The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.

Greenstone Stables/Friends of Ferdinand, located in central Indiana with facilities in Indiana and Ohio, is an organization dedicated to transitioning retired racehorses into second careers and placing them in the right home.

The program seeks two interns (18 years or older) for 2016.

Know a Junior/Young Rider who wants to attend this year's US Dressage Federation convention but is short on funds?

Applications are now available

for the USDF Youth Convention Scholarship. (Due date is August 31.)

From the blog:

The storms had just cleared and rain reduced to a trickle when our buses pulled onto the campus of Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana – a relief as we were all eager to walk the grounds and discover what makes this small, regional school of around 1,000 students so special. After all, as the first college in Indiana to admit women, Franklin has continued in its proud and pioneering tradition to offer a solid liberal arts education to its students since its founding in 1834. Though approximately 85 percent of its students come from within its home state of Indiana, the warm and supportive campus community – combined with some excellent financial aid packages! – mean that it could be the right fit for a variety of freshmen (and women). Read More

The 2016 Common Application went live on August 1.

As you help your child along the path to college, know that both of you have support in a variety of places. Don't know where to begin?

Here are five things you can do to assist your child, whenever they are ready to start the college application process

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The College Application and YouSenior year is here.  You’ve spent months compiling a list of the right colleges and visiting campuses and now it’s time to submit your applications.But where should you begin?Your first task is to note the application deadlines for each of your schools and meet with your guidance counselor to learn the steps that students at your particular high school must take in order to have letters of recommendation and official transcripts released to the colleges.A completed college application consists of the following:

• The application form itself, which includes personal and family information such as where you live, where your parents went to school and work, how many siblings you have, and what courses you’ll take as a high school senior.

• A resume or list of your extracurricular activities, which some schools require you to submit as a separate document.  Many others, however, will simply ask you to type in activity details, including how many years of participation and approximate hours spent on the activity per week.

• A copy of your official high school transcript, which outlines the courses you’ve taken in your first three years of high school and the grades you’ve received.  It may also include your attendance record and results of any state examinations taken.

The majority of college applications also include:

• An essay, which allows you to tell the about your life or experiences you’ve had that have shaped the person you are.  Some applications may require more than one essay or ask for short answers to specific questions.

• Your standardized test scores.While some schools may only require you to submit scores in order to evaluate you for merit scholarship and won’t use them as part of your admission decision, others will require you to submit all scores from each time you have taken the ACT or SAT as part of their evaluation of your complete file.

Colleges will not evaluate applications that lack any required components listed above, so it’s important to know what pieces you will provide and what pieces must come from your high school.  Having a plan in place to get everything submitted well in advance of deadlines will guarantee you receive full consideration for acceptance.

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