August 3, 2010
Posted by Sam Jackson
So, the semester has not yet started, but today we received the list of classes that we could pre-register for in Political Science. Most majors allow those majors to pre-register for at least some of the classes, though you still have a good shot of getting into seminars afterwards. I've done quite well over the [...]
May 9, 2010
Posted by Sam Jackson
I was interviewed two weeks ago for an article in the NYT, titled "The Tell-All Generation Learns to Keep Things Offline," which just came out today. This was great fun and I had a very good talk with the writer, Laura Holson. Sadly a lot of what we discussed seemed to end up on the [...]
April 29, 2010
Posted by Sam Jackson
The following photo is a stack of a selection of the sources I am using for my final paper in Prof. Keith Darden's Nationalism + National Identity class (EP&E 412 / INTS 328 / PLSC 158 / PLSC 655 ). There is more where this came from, not to mention JSTOR articles and the like. [...]
February 28, 2010
Posted by Sam Jackson
My dedicated readers will no doubt already be aware, but for those who missed a beat: I am currently writing a biweekly column for the Yale Herald about reflections from my return from studying in China last semester. The last column was about the way institutional controls on electricity and dorms affect the lives of [...]
January 30, 2010
Posted by Sam Jackson
I decided to try to write a column for the Yale Herald this spring semester about my time in China, since it didn't end up working out that I would write one while there. It's been a strange experience readjusting to Yale, and I've come to appreciate many things about it that I once took [...]
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.