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| − | '''Erica Jackson''', [[GS]] '05, was an [[English (major)|English major]] and was active on [[GSSC]]. Apparently she hangs out on campus these days, despite an apparent hatred of Columbia. People have also said that she think she's poor, which they consider to be ironic since she manages to live comfortably in [[NYC]]. | + | '''Erica Jackson''', [[GS]] '05, was an [[English (major)|English major]] and was active on [[GSSC]]. She has remained an active part of the Columbia University community, organizing activities like the Senior Thesis Reading for the Literature-Writing Majors. |
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| − | Erica seems to have applied to many Columbia graduate programs but after being rejected she eventually was accepted by the CalArts MFA program.
| + | She is currently planning on attending CalArts MFA program. |
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| − | Some have said that she hates men, especially white men.
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| − | == Excerpts from her blog ==
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| − | <blockquote>"A classmate who was accepted into Columbia'as[''sic''] MFA writing program told me last year, "I knew exactly what they wanted and I gave it to them." I found that chilling. If that's what an MFA program is about, why not just copy the same books over and over and over again and just change the author's name and title? What scares me is that this woman isn't a great writer and she never will be. She is a competant[''sic''] one, yes, but her lack of self-reliance and addiction to people pleasing mean she never will be much more. Oh, she'll make great connections there and she'll be published. But her work will never truly change anyone's life."</blockquote>
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| − | <blockquote>"Men in these situations often tell me I have no sense of humor, which amuses my friends to no end, since I'm most often described as one of the smartest, funniest and kindest people they know."</blockquote>
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| − | <blockquote>"And, should I lose weight and become remotely thin, and at all successful in my career, I know I will deeply resent the men and employers who suddenly acknowledge all I have to offer. I saw it everyday[''sic''] at Columbia -- semi-attractive women with barely a fraction of my talent and intellect, but people fell all over themselves trying to help them."</blockquote>
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| − | <blockquote>"One of the biggest lessons I learned at Columbia was that, because I have twice as many X chromosomes as the next guy, my sole value is in my appearance. It made the difference in whether or not people talked to me, listened to my ideas, how they graded me and in how I was perceived in every situation. Appearance is an accident of who screwed who[''sic''] for the past few thousand years, why does my entire future hinge on my DNA rather than my intellligence, talent and hard work?"</blockquote>
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| − | <blockquote>"Of the 5 I had this semester, the one A so far is the class that was the least work and most fun, yet I felt I learned and grew a lot as a writer. (OK, so maybe it was just because my teacher was totally hot!)"</blockquote>
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| − | '''Fun Fact''': Lists "Superior spelling, vocabulary & grammar" on her resume.<ref>[http://www.ericajackson.com/writes/index.shtml Erica Jackson's Writing profile]</ref>
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| − | == References ==
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| | == External links == | | == External links == |
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| | * [http://www.ericajackson.com Erica Jackson's website/blog] | | * [http://www.ericajackson.com Erica Jackson's website/blog] |
| − | | + | * [http://www.gs.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/newspages.dll/pages?sitename=COLAD&record=515&htmlfile=gsnews2.htm Literature-Writing Majors Give Senior Thesis Reading] |
| | [[Category:General Studies alumni|Jackson]] | | [[Category:General Studies alumni|Jackson]] |
