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Twists and Turns
Twists and Turns
The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.
From the blog:
I’ve been on the move a lot in the past few weeks but it’s allowed me to catch up with old friends and make new ones, which is always fun. This past weekend was hectic too, with a full social calendar that began with the Saturday wedding of a kid I once led to her first leadline victory (!) and continued into Sunday afternoon when I grabbed lunch with my first-ever client who was back in town before departing this week for school in Ohio. These kids keep growing up around me – which is crazy because I swear I’m still a youthful 25! (No, really – if you ask me how old I am, I’ll tell you 25.)
Yet according to the updates that stream across my social media feeds, time continues to fly at a rapid pace. I’m always excited to see when my former college students experience big new events in their lives – job changes, engagements, moves across the country, new horses, new babies, etc.. They’ve come so far since the day I first met them – and yet the other day I realized something that’s true for all of them: From the day I first encountered them until now, not a single one of my former students have ended up where they originally planned to be. And that’s a very good thing. Read More
Ivy League and name brand universities often seem like the be all and end all of higher education - but they are also priced that way.
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"Generally, you will get minimal time off. Due to management and time and distance, you will miss important things like weddings, funerals, and graduations. You will be working on all holidays, because guess what? Horses always need to be fed and stalls always need to be cleaned."
If you're a parent of a college-bound kid, get ready to tell a lot of stories that start with "Back in my day." The college experience is nothing like it was when you went to school.
