The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.

From the blog:

I’m gearing up for my annual January trip to the College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show this week; I’ll fly out Wednesday so I can squeeze in a campus tour in the Florida sunshine before the show starts on Friday and everything is all set for the journey – my flights and hotels are booked, my rental car secured, and I’ve been in contact with the campus visit coordinator at the campus I’ll see to make sure they’re able to accommodate me.

In short: I’m as committed as I possibly can be, not only to the trip, but the campus visit itself (which is an important and vital part of the work I do to help my students in the college search). And by committed, I mean that I plan to fully immerse myself in the visit, soaking up as much information about the school and its culture as I can. After all, if they’re willing to make the  time to provide me with insights into who they are so I can share it with my students, I owe it to both client families and the school to be fully present. Read More

All good parents want their children to

succeed

, but some kids do better than others after leaving the nest. Paula Wallace, president and founder of the

Savannah College of Art and Design

(SCAD), has some thoughts on the topic. With locations in Savannah and Atlanta in Georgia, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France, she has spent four decades working with young

people

from around the world.

Here's her advice on what parents can do to help their kids succeed in life.

Medical school is no joke. Not with classes like anatomy, neuroscience, cell biology -- and cooking.

Yes, cooking.

Cooking is a required course for first year students at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans.

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