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The College Search Begins: What Every Student Deserves

September 13, 20112 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA As students head back to school, attention will quickly turn to the college application process as seniors prepare for standardized tests, gathering recommendations, preparing activities lists, and tackling their essay. Those loved and hated rankings come out any day. Not surprisingly, media attention to the college search and application … Read more »

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Why Join Your Local ACAC

September 1, 20112 comments

by Jane Klemmer, IECA Member (New York) When I arrived at Marist College for the annual NYSACAC Executive Board summer retreat a few weeks ago, I experienced the comforting sensation of coming back to a familiar place, not unlike the feeling I have when I reconnect with my IECA colleagues at our conferences. I looked … Read more »

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In this Weekend’s Classifieds: Become an Independent Educational Consultant

July 5, 20113 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA In a Fulton County (GA) newspaper this weekend was a little help wanted ad in the classified section. It sought individuals, of whatever background, whatever experience, whatever education, and whatever motivation, to join a firm and learn how to become an independent educational consultant (IEC). As a little enticement, … Read more »

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Why Most Colleges Encourage Outreach to IECs

June 29, 20112 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Last week I was interviewing a candidate for the new Education Manager position at the IECA National Office. The candidate was a former assistant director of admissions at a university that is well known among independent educational consultants for refusing to speak to, e-mail with, or otherwise acknowledge IECs. … Read more »

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In New Poll from AP, Students Express Frustration with School Guidance

April 26, 2011no comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The Associated Press released a poll last week that sought feedback from high school graduates about the help and support provided to them by their school-based counselors as they began exploring colleges, trade schools, or work. A majority said that their school wasn’t good at helping them choose a … Read more »

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IECs and School Counselors: What Do We Have in Common?

February 18, 20111 comment

by Emily Snyder, M.A., IECA Professional Member (Virginia) Yesterday I attended a meeting to learn more about how to utilize NACAC’s Member-to-Member portal for sharing information. What ultimately emerged from the meeting, however, was a much more philosophical discussion—which I found quite valuable —mostly surrounding the impact of technology on ethics, current trends, and future … Read more »

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New Study Suggesting Fewer Students Need To Go To College Misses the Mark

February 2, 20116 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA “Pathways to Prosperity,” a report based on a Harvard Graduate School of Education study that was released today, raises questions about the push to send students to post-secondary school. The report, authored by professor Robert Schwartz, notes that just one-third of the jobs being created over the next seven … Read more »

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Mood & Learning Problems in Teens May Be Based in Use of Media

November 1, 20104 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consulting Association from Cincinnati, Ohio & the IECA National Conference A new, preliminary study conducted at the JFK Medical Center Sleep Lab explored the impact of teens’ use of electronic media just before—and in many cases after—bedtime. What they found was that teens who used the most bedtime media, … Read more »

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Saluting IECA Member Experts Presenting At NACAC

September 30, 20102 comments

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association From the NACAC Conference in St. Louis The annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling gets started today following a day of pre-conference seminars and campus tours. The kick-off event for several hundred is the IECA Member/College Admission Officials annual luncheon. IECA … Read more »

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Summer Training for Consultants Demonstrates Diversity of Profession

July 26, 2010no comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The very popular and well-respected IECA Summer Training Institute kicks off its 2010 program on the campus of Swarthmore College on Tuesday, July 27. The attendees themselves may demonstrate how the profession of educational consulting has changed over the last several years. They are a racially and culturally diverse group … Read more »

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