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1,300 IECA Conference Attendees to Mix Networking and Education

February 21, 20121 comment

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Registration for the IECA Spring Conference is now open, and schedules, speakers, breakouts and special events are all listed on our Web site. For those who have not attended, IECA gatherings are unique in WHO attends. First, up to 400 independent educational consultants (IECs) are expected in Boston this … Read more »

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Observations on NACAC Conference

September 27, 20111 comment

Thanks to all who sent us their observations of this year’s NACAC Conference. We invite everyone to share their feedback below in the comment section. Tomorrow’s blog will feature feedback from the SSAT Annual Conference. I appreciated a session entitled “From Guiding Admission to Advising for College Success,” which discussed different ways that student advising takes … Read more »

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Independent Educational Consulting At the Tipping Point: What Colleges Need to Know as Private College Consulting Explodes

September 20, 20112 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from New Orleans & the NACAC 2011 Conference The title of this blog is shared with the presentation I will offer Saturday morning (8:30 a.m., room 293 in the Convention Center) during NACAC. More importantly, it conveys a growing truth brought on by a few simple facts: (1) As … Read more »

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Colleges: Engage With IECA at NACAC to Diversify Your Campus

September 15, 2011no comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA A week from today, the 2011 NACAC Conference opens with connections being at the core of that gathering. Many seek to connect to better understand the trends on the horizon in the ever more frenzied atmosphere surrounding college admission. Counselors and independent educational consultants (IECs) seek to connect with, … Read more »

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Nearly 100 Presenters will Examine Hot Topics in College Admission, Boarding Schools, Special Purpose Programs & Independent Educational Consulting

August 18, 2011no comments

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA IECA’s Conference registration for our 35th Anniversary Conference in Dallas, Texas opens this week. Attendees will be treated to exceptional opportunities for networking, information exchange, and unique keynotes from nationally recognized experts. In addition, dozens of breakout sessions will allow attendees to personalize their attendance. Tracks allow for independent … Read more »

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Curious About IECA’s Summer Training Institute? Then, Read This…

July 28, 2011no comments

by Marilyn Emerson, M.S.W., IECA Member (New York) from IECA’s Summer Training Institute in Swarthmore, PA What a wonderful day it was at IECA’s 2011 Summer Training Institute! Yesterday began at 7:30 a.m., sharing breakfast and conversation with the attendees. By 8:15, we were in the large classroom listening to IECA member Joan Koven (Pennsylvania) present … Read more »

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Current Trends and Issues in College Admissions: An Update from NEACAC

July 19, 20114 comments

By Joan Casey, M.Ed, IECA Member (Massachusetts) A highlight of the recent New England Association for College Admissions Counseling (NEACAC) annual conference was the open forum on Current Trends and Issues in College Admissions. School counselors, college admissions officers, and independent educational consultants shared their perspectives on the new and unexpected from last year’s admissions … Read more »

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Why Most Colleges Encourage Outreach to IECs

June 29, 20112 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Last week I was interviewing a candidate for the new Education Manager position at the IECA National Office. The candidate was a former assistant director of admissions at a university that is well known among independent educational consultants for refusing to speak to, e-mail with, or otherwise acknowledge IECs. … Read more »

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Executive Functioning: What Every IEC and Admission Rep Needs to Know

April 11, 2011no comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Experts describe executive functions as those activities we engage in that are beyond automatic impulses. No licking the icing off someone else’s piece of cake even though it looks delicious; getting up to go to school even though we’re tired and the bed is oh-so-toasty. While a host of … Read more »

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2010: A Transformational Year for Independent Educational Consulting Comes to a Close

December 16, 20102 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA When we look back many years from now at the changing nature of admissions and counseling, I suspect we’ll recall 2010 as a transformational year for the profession of independent educational consulting. So much has transpired this year that the profession itself has changed, public perception has grown, attention … Read more »

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