by Alexis Brooke Redding, Ed.M., IECA Professional Member (Massachusetts) Headlines about a family suing a private college counselor for 2.2 million dollars flooded higher education publications and mainstream media over the past few weeks. They also flooded my in box! Knowing that I have spent the past 2-1/2 years studying the ethics of independent educational … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA In the last few weeks the Independent Educational Consultants Association‘s total active membership passed the 1,000 mark. Such significant growth in the last several years is more remarkable when two additional data points are added. First is IECA’s tough vetting process: even as the field has quickly grown, IECA … Read more »
by Lisa Ransdell, Ph.D., IECA Associate Member (Colorado) A recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education features an important article that sheds light on one of the key reasons for the current crisis with student loans in the U.S.—a crisis that to me increasingly resembles the backdrop of the mortgage meltdown that launched the nation … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Over the course of my week at NACAC I had the opportunity to speak to and hear from many attendees: dozens as a member of the Commission on International Recruitment, dozens more at a Wednesday training, 300 at the IECA/College Admission lunch, scores of visitors to our booth in the … Read more »
by Susan Sykes, M.A., IECA Member (Minnesota) “Managing Expectations” often emerges as one of the most popular topics at the roundtable discussions at IECA conferences. The lively discussion in these groups touches on many of the ways in which independent educational consultants (IECs) do business and often relate to parents’ expectations. At the core of much … Read more »
by Allison Singh, Author, “Getting Over Not Getting In: A College Rejection Guide.” She will give the keynote address at IECA’s Atlanta Conference during the opening general session on Wednesday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m. I have been talking a lot about rejection this past year. First, I published a book and launched a Web site … Read more »
by Brian Crisp, M.C.M, IECA (North Carolina) I regularly meet with two unlikely colleagues who have become friends of mine. Jean is a registrar and advisor at a large local public university where she assists freshmen in navigating their college entry point. Susan is a school psychologist/counselor in a large school system, splitting her time … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA This is the second of two articles on this topic. Yesterday I explored suggestions for schools, colleges, and programs for making the most out of their time displaying at their School & College Fair or Therapeutic Information Swap. Today I’ll flip the tables and offer some advice to independent … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA This is the first of two articles on this topic. Today we’ll explore suggestions for schools, colleges, and programs for making the most out of their time displaying at the IECA Conference School & College Fair or Therapeutic Information Swap. Tomorrow I’ll flip the tables and offer some advice … Read more »
by Deborah Davis Groves, STI 2012 Graduate A year and a half ago, I made the decision to reinvent myself. My family, especially my husband, encouraged me to consider becoming a college admissions consultant. We had hired IECA member Elizabeth Hall of Austin, Texas to assist us with all three of our children during their … Read more »
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