The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.

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While scrolling through Facebook the other morning, a photo of two smiling, college-aged girls appeared in my feed as part of the “See Your Memories” feature. The photo’s subjects, Kate and Emily, appeared just as they were six years ago on the date in question – two newly-minted college seniors enjoying their last summer break before adulthood. Both were active in music and theatre as undergraduates and Emily rode on the IHSA hunt seat team I advised. Today, one is an officer in the U.S. Navy and the other is a children’s librarian at a major urban library; they’ve been best friends since their first year of college.

Why were they in my feed?

I’m the one who introduced them. Read More

As exhibitors, we are always striving to give judges our best performance in the hopes that we will be at the top of their card.

We read countless articles about what to do and what not to do in each event, we work hard and practice hours on end, and we think we know EXACTLY what the judges want and what they’re thinking.

Spoiler Alert: I’m not going to tell you how to write an introduction to a college essay.

Spoilers have become increasingly reviled in public discourse, especially in the age of social media. We derive pleasure from finding out what happens next, whether it’s in a movie we’re dying to see or a book we’re meaning to read. We don’t want some troll to mindlessly reveal information before its time.

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Time to get together the transcripts and the test scores and put the final touches on those personal essays. It's college application season, again.

To a lot of students, the process seems wrapped in a shroud of mystery. What exactly happens when you send your application out into the unknown only to ... wait?

Well, here's a glimpse behind the curtain at one school. Read More

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