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Thanks for your patience and understanding concerning the absence of a newsletter over the past two Fridays, everyone!  Travel makes it difficult to send these in a timely fashion.Happy Fourth of July!! JUNIORS:What are you reading this summer? Also, here's some advice regarding gap years.  UNDERCLASSMEN:Looking at those college rankings?  Ask yourself, "the best school for whom?"NEWS/EVENTS/TRAVEL:Thanks to the folks at Independent Colleges of Indiana, I enjoyed a whirlwind week of tours of some of their northwestern campuses (including Notre Dame) and I also managed to sneak over to Yale University during my time in Connecticut.  Blog entries for all formal campus tours will be posted in due course.Upcoming visits include the University of Richmond (second visit), Virginia Wesleyan, Randolph Macon College, Juniata College, and several others.Remember also that riders for the 2015 College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show in Wellington, FL can sign up as of July 15.  Here are the full details.Scholarship applications are available for the Claire Mawdsley Scholarship and Rider Recognition program - full details can be found here. Parents:An interesting article came out this morning concerning why kids care more about achievement then actually helping others through service work. Worth thinking about as you encourage your students to pursue volunteer hours.From the blog:Long time readers of this blog know that when the temperatures warm up, my fancy automatically turns to two things:  horse shows and campus tours.  I’ve also made no secret of my love for the folks of the Independent Colleges of Indiana and the wonderful tours that they organize for guidance counselors and independent consultants each year. I’m happy to report that this year’s version was no different.With the temperatures spiking into the low nineties and storms on their way up from Missouri, we headed out on Monday morning and made our first stop at Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana.  Manchester is a small liberal arts school of around 1,300 students and some distinctive programs that make it an intriguing possibility for many high school students who are beginning their college search.  (With just over 60 areas of study in total, there’s actually a lot there for everyone.)Read MoreOur second stop on the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) tour was Goshen College, a very small school that is home to around 800 or so undergraduate students.  But don’t let the small size fool you – we learned during our time there that there are a lot of mighty interesting programs happening on this campus!Read More