- The Leg Up
- Posts
- 8 Life Skills
8 Life Skills
8 Questions & Life Skills
The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.
From the blog:
Riddle me this, readers:
Say you’re a college coach in any sport (it can be riding but it doesn’t necessarily have to be – pick your favorite for the sake of this exercise). You get an email from a high school prospect whom you’ve never heard of before but expresses interest in your team and shares a link to his/her online recruitment web site, where the student’s competition statistics and game/horse show footage is located.
All good so far, right? Read More
As former Stanford dean and author Julie Lythcott-Haims suggests, by the time a person is
18 years old
, they should have a few basic skills to help navigate life. These include, but are not necessarily limited to
.
When you go on a campus visit, make sure you follow up on the typical questions with further ones that really dig deep into what costs, value, and experiences you can expect from any particular school.
Veteran head equestrian coach Sally Batton recently announced that the 2018-19 season will be her last. Recipient of the 2013 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Lifetime Achievement award, Batton will retire from an illustrious 29-year career that saw the Big Green win five Ivy League championships, highlighted by a 2014 team appearance in the IHSA Nationals.
