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News/Travel:If you know of a junior rider on the East Coast (New England area) who might benefit from the opportunity to ride in a collegiate recruiting showcase, the Junior Equestrian Festival entries for October are now open.  The event will be at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Connecticut October 9-11.  I will be there and there will also be representatives from colleges and universities with riding programs.I had a personal piece published in The Chronicle of the Horse online for their annual essay writing contest.  It's the (sadly) true story of how my horse and I are the Fred and Ethel Mertz of the horse show world.  (Kids, your parents can explain that reference to you.) Upperclassmen:Contemplating a career in medicine?  Consider majoring in English.It's worth reading this piece about how some public colleges leverage their scholarship dollars to encourage out of state students to apply and enroll.Underclassmen:If your friends or family wonder why you're working with an educational consultant in your college search, send them this link.Parents:If you or a loved one needs help planning financially for college, the University of Notre Dame is holding free webinars on saving for college next week.  Information is available here. From the blog:I’ve often remarked about my own undergraduate college experiences in this blog, so if you’re a longtime reader, you probably know the following: I attended a small, liberal arts college where I majored in English.  My roommates majored in English, psychology, and biology/neuroscience. I am enthusiastic about liberal arts education as a direct result of my experiences as an undergraduate. Through my ten years of work in higher education, I have come to understand that liberal arts education isn’t a good fit for every student – but it is a good fit for a lot more students than people think!As such, you can imagine my delight at receiving an invitation to the 2015 Heick Symposium at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia – especially when I learned that the central topic of the event was “Affirming the Value of a Liberal Arts Education” and the keynote speaker would be Georgia Nugent of the Council of Independent Colleges (and former president of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio).An entire symposium dedicated to liberal arts education in America?!  Early Christmas for Randi!  Read More