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		<title>Financial Aid &#8220;Shopping Sheet&#8221; on the Horizon</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/02/06/financial-aid-shopping-sheet-on-the-horizon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by C. Claire Law, M.S., IECA (South Carolina) The January 30 issue of Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the White House will soon require colleges to offer students and parents a  “standard” comparison shopping sheet that will enable parents and students to compare and contrast multiple awards from multiple colleges. This form comes just after ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/02/06/financial-aid-shopping-sheet-on-the-horizon/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Student Privacy: Is There Even a Line to Cross?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Snyder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Emily Snyder, IECA (Virginia) Last week, many major media outlets focused on right to privacy issues surrounding Google’s decision, effective March 1, to share personal information with no opportunity for individuals to opt out. At almost exactly the same time that the news about Google was being released, I was involved in a discussion ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/02/01/student-privacy-is-there-even-a-line-to-cross/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>College Affordability for Middle Class Families</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/01/30/college-affordability-for-middle-class-families/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Levy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jeff Levy, Associate Member, IECA (California) I applaud Jane Klemmer’s “Appeal to Government Leaders on College Affordability,” which was posted on the IECA blog January 27. Her wonderful piece reflects the understanding that not only is affordability at the core of the anxiety most parents are experiencing, but it is an issue of global ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/01/30/college-affordability-for-middle-class-families/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whose Essay Is This Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/01/18/whose-essay-is-this-anyway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Kramer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marcia Kramer, IECA (NJ) I e-mailed Gabe and his parents: “You need to rewrite this essay. It sounds like an adult wrote it.” I decided I’d save the explanation about the admissions reps knowing how 17-year-olds write for the later discussion we would be sure to have when Gabe’s parents denied writing the piece ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/01/18/whose-essay-is-this-anyway/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Higher Education and Occupy Wall Street</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/12/07/higher-education-and-occupy-wall-street/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/12/07/higher-education-and-occupy-wall-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Ransdell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lisa Ransdell, Ph.D. IECA Associate Member (Colorado) I read with interest an article in the Nov 27, 2011 Chronicle of Higher Education: “Debt Protestors Denounce Colleges For Broken Promises.” Eric Hoover’s article described the interesting ways in which Occupy Wall Street activists are protesting the high cost of attending college, including the possibility of mass pledges ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/12/07/higher-education-and-occupy-wall-street/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SAT Cheating Scandal</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/10/31/sat-cheating-scandal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Rosier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Janet Rosier, IECA Member (Connecticut) As an Independent Educational Consultant, I was both disheartened and unsurprised at the SAT cheating scandal that came to light in September of this year. A college student was employed to take the SAT for six current high school students. According to reports in The New York Times, he ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/10/31/sat-cheating-scandal/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anticipating IECA&#8217;s Dallas Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/10/25/anticipating-iecas-dallas-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IECA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the 2011 IECA Fall Conference just two weeks away, a few IECA members have weighed in on what they are looking forward to in Dallas next month: &#8220;As the field of educational consulting and the IECA membership continue to grow, I look forward to learning from colleagues, both new and established.  I am always ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/10/25/anticipating-iecas-dallas-conference/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Observations on NACAC Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/09/27/observations-on-nacac-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IECA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/09/27/observations-on-nacac-conference/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Educational Consulting At the Tipping Point: What Colleges Need to Know as Private College Consulting Explodes</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/09/20/independent-educational-consulting-at-the-tipping-point-what-colleges-need-to-know-as-private-college-consulting-explodes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from New Orleans &#38; 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 ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/09/20/independent-educational-consulting-at-the-tipping-point-what-colleges-need-to-know-as-private-college-consulting-explodes/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colleges: Engage With IECA at NACAC to Diversify Your Campus</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/09/15/colleges-engage-with-ieca-at-nacac-to-diversify-your-campus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/09/15/colleges-engage-with-ieca-at-nacac-to-diversify-your-campus/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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