It’s time for Bulldog Days 2008! Prefrosh Invade Yale

22 Apr

Posted by Sam Jackson as Yale, odd & fun

Bulldog Days 2008 are upon us here at Yale, and the campus is teeming with excited admits and their families. I did not attend Bulldog Days as a prefrosh last year, and I found myself conflicted about it: I had applied the Yale early, been accepted, and not applied to anywhere else. Taking time away […]

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Current Yale Students: Take My Survey! Win $30 Mystery Prize!

20 Apr

Posted by Sam Jackson as Yale

If you are a current Yale student, I would greatly appreciate it if you would take 2-5 minutes to complete a short survey I am running for my sociology class. I am hoping to find out which residential college has the best understanding of online privacy and answer some other questions about conceptions of online […]

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Did you know about Yale University’s Blogs? (A ghost town of blogs)

20 Apr

Posted by Sam Jackson as Blogging, College, Yale

Yale actually has blogs that it hosts on its own, at blogs.yale.edu. They’re open to faculty, students, etc to be set up. If I knew about this, I forgot. Not the best consolidated resource for student blogs, as it doesn’t appear to be especially well utilized, but worth a look all the same. This site […]

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Yale vs. Small Liberal Arts Colleges: part 2 (Money Matters)

19 Apr

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Student Life, Yale

Initiated by a post at EphBlog (a Williams College blog), I decided to start a series comparing some of the advantages and disadvantages of Yale compared to small liberal arts schools. Not specific schools, just smaller schools in general. This was always a big concern for me, and I hope others might benefit from my […]

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Yale vs. Williams, or, the importance of dialogue about college life

18 Apr

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, College Board, Student Life, Yale

Yesterday, EphBlog challenged me and other Yalies to defend Yale against Williams and other small liberal arts colleges. We stepped up to the plate and demonstrated a lot of Yale’s merits which were previously unknown to a lot of the EphBlog audience; likewise I learned more about some of the advantages of Williams in greater […]

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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.”