earlier today. At first had ethical reservations about saying really anything on the topic since I felt I could be indirectly promoting the […]

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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.”