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 SENIORS:Planning ahead for your first semester of college?  Recent research shows that the best way to retain your professors' lectures is the old fashioned way - with pen and paper.  Check it out! JUNIORS:Remember that March will be essay month!Considering an equine career?  Better take weather into account.TRAVEL:I'll be in West Palm Beach, FL from March 27 through 31 for the College Prep Invitational Horse Show.  The speaking schedule has changed so appointments may have to move as a result.  I'll know more in a week.  Call me if you want to get something on the books!  (Also, if you want to know what schools will be in attendance, they're posted online here.)April:  "Hearts of Ohio" tour (easterh Ohio) | Equine Affaire:  Columbus, Ohio |  June:  Indianapolis, Indiana - independent colleges (including Notre Dame University)There is also a potential trip to southern California in July that has recently been added.New England students, no update as of yet on my annual April trip; it's still TBD.PARENTS:A great financial aid and FAFSA guide from Forbes went up this week.  Access it here.Higher ed data with information on the undergraduate institutions that produce the most doctoral students came out as well.  That information can be found here.From the blog:If you’re a sophomore or junior in high school, there’s a good chance you’re beginning to research the colleges that interest you right now.  (If you’re in a part of the country that’s been driven inside by the winter weather we’ve recently been blasted with, it might even be your new indoor hobby!)  Yet as you begin to examine and compare different schools, many of you may be wondering, “Am I doing this right?” and “Where can I get the best information about colleges?”Allow me then to seize this opportunity to give you this tip that we professional college researchers (aka educational consultants) use when we want to learn more about schools that we aren’t personally familiar with:We prefer to begin our search with primary sources.Read More