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10 Ways to Bond with Your Child's College Counselor
The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.
You want to have a trusting, amicable relationship with your financial adviser, your doctor and your attorney as they lead you through sometimes difficult life experiences. The same principle applies to the person who will help guide you and your high schooler(s) through the college admission process: the high school's college counselor.
One of the most memorable lessons I have ever overseen as an instructor was a lesson where I mostly spoke after the lesson time had concluded. It was a hot summer day at a camp in Maine, and I had a group of girls for their very last barn lesson. Instead of doing something along the lines of grooming or learning the parts of the saddle, I took them out into the paddock, and I asked them to observe the horses. Read More
New Mexico State University regents voted unanimously to shut down the school’s Equestrian program Friday. The decision comes six months after Chancellor Garrey Carruthers first eliminated it, then restored it three days later amid public outcry, granting the team one year to become self-sufficient in order to remain an NCAA-sanctioned team.
From the blog:
If you’ve read this blog for a while, you’ve undoubtedly figured out that I’m a control freak. Whether it’s a dressage thing, a business owner thing, a higher education thing, or just a me thing remains to be seen; all I know is that I am what I am and I don’t see that particular facet of myself changing anytime soon.
It should come as no surprise that I’m also controlling when it comes to money. Some would call me thrifty, others might toss out the label “tight-fisted” or even “cheap.” I love a good coupon, a great discount, and I don’t like to throw money away. (Ever.) It’s a penny-pinching approach that naturally carries over the work I do with students as we assess the costs of the various colleges they’re interested in submitting applications to, for even if their parents are well off and aren’t overly concerned with the out-of-pocket cost for a particular college or university, I view it as my job to undertake that concern for them – if only to make sure that they’re getting the very best value for every dollar they spend.
Add all of that up and you’ll begin to understand why I’m not the biggest fan of athletic scholarships. Read More
