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The System Isn't the Problem
The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.
From the blog:
Once more this week, the seemingly seedy world of high-end college admissions has rocked the news with scandal and caused myself and my fellow college counseling colleagues to shake our heads and sigh deeply.
In case you haven’t heard, the latest shocking reports have featured very wealthy parents and their high-achieving children working a loophole in the federal financial aid system by having said children legally declared independent and putting them into guardianship with friends or relatives of lesser means. The advantage to doing so is that parent contributions are factored most highly in financial aid awarding processes (primarily through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and also through forms like the CSS Profile). Student contributions are factored in to a lesser degree, so if a student is without any family financial support, more aid is available to help them attend college. The students mentioned in the story have a great deal of family financial support but are disguising this fact in an effort to save money. True independent students fall into a handful of categories, including students who are married, students attending graduate school (having already completed a Bachelor-level degree), and students who live in the care of non-parental relatives or the foster care system. Read More
"Can someone please remind me why we actually like horses? In the midst of the endless cold-hosing, stall rest and crippling vet bills, it seems to have slipped my mind."
"Sunshine Anderson was at Mills College’s annual welcoming ceremony in 2017 when the liberal arts college revealed its big news: It was slashing its tuition by more than a third.
Elated, the history major, who is now a senior, immediately spread the word on Twitter and recalled thinking: “Oh, my God, this is going to make a huge difference!” Read More
In June, a reporter in upstate New York who had never ridden a horse before took a lesson at the Skidmore College riding facility.
