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News/Travel:Good luck to all those who are competing this weekend in the IEA National Championship show in Florida - and good draws too!I leave on Sunday to visit Miami Univerisity of Ohio and the University of Dayton; then after a short layover at home, I'm off to Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia to attend the annual Heick Symposium on the liberal arts.  I'll check email regularly while I'm away so please don't hesitate to reach out if you need me during my travels. Seniors:As you look over those financial aid packages and prepare for your final decision, don't get caught in a bait and switch situation.Juniors:There are seven things you can (and should!) do to prepare yourselves for college.Underclassmen:How's this for the world's oldest college-owned horse?Parents:Due to my travel schedule next week, April invoices will be delayed.  Look for them to arrive in your inboxes on Monday, May 4. From the blog:Famed higher education writer and author of Colleges That Change Lives Loren Pope has passed away now, but his ideas regarding college admission are not only still widely circulated, but are also still incredibly relevant for those who are about to embark on the college search.  One of my favorite ideas of his is this (please excuse me for paraphrasing):“Choosing colleges based on the entering statistics of the freshmen class is like choosing a hospital based on the health of those in the ER—it’s the treatment that really matters; in the case of college, it’s what happens between the first year and graduation.”Let’s stop and break this idea down, shall we?  Read More