August 16, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
Our good friends at IvyGate, through what I assume must be great cleverness and sneakery, posted the top 25 overall and top 25 Liberal Arts colleges in the U.S. News' 2008 rankings earlier today. At first had ethical reservations about saying really anything on the topic since I felt I could be indirectly promoting the [...]
February 19, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
Remember how I wrote back in August that "Instant Messaging is Grammar Friendly" ? Well, it might be chummy with grammar but as I heard from Trend Hunter a few days ago, it's creeping into essays and tainting middle school essays. Students Use Instant Messenger Lingo In Essays, Trend Hunter reports via CNN. This "instant [...]
February 1, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
Sorry about the downtime today--or did no one notice? I have no idea what caused it to happen, but an important WordPress file disappeared off the server entirely and so nothing was working properly until I discovered what was missing and solved it. Really, really strange since I wasn't FTPing anywhere near there and it [...]
January 2, 2007
Posted by Sam Jackson
I'm writing this post from the past but I should be heading back into school right about now... classes start on the 3rd and I need to unpack and catch up with friends. I have some other writing I have to attend to in the short term getting ready for the MLK Day assembly and [...]
November 28, 2006
Posted by Sam Jackson
For very sad reasons, I don't get to do very much art here at Exeter (my first and only course will be next term, Painting 204) but that doesn't mean I'm not an artistic person! Even my creativity is more generally expressed through words, I'm not completely hopeless when it comes to graphic arts. I [...]
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.