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Upcoming IECA Conferences:

May 2 - 5, 2012
Boston, Massachusetts

November 7 - 10, 2012
Atlanta, Georgia

April 10 - 13, 2013
Chicago, Illinois

November 13 - 16, 2013
San Diego, California


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Nearly 100 Presenters will Examine Hot Topics in College Admission, Boarding Schools, Special Purpose Programs & Independent Educational Consulting

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA IECA’s Conference registration for our 35th Anniversary Conference in Dallas, Texas opens this week. Attendees will be treated to exceptional opportunities for networking, information exchange, and unique keynotes from nationally recognized experts. In addition, dozens of breakout sessions will allow attendees to personalize their attendance. Tracks allow for independent … Read more »

IECA Members Offer College Search Advice to Go See Campus Users

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 »

IECA’s Education Manager Will Usher in New Offerings, Commitment to Ongoing Learning for IECs

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA A review of committee work, surveys, member requests, and the Strategic Plan all point to the same need: ongoing education for members that focuses on the changing landscape of admission, psycho-social issues impacting adolescents, newly expanding specialties, and much more. Several months ago, the IECA Board of Directors adopted … Read more »

IECA Associate Members: Acknowledge Your Professional Success!

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA When IECA’s Board created the category of “Associate Membership” about ten years ago, the goal was to bring on board those who demonstrated a background or commitment to the profession but did not yet meet the requirements for experience, education, site visits, and more. The expectation was that the … Read more »

Breadth of New Initiatives Have Potential to Transform the Value of IECA Membership

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The Board of Directors of the Independent Educational Consultants Association met in Cincinnati as the annual conference drew to a close and the committee chairs wrapped up a wonderful opportunity to share ideas and initiatives. So much was on the agenda that I think we all feared it … Read more »

As Successful IECA Conference Comes to an End, What’s Next for Association and the Independent Educational Consulting Profession?

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from Cincinnati Ohio and the IECA Conference While grabbing coffee this morning I have run into almost two dozen independent educational consultants (both IECA members and non-member IECs). Each one told me what a wonderful conference this has been, although almost always qualified with “but overwhelming” or “so much … Read more »

Six IECA Conference Innovations You May Have Missed

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 »

AFTER the Summer Institute: Where to Go From Here?

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 »

This is Early Bird Registration Week for IECA

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Our spring conference registration opened less than a week ago, and registration is already approaching 250. Early bird discounts end THIS FRIDAY (February 26), so if you are planning to attend our gathering in Toronto (May 12-15), get your registration completed right away. Full details on … Read more »

SAT Materials Available to Member Consultants through IECA

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association In a special agreement with College Board, IECA Member Educational Consultants will have an exclusive opportunity to order quantities of SAT materials for students in their practices. For the last several years College Board has decided to send such materials only to schools, but makes the significant exception … Read more »

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