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IECA Summer Institute Attendee Reflects on Inclusiveness

August 3, 20115 comments

by Sean Hawes, M.S. CSPA, College Choice And Success Counselor Pathways To College Achievement With Open Arms I feel compelled to send an unsolicited article for because of my most unusual experience at IECA’s 2011 Summer Training Institute. I have not been to religious retreats more welcoming. I have not been to another training institute … Read more »

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IECA Members Offer College Search Advice to Go See Campus Users

August 1, 20111 comment

by Kevin Preis, Ed.M., Founder of Go See Campus   This year marks the second term of IECA’s strategic partnership with Go See Campus. Just in case… you haven’t seen it mentioned in IECA’s e-mail updates, I haven’t chatted with you on the phone, or we didn’t share a bowl of Cincinnati chili at the IECA … Read more »

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STI Participant Leads Tour of U Penn

July 29, 20111 comment

by Alan J. Sheptin, MBA, IECA Student Member (NY), Sheptin Tutoring Group, LLC When I saw that the IECA Summer Training Institute afforded me and my fellow trainees a free evening this week in my “second home” of Philadelphia, I jumped at the chance to show off the schools of University City. After all, I … Read more »

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Making Connections at STI and Beyond

July 28, 20111 comment

by Charlotte Klaar, M.S., IECA Member (MD) from IECA’s Summer Training Institute at Swarthmore The Summer Training Institute is now in day three and the class has bonded well and is eagerly asking questions and gathering information. While these are important, what is also happening is that the new IECs who are here are making … Read more »

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An Independent Educational Consultant Reflects on Campus Visits

July 11, 20113 comments

by Carolyn Mulligan, IECA Member (New Jersey) I was completing my IECA professional membership renewal and came to the question on the form which asks how many schools I have visited since last year. I decided to go into my Excel file for the “Colleges Visited” list so that I would give an accurate count.  … 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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Nothing Substitutes for a First Hand Tour of Colleges

June 8, 20112 comments

by Janet Rosier, IECA Member (Connecticut) This is what I tell my students and their families. And, I take my own advice; I have recently passed the 200 mark on college visits, and that figure doesn’t include the colleges I have seen more than one time. Touring colleges and universities and getting the feel of … Read more »

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IECA’s South Carolina College & LD Tour Earns Rave Reviews

March 14, 20111 comment

About a week ago, 24 IECA members returned from the IECA College / LD Consultant tour in South Carolina. Planned by College Committee Chair Judy Bass (Maryland) and LD Committee Vice-Chair Rachel Sobel (Pennsylvania), the reviews of the tour were very positive. The upcoming April issue of Insights features an article by Erin Avery (New … Read more »

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Six IECA Conference Innovations You May Have Missed

September 1, 2010no comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consulting Association We are still in the early stages of conference registration for IECA’s Fall National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. However, we have already passed 600 attendees and are looking forward to a wonderful gathering. Here are six new, improved, or unique aspects to the conference that you … Read more »

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AFTER the Summer Institute: Where to Go From Here?

August 1, 20101 comment

by Mark Sklarow, IECA Executive Director In some ways the Summer Training Institute lasts far longer than the 4 days attendees spend in Swarthmore, PA.  First, in a practical sense, it could takes months just to read everything in their workshop binders.  Hundreds of articles, reproduced blogs, resource lists, sample contracts, intake forms, campus visit … Read more »

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