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College Myths BUSTED
The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.
From the blog:
If you’ve ridden horses long enough, you know how important the right chemistry between horse and rider is to their ultimate success. Over time and with experience, you figure out what works for you and what doesn’t – basically, you determine your type. (In that way, I suppose it’s a lot like dating.) Read More
Affluent parents and teenagers often believe that “golden tickets” are plentiful if you attend an elite university and preferably one of the Ivies.
Earn a bachelor’s degree from a place like Harvard, Princeton or Stanford and job opportunities will magically appear. THIS IS CATEGORICALLY UNTRUE.
I’m always amazed at how little players and their families know about athletic scholarships. Given that most of them have been justifying playing their sport for the chance at a college scholarship since middle school, you would think they would be better informed.
The summer before senior year of high school is a great time for students to make progress on the college application process well in advance of fall and winter application deadlines, experts say.
