April 27, 2011
Posted by Sam Jackson
Had my last class as an undergraduate today - so hard to believe! It feels like just yesterday I was first setting foot on campus, or applying, or any of those things. I'm now just one test and one last paper away from being truly 'done,' and a few weeks away from commencement. There's barely [...]
June 7, 2009
Posted by Sam Jackson
Hey everyone! I promised this some time ago and am happy that it's all now finally done: along with the other members of my class, I chose a subject to research using the Yale Manuscripts and Archives collections and then worked to help curate an online exhibit centered around a series of documents that I selected. This was done for my class The Intellectual in Politics, taught by Justin Zaremby. Here is a link to the online exhibit, and here you can reach my particular section of the exhibit. It was a very short final writing assignment, but it was difficult to write so concisely and to try to capture all the themes and ideas that I wanted to express. I am happy to finally get to check it out with everything in place, and hope you enjoy it too.
February 27, 2008
Posted by Sam Jackson
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! When you're [...]
December 25, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
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 [...]
November 5, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
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 [...]
I'm a current 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.