January 14, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
Honestly? Dried cranberries. Fruits have wonderful powers and it was their magic which kept me strong through the hours of testing on my last sitting. Actually, I just wanted to take a quick moment to encourage everyone to go vote in US News & World Report's 'Paper Trail 2006' rankings, specifically for 'best alternative media [...]
December 28, 2006
Posted by Sam Jackson
Getting into college is just like winning the cold war. You're excited, everyone congratulates you and you feel like you've done something really great. You feel good about yourself. The only problem is that afterwards you don't know what to do with yourself. It's not the free time that poses an issue, though for some [...]
December 22, 2006
Posted by Sam Jackson
I decided that in the spirit of reflecting back on the past year (wait, wasn't that Yom Kippur?) I would dig through my "Most Popular Posts" (as determined by visitor patterns!) and the ARCHIVES and make some personal picks for entries that are as much fun now as they were the day they were written. [...]
December 21, 2006
Posted by Sam Jackson
Disclaimer: I just set up my Amazon affiliates account. Remember, I have to cover my self-help portion of Financial Aid somehow... Well, at least one who hasn't already been admitted into their dream college! These make excellent christmas gifts, if the recepient is a high school student and the gifter is a sadist. Still, I'm [...]
December 20, 2006
Posted by Sam Jackson
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, is coming to my school to give an assembly on January 26th. This is because he was an alum, '02. Phillips Exeter Academy is running some year-long assembly series for the 75th anniversary of the Harkness method at Exeter--the discussion-based teaching around a table that was made possible through the [...]
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.