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		<title>College Affordability for Middle Class Families</title>
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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>Where We Stand 2012: A Look at the Profession</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association As we begin 2012, it seems to me that we’ve completed a year in which many in the profession took giant strides forward, some fell back, technology has begun to transform the field, and the very concept of what it means to be an independent ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/01/24/where-we-stand-2012-a-look-at-the-profession/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whose Essay Is This Anyway?</title>
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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>An Independent Educational Consultant&#8217;s Most Valuable Resource: Good Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association I believe in the importance of association: through professional societies, trade associations, and membership organizations, especially for those who work alone or in small business, so individuals can easily connect to others with like minds and similar goals. Not surprisingly, some 19 years ago, when ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2012/01/05/an-independent-educational-consultants-most-valuable-resource-good-information/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Getting Kids Into&#8221; Ivy League Colleges: Absolutely NOT the Job of an Independent Educational Consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association I had a very frustrating week last week looking over applications for membership in IECA. To be clear, the applicants looked well educated, came with significant experience, and seemed to be dedicated to the independent educational consulting profession. What triggered my frustration was the number of applicants ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/12/13/getting-kids-into-ivy-league-colleges-absolutely-not-the-job-of-an-independent-educational-consultant/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Higher Education and Occupy Wall Street</title>
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		<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>Impact of an IECA Conference: 3 Views</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IECA Dallas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Nothing supplants seeing and visiting&#8221; Having been a member for nearly fifteen years, I am always amazed at the &#8220;take-aways&#8221; from IECA conferences.  From the renewed connections with colleagues I have known and worked with for some time to plugging into the energies of new members, I always get back on the plane ready to ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/11/21/impact-of-an-ieca-conference-3-views/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attending the Dallas Conference…Virtually</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/11/16/attending-the-dallas-conference%e2%80%a6virtually/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Brachman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sarah Brachman, Manager of Communications, IECA While I did not attend the Dallas conference in person, I still felt like I participated by following the tweets and photos from the event. I could sense the energy from attendees as they greeted old friends in Conference Central during registration and in the hallways in between ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/11/16/attending-the-dallas-conference%e2%80%a6virtually/">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>As We Conference Next Week, the World Looks a Little Different</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Next week about 1,000 of us will gather in Dallas, roughly split between independent educational consultants (IECs), prep school representatives, college admission officers, and therapeutic school and program reps. Also, there will be vendors for companies that serve these communities, plus presenting experts, psychologists, athletic directors&#8230;the ... <a href="http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2011/11/03/as-we-conference-next-week-the-world-looks-a-little-different/">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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