My Yale Freshman Spring Finals Schedule - 2008

03 May

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Testing, Yale, stress

Two weeks ago I outlined all the courses I was taking this semester, and a few days ago announced that I was going to become a complete recluse while I worked on my final papers and studied for tests. Let’s combine those two thoughts, and take a look at what my finals schedule and workload […]

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How to give college students instant heart attacks (with a single email)

23 Apr

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Yale, stress

This is what one of my professor’s did today–not with any ill intent, but with potentially catastrophic results!
Step 1: Assign a 20 page long research paper, worth 70% of the course grade. Have it be due May 5th.
Step 2: On April 22nd, send out this e-mail (names changed):
Dear [course] students,
In response to queries:
The paper is […]

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Congratulations Yale Class of 2012!

31 Mar

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, Yale, stress

This is just a quick post to congratulate all those who were just accepted regular decision to Yale for the class of 2012. This is a great achievement! Some of you will come to Bulldog Days, some (like me) won’t, and some of you will decide to go somewhere else altogether.
It’s also just a note […]

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Class of 2007 Senior SAT Score and Percentile Breakdown Report, Part 1: SAT I Reasoning

24 Feb

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, College Board, Financial Aid, Teenagers, Testing, stress

One of the most popular posts ever written for this blog was the one in which I wrote about the finer details within the 2006 Senior SAT College Board data. In a way, I am very much a beneficiary of the same standardized-testing and college admissions stresses which I rail against. However, that doesn’t mean […]

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A messsage to everyone awaiting Yale 2012 Early Action Results:

13 Dec

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, Harvard, Ivy League, Teenagers, Yale, stress

I know a lot of people have recently been coming to the site via CollegeConfidential or panicked “Yale 2012 how to survive after deferral” googling. It’s amazing for me to remember where I was last year this time (Exeter, NH) what I was doing (finals) and how I was feeling (more stressed than any other […]

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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.

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