by Brian Crisp, M.S.M., IECA Associate Member (North Carolina) First and foremost, I am and will always be a teacher. During my career, I have had the privilege to teach a wide range of learners from preschoolers to graduate students. Students, regardless of their age, have never ceased to amaze me with their voracious desire … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I am frequently asked the question—by the media, by independent educational consultants (IECs), and other professionals—about the IEC’s relative obligations to the student, the parents, and the school, college, and program. The last of these is easiest. IECs have a singular obligation to admission directors at all levels: to … Read more »
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8 comments by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from the NATSAP Conference in Tucson, Arizona The final morning of the NATSAP conference featured a panel of leaders from a number of national organizations working in the area of adolescent behavioral health. While I would have preferred a format that permitted more time for discussion and questions (more … Read more »
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| Adolescent behavioral health,Adolescents,Finding the Right Fit,independent educational consultants,NATSAP,special needs consulting,Therapeutic Consulting | 0 comment by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association On the radio today I heard a report that women are overwhelmingly the chief financial officers of their household. In that role, women are increasingly worried about household debt and savings. These findings mirror the message I brought to members of the Independent Educational Consultants Association … Read more »
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| Consulting Business,Economy and Consultants,Financial Aid,Finding the Right Fit,IECA member consultants,independent educational consultants,Marketing,parents | 2 comments 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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| Admission Representatives,Adolescents,Agents,boarding schools,college admissions,ethics,Finding the Right Fit,IECA Cincinnati Conference,IECA member consultants,independent educational consultants,international consulting,International Students | 1 comment by Dodge Johnson, President, Independent Educational Consultants Association The Common Application was a major topic at this year’s NACAC conference, and in response, Daniel Devise wrote an insightful piece in his Washington Post column this morning (10-05-10) about the prevailing sentiment that the Common Application is a good thing because it makes things easier for students. There’s … Read more »
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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| Admission Representatives,college admissions,college consulting,educational consultants,Educational Consulting Growth,Finding the Right Fit,IECA,independent educational consultants,NACAC,Principles of Good Practice | 1 comment by Dodge Johnson, President, Independent Educational Consultants Association Economist Richard Vedder recently published a piece titled “In Defense of College Rankings,” in the Chronicle of Higher Education, 08/06/1). Here he defends the soon-to-be-released U.S. News rankings, anticipating that “many in the Education Establishment will [trash] them… They will be labeled as non-scientific, elitist, poorly constructed, … Read more »
by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association It is this week that U.S. News and World Report releases its best-selling issue of the year: its annual ranking of colleges and universities. Based on criteria that no one thinks is ideal (and few fully comprehend), the result is a week where colleges condemn … Read more »