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IECA: More than 1,000 Strong. Why Size Does Matter.

October 24, 20126 comments

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 »

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Reflections from NACAC: Independent Educational Consulting Has Arrived

October 9, 20121 comment

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 »

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Managing Expectations: Parents and the College List

October 2, 20127 comments

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 »

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Independent Educational Consultants: Maximizing Your Time at the Fair & Swap

September 6, 20124 comments

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 »

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My Transformation into Becoming an Independent Educational Consultant

August 30, 2012no comments

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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Adolescent Ethics, Rejection, Male & Female Brains, and Creativity in Education: All Featured at IECA Fall Conference

August 23, 2012no comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Over the years I have attended many conferences with a single standout speaker. As I look ahead to what has been planned for IECA’s Atlanta conference, I am struck with one outstanding speaker after another, day after day. The Wednesday kick-off session will feature one of 2012’s hottest authors in the … Read more »

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Evidence of the International Changes Taking Place

August 6, 20121 comment

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Early on a Sunday morning, traveling to Chicago, I boarded a plane that normally would have been only half full. It would have been this this time as well, except for the more than 75 teenagers from China attending an English language travel program. Judging from their t-shirts and … Read more »

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New Research Points to the Elevated Role of Independent Educational Consulting

June 18, 2012no comments

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA When independent researchers began to assert the growing use of independent educational consultants in the college search and application process a few years ago, many were skeptical. Could a quarter of all students bound for four-year universities really be using an IEC? IECA’s own internal studies at the time … Read more »

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Is College Transfer a Problem?

June 7, 2012no comments

by Lucia Tyler Ph.D., IECA Member (New York) According to a 2010 study by NACAC, about one third of students that enroll in college transfer at some point. There are many individual stories behind that statistic. Students transfer for many different reasons including financial, social, and academic. As independent educational consultants (IECs), we are sensitive to … Read more »

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What Keeps Independent Educational Consultants up at Night?

May 30, 20123 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I had the wonderful privilege of sitting down with 30 IECA members for brunch and conversation yesterday in Los Angeles. They ranged from brand-new associates with just over a year in private practice, to experienced professionals whose tenure at IECA precedes my own 19 years. My opening question to the … Read more »

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