I’ve explained my utter disdain for the current state of the college admissions process here and here and here and also here. It’s completely warped and fubar and several other descriptive expletives that I probably shouldn’t write on a site devoted to all things educational.

Mr. Sam Jackson over at The Sam Jackson College Experience, in his powers-for-good brilliance, has come up with a way to aggregate many students’ experiences with the admissions process so as to bring said experiences to the attention of postsecondary institutions and (hopefully) have some changes made for the better. He, along with myUsearch, is offering a $1000 College Admissions Frustration Scholarship to the student who writes the essay best answering these questions:

What has been the most frustrating part of your college admissions process? Why is it important for colleges and universities to change this? What suggestions do you have for colleges and universities to try to relieve your frustration and the frustration of your fellow students?

Sam started his blog as a high school student when he was in the throes of his own personal college admissions process hell, and is continuing to try to point out to the powers that be which bits of the process are warped and what might be done to change the warpiness for the better. See? Using his powers for good.

Posted by Alexa Harrington