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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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90% of Chinese Recommendation Letters Are Fake: Considerations for Recruitment in China

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Over the last three years the growth in the number of Chinese students seeking admission to undergraduate programs, boarding schools, and now junior boarding schools, in the United States has been staggering. Coming at a time when domestic growth has stagnated, especially among full-paying families, there … Read more »

The State of Boarding Schools 2012

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Attending The Association of Boarding Schools annual conference in Boston last week provided a wonderful opportunity to get a sense of where residential schooling stands as the new year approaches. Through personal conversations and seeing which topics filled rooms for breakouts, as well as listening to school-to-school discussions in … Read more »

As We Conference Next Week, the World Looks a Little Different

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…the … Read more »

It’s ALWAYS About the Match

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Two very different experiences yesterday brought home the singular message that has dominated this profession since it was “created” more than 35 years ago. Yesterday morning I participated in a research session sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives Foundation. Along with eight other association CEOs, we delved … Read more »

Education Innovator Milton Chen Added to Roster of IECA Conference Speakers

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA One of the nation’s most respected and sought-after education experts will open the IECA Philadelphia Conference on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Milton Chen is the senior fellow and past executive director of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Chen andĀ GLEF are widely recognized in educational circles for their work on … Read more »

On NY Mom Suing Preschool for Ruining Daughter’s Chance at the Ivy League

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Most of the country was focused last week on the unfolding multiple disasters in Japan. Not in New York City’s Upper East Side where the story of the week was one mother’s lawsuit against a private preschool. Nicole Imprescia filed suit against York Avenue Preschool for having “jeopardized little … Read more »

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