The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.

From the blog:

One thing I love about the sport of intercollegiate equestrian (and, admittedly, about equestrian sports in general) is that the single definitive thing that separates the successful riders and teams from the unsuccessful ones is very simple.

They make it work. Read More

Who Should Pay for College - You or Your Student? (Both?)

You've been preparing your child for adult responsibilities for years. Now, in your kid's senior year of high school—college acceptances and financial aid offers in hand—you face a pivotal question about responsibility: How much money should your child raise for college, either through earnings or loans?

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“Leadership” is one of those words that have such power to instill angst in college applicants. Perceived as a referendum on one’s strengths as person and admission candidate, assuming the “lead” is coveted as a prerequisite to college success. Books have been written, movies made, classes created and whole industries born around leadership development. High school students are seduced by summer programs with “leadership” in the title, as if the secret to college admission triumph. These same students scramble –

Hunger Games

-style – to assume positions as leaders among their classmates in the hopes that they can fill in the “I am worthy” blank on their admission application.

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Faced with the daunting task of healing the state’s $3 billion budget deficit, Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed to put Chester County’s horse hospital out to pasture.

The governor’s budget removes all $30 million of state funding to the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, which includes the 700-acre Kennett Square campus known as the New Bolton Center, according to a Daily Local News report by Fran Maye.Read More

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