• Info for Parents & Students
• IECA Membership
• Education & Conferences
• Info for Schools
• Member Home Page
• Find a Consultant

• Media Center
• Education & Conferences
• Summer Training Institute
• Transitioning to Private Practice
• Advertising Opportunities
• Sponsorships
• Proposals
• About Us
• Contact Us
• Home

Upcoming IECA Conferences:

• • Send the blog to me by email
  • Become a Fan
  • See my photos
  • Connect with me
  • Join our newsletter
  • RSS feed
  • Tweet with me
  • Subscribe to my Channel

• Categories

  Select Category ACT  (1) Admission Representatives  (16) AdmissionsQuest  (11) Adolescent behavioral health  (6) Adolescents  (25) Adoption  (1) Advanced Placement  (1) Affinity Groups  (4) Agents  (8) American Council on Education (ACE)  (1) boarding schools  (15) budget debate  (1) Campus Tours  (18) Canadian Universities  (1) Career Colleges  (4) college admission trends  (24) college admissions  (54) college applications  (27) college consulting  (72) College Rankings  (7) College Tuition  (6) College Week Live  (6) Conference Vendors  (6) Consulting Business  (46) Department of Education  (1) diversity  (1) economy  (6) Economy and Consultants  (21) Education  (32) Education & Training Committee  (1) educational alternatives  (3) educational consultants  (60) educational consulting  (56) educational consulting business  (18) Educational Consulting Growth  (23) educational leaders  (6) educational trends  (24) electronic media  (10) ethics  (13) Financial Aid  (12) Finding the Right Fit  (28) For-profit colleges  (1) guidance counselors  (1) Higher Education  (2) IECA  (83) IECA Board of Directors  (6) IECA Charlotte Conference  (30) IECA Cincinnati Conference  (15) IECA Conference  (37) IECA Dallas Conference  (9) IECA Education Center  (1) IECA Foundation  (3) IECA Leadership  (16) IECA member consultants  (87) IECA membership  (9) IECA Philadelphia Conference  (14) IECA San Francisco Conference  (16) IECA staff  (2) IECA Toronto Conference  (13) IECA Web Site  (5) IECs  (58) independent educational consultants  (82) Independent Schools  (12) Information Swap  (3) Insights newsletter  (1) international consulting  (20) International Students  (9) International Study  (8) Ivy league schools  (1) keynote speaker  (11) LDA Conference  (2) Learning Disability Consulting  (15) Marketing  (14) Member benefits  (12) member services  (8) membership in IECA  (8) NACAC  (11) NAIS  (1) NATSAP  (5) parents  (13) politics  (2) Principles of Good Practice  (5) private schools  (6) Pro bono consulting  (1) Productivity  (3) Public Education  (3) Recruiters  (4) SAT  (2) School & College Fair  (3) school consulting  (32) School culture  (1) school-based counselors  (14) sleep disorders  (1) Small Boarding School Association  (1) Social Networking Technology  (24) special needs consulting  (24) Speed Meetings  (3) SSAT  (1) SSATB  (1) Strategic Plan  (3) Students  (13) Summer Training Institute  (20) TABS  (3) TalkList  (3) Teachers  (1) Technical schools  (3) Technology  (2) testing  (1) The Common Application  (1) Therapeutic Consulting  (27) Transitioning to Private Practice  (6) tutor  (1) UC Irvine Independent Educational Consultant Certificate Program  (1) UCLA Extension College Counseling Certificate  (2) Uncategorized  (8) Virtual Conference  (1) webinars  (2) Western Boarding Schools Conference  (1)

• Authors

  Select Author... AdmissionsQuest (12) Aimee Gruber (1) AlanSheptin (1) Alexander Leipziger (1) Alexis Avila (1) Bar Clarke (3) Becky Grappo (4) beckygrappo (3) Benjamin Caldarelli (1) Brian Crisp (1) Carolyn Mulligan (1) Charlotte Klaar (3) Christine Southgate (1) Diane Geller (1) Dodge Johnson (4) Emily Snyder (10) IECA (5) IECA Dallas (1) iecamark2 (1) Jane Klemmer (5) Janet Rosier (3) Janice Berger (1) Joan Casey (1) Katherine Cohen (1) Kathie Carnahan (3) Kathleen Passanisi (1) Kevin Preis (1) Lisa Ransdell (2) Lisa Temkin (1) Lucy Pritzker (1) Marcia Kramer (1) Marilyn Emerson (6) Mark Sklarow (245) Michael Brown (1) Rachel Diamond (1) Rosemary Tippett (1) Ryan Luse (1) Sandy Furth (1) Sarah Brachman (15) Sue DePra (1) Sue Luse (1) tammer101 (2)

• Archives

  Select Month January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009

• Search

  Search for:

• IECA Member Blogs

  L. & A. GoldbergJane KlemmerBonnie SudduthLisa RansdellMark MontgomeryTam Warner MintonVictoria NewmanRenee GoldbergNancy GriesemerTodd JohnsonMandee Heller AdlerDeborah DavisJoan CaseyJudi RobinovitzJerry DanielsKiersten MurphyClaire and Chip LawJeannie BorinSandra Bramwell-RileyRebecca GrappoBridget BoyleValerie BroughtonKristina DooleyLauren KahnCheryl B. SmithJoan KovenCammie BertramEvan ForsterLucia TylerSandra CliftonSandra MooreDan BauerRuth BrodskyJane ShropshireBar ClarkeLon WoodburyFran SchwartzAlexis AvilaRobin AbedonBrian CrispJanet RosierBarbara PasalisLori McGloneLisa BleichMarilyn EmersonKatherine Cohen

Archive for June, 2010

IECA’s 34th Year Comes to Close with an Eye to the Future

June 29, 20102 comments

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA June 30th marks the close of our Fiscal Year and IECA’s 34th serving as the principal voice of the profession of independent educational consulting. We entered the year committed to helping our members thrive, and exploring ways to strengthen the profession, promote the value of the work we … Read more »

Permalink   |   educational consultants,educational consulting,Educational Consulting Growth,IECA |   2 comments
Tagged: admissions representatives, Certificate in Independent Educational Consulting, changes in consulting practices, Charlotte Conference, college consulting, economy, educational consulting, Educational Consulting Growth, IECA Leadership, IECA members, learning disabilities consulting, member services, NACAC, NATSAP, networking, school consulting, Social media, special needs consulting, Summer Training Institute, Therapeutic Consulting

A Novel Way to Visit Colleges

June 15, 20104 comments

by Jane Klemmer, IECA Associate Member (New York) Independent educational consultants understand the importance of visiting colleges in order to expand or update our knowledge of the many higher education options available. These visits to campuses familiarize us with the unique qualities of each school and enable us to effectively help students find the right … Read more »

Permalink   |   Campus Tours,college admissions,educational consulting |   4 comments
Tagged: Azusa Pacific University, Cal Tech, campus visits, Claremont McKenna, college consulting, College tours, Harvey Mudd College, IECA members, Loyola Marymount, Occidental College, Pepperdine University, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Scripps College, UCLA, University of LaVerne, University of Southern California, University of the Redlands

2010 Edition: What College Are Really Looking for in Applicants

June 10, 20101 comment

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association The 2010 survey of IECA Members has now been released, revealing this year’s “Top Ten Strengths and Experiences Colleges Look for in High School Students.”  While several items topping the list are unchanged despite the overheated college application process, there are a number of changes … Read more »

Permalink   |   college admissions,college applications,college consulting,IECA member consultants |   1 comment
Tagged: admissions, admissions representatives, college application trends, college applications, college consulting, IECA members

Understanding The Helicopter Parent Phenomenon: A New Book for Educational Consultants Working with Parents and Their College Going Children

June 4, 20103 comments

by Emily Snyder, IECA (Virginia) Yesterday’s edition of Inside Higher Ed has a very interesting question and answer session with Margaret K. Nelson, A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Sociology at Middlebury College, and the author of a new book, Parenting Out of Control: Anxious Parents in Uncertain Times (New York University Press). Nelson takes the … Read more »

Permalink   |   college applications,college consulting,College Rankings,educational consultants |   3 comments
Tagged: admissions, changes in consulting practices, college application trends, college applications, college consulting, educational consulting, helicopter parents, Inside Higher Ed

IECA Regional & Affinity Groups Provide Opportunity for Sharing, Learning, and Connecting

June 2, 2010no comments

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA It has been a year since the Independent Educational Consultants Association announced a new initiative to allow members with shared interests to form “Affinity Groups” and in that year many such groups have taken off. Consultants that do international placements and those specializing in graduate school are forming … Read more »

Permalink   |   Affinity Groups,IECA Leadership,IECA member consultants |   0 comment
Tagged: Affinity Groups, IECA board of directors, IECA members, regional groups