St. Mary's visit

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JUNIORS/SENIORS:When you search for colleges (or information about them) online, keep in mind that not all search sites are created equal.(And if you're searching on YouTube, check the source as well - is the video student made? Produced by the admissions office?)  UNDERCLASSMEN:Do you see a working student position in your future? This blog entry has some great advice on how to make the most of it.NEWS/EVENTS/TRAVEL: My book, Horses for Courses: The Definitive Guidebook or the Prospective College Equestrian is on track to release on Amazon next month. The cover image is set and final edits are taking place.Upcoming visits include the University of Richmond (second visit), Virginia Wesleyan, Randolph Macon College, Juniata College, and several others.  Florida colleges may be added in late fall pending my conference schedule.Entries for the 2015 College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show in Wellington, FL are now open.Texas families - Pin Oak Houston has set the date for its fall college fair as September 20, 2014.  I don't know yet if I will be in attendance again this year. Parents:New research shows that college grads don't always out-earn non-grads - but there are reasons why.From the blog:From Holy Cross College, we made our way just down the road to St. Mary’s College, the all-female sister school of the famed University of Notre Dame.  (At its founding, Notre Dame was strictly a men’s college, so St. Mary’s was founded to offer women a nearby educational opportunity that was similarly affiliated with the Catholic church.  Today, you need not be Catholic to attend.)The St. Mary’s campus closely resembles another Catholic women’s college we visited as part of the ICI group tour last summer: St. Mary-of-the-Woods, with its large Gothic buildings and manicured lawns dotted with mature and substantial trees.  Yet like every college campus, it has its own unique personality and traditions that make it special – and make it a great fit for the right student.Read More