Matt Jackson
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Matt Jackson | |
Noted subjects | History, Mythology, Philosophy, sciencey fraud, Video Games |
Current college | Yale (2010-) |
High school | Georgetown Day School (2007-2010) |
Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Matt Jackson went to Georgetown Day School; during his senior year there, he was the top scorer at ten regular-season tournaments and the 2010 NSC; he was also the 2nd place All-Star at the 2010 HSNCT.
He currently plays college quizbowl at Yale, and became president of the club starting in the 2012-2013 academic year. He led a team to win the 2011 DII ICT. Matt played with John Lawrence, Kevin Koai, and Sam Spaulding on the Yale team that won 2011 ACF Nationals, and co-captained the winning Yale A team (with John Lawrence) at 2012 ACF Nationals. His co-head editorship of BHSAT in 2011 and head editorship in 2012 was pivotal in improving the standards of the tournament's writing quality.
Matt is a member of PACE.
Writing and Editing
- 2008 No Name Tournament, writer (and some editing work)
- Fall Novice Tournament, writer in 2009, Head Editor (history, RMP, social science) in 2010
- 2010 Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament, Head Editor/Writer
- 2010 Early Autumn Collegiate Novice, writer
- BHSAT: Editor in 2011; Head Editor in 2012 and 2013
- PACE NSC, writer 2011, 2012, RMP editor 2013
- 2011-present: NAQT writer, HSAPQ freelance writer
- 2011 MAGNI
- 2012-present: HSAPQ full member