by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Three quotes made it to my desk in the days since returning from the NACAC conference in Baltimore. Two are from chief college admission representatives and the other from a national talk radio program. Following the lunch for IECA members and college admission reps, a director of admission approached … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA About 100 educational consultants gathered together for the annual meeting of their “Special Interest Group” during the NACAC Conference. The hour-long lunch meeting was dedicated to a discussion of pro-bono and other community service models, reflecting the near universal commitment educational consultants make to service (a recent survey of … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA From the NACAC Conference in Baltimore I’ve discovered today what happens when 100 IECA Members (loyal, enthusiastic members) along with another 100 alumni of IECA training programs (Summer Training Institute and Transitioning Workshop) come together at a NACAC conference. They create an amazing buzz about IECA, growth in the … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA From the NACAC National Conference in Baltimore I am writing today from an amazing, overflow crowd jammed into the ballroom at the Marriott at the Inner Harbor. This annual lunch of IECA member independent educational consultants and admission directors and deans from the nation’s colleges is—by far—the largest gathering … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I’m blogging today from the back row of a pre-conference workshop in Baltimore, part of the NACAC Conference. No, I’m not ignoring the speaker, I’m one of the faculty for the all-day training. This sold-out workshop is on transitioning from work as a school-based college counselor or a college … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA All of the IECA Committees have been busy meeting and planning, and over the next few weeks I’ll highlight many of them and what initiatives are on the horizon for members of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. Among the most active committees is the Learning Disabilities Committee. Their charge … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA On Tuesday I will travel to attend my 15th conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. It’s only a one-hour drive to Baltimore, but as I make my way I will be reflecting on how dramatically different the terrain looks today for independent educational consultants, compared to … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association In a special agreement with College Board, IECA Member Educational Consultants will have an exclusive opportunity to order quantities of SAT materials for students in their practices. For the last several years College Board has decided to send such materials only to schools, but makes the significant exception … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Rachel Diamond, IECA’s conference manager has just worked out the final details for the optional Tuesday evening reception for IECA professional, student and associate members. Over 120 participants have already signed up for the event and those who have not yet done so should revise their … Read more »
by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association A number of questions have found their way to the office, often through Committee Chairs, regarding the registration fee for the pre-conference workshops, speed meetings, and tours prior to the 2009 Fall Conference. I am happy to respond as best I can. Pre-Conference Workshops The … Read more »
