Yours Sincerely,
• Their reputation is severely overstated. They can't possibly be the best horse school in the world with an international repute, they are completely unknown by either the International Equestrian Federation or the British Horse Society. They have an extremely low reputation with the US Equestrian Federation, US Dressage Federation and the USET. At the time of my investigation they had a low reputation among horse industry employers from New York to Hawaii.
This is an archetypal for-profit school institution.
-A Former MM Student.
NOT MY OPINION!!!! THAT IS WHAT I HEARD!
I really want to go to Meredith Manor in 6 years. I know it's a long way away but the programs look amazing. I only started riding last year, but , my instructor said that she thought I had been riding for at least a couple of years. The only downside for me is that I live in California not West Virginia. I can't wait to look in to it more, and hopefully go there one day.
• Few colleges will accept transfer--I could find only one.
• Few if any credits will transfer to a traditional college or university.
MM is not glitz and glamour but they know how to teach, train, and ride. It definitely not for you if you think you already know everything about riding and it's not horse camp. Expect to work and you'll get out of it what you put into it. I graduated very confident in my ability to work in the industry. I ended up at home with my own lesson program and coaching kids and teens at local shows quite successfully.
• There is a higher than acceptable student loan default rate amongst graduates from this institution, by government standard.
From a former student: Prospective students and parents beware!
I have been looking into MM for a long time( 2 years) and I have heard horses get bare minimum care,no deworming, no blankets, poor training etc. I have also heard the dorms smell like paint and weed, not pleasant. Also from what I have seen the horses are not taken care of and are not good, and their programs are bad. I have also heard the campus is a dump? So yeah, from what I have seen MM is not good and it is a waste.
• Students must pay greater than 10% of their net income to pay off student loans. This is also out of specs with government standards.
In the very least I urge anyone considering this school to investigate all the points I made above. Best of luck!
I am still considering MM. Remember, that is not my opinion, it is what I have heard :)
Have seen people hating on MM and usually they are the ones that could not hack it.Yes it is difficult and it isn't a five star hotel;what it is is a horsemanship school,that will challenge you.If you have to want learn the availability is there. Please don't hate on it because of your ability not to man or woman up.Oh and yes I didn't have problems finding work in the industry.
• There are better programs out there. Colorado University has an excellent program and the British Horse Society program which is internationally recognized can be completed for virtually free. My own advice is that if you really want to pursue a horse career, either do it with a program that is genuinely internationally recognized or one that had transferable university credits. That way if you decide to change vocations in 10 years, like I did, you'll have something that will transfer. BTW, today's college graduates will change careers 5 times before retirement and 3 of those jobs don't even exist yet.
• The gainful employment rate of graduates is extremely low. The government's acceptable level is 30%--and that includes graduates employed outside of their target vocation. In my personal investigation I found the food service industry was the most common vocation for Meredith Manor graduates and I could find no more than 5% of graduates actually gainfully employed within the horse industry.
• I have witnessed myself that a clear majority of instructors are a product themselves of this institution. This is a stagnating process, which leads me to the next point.
Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre is a US University based in Waverly, West Virginia. Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre is located at 147 Saddle Ln, Waverly, WV 26184, USA.
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