by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA On the final morning of The Association of Boarding Schools national conference, I attended a valuable session designed to help admission directors and counselors view the application process through the lens of the parent. While designed expressly for boarding school representatives, much of the content is applicable whether … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from The Association of Boarding Schools Conference in Baltimore An excellent presentation to open the TABS conference has attendees really talking. The view of William Deresiewicz, a former Yale English professor, is that our elite institutions—whether at the boarding school or university level—may be teaching our brightest students to … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from IECA Fall Conference, Cincinnati More than 50 boarding school and university admission reps, along with independent educational consultants, attended a community forum to discuss the issue of commissioned per-head agents bringing international students to educational institutions in the United States. We had a great panel featuring two IECA … Read more »
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1 comment by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Last evening The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) held the first ever VIRTUAL Boarding School Expo. IECA was pleased to play a role as a partner, featuring a keynote presentation, leading a discussion, providing experts to answer family questions, and offering downloads from our booth. … Read more »
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| Admission Representatives,boarding schools,IECA,independent educational consultants,Independent Schools,parents,TABS,Virtual Conference | 5 comments by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Awaiting take-off from St. Louis and the NACAC Conference The role of international agents, paid on a per-head basis for students enrolling in some U.S. colleges, was much debated at the 2010 NACAC Conference. On Friday, a panel hosted by Inside Higher Education’s Scott Jaschik debated the ethics … Read more »
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| Admission Representatives,Agents,college admissions,college consulting,Consulting Business,ethics,international consulting,International Students,NACAC | 5 comments by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association From the NACAC Conference in St. Louis I am attending my 16th conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Often at these gatherings of 5,000 professionals, a new product, new policy, or new book captures the buzz and becomes a topic in the … Read more »
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| Admission Representatives,college admissions,college applications,college consulting,educational consulting,Finding the Right Fit,IECA,IECA Cincinnati Conference,independent educational consultants | 2 comments by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Over the next 48 hours, more than 120 independent educational consultants (IECs) will be heading to the NACAC conference in St. Louis, including more than 80 IECA members. This year we arrive armed with new information; new facts that demonstrate a far more expansive role … Read more »
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