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Posts Tagged ‘IECA Principles of Good Practice’

5 Key Trends for IECs During Second Half of 2011

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association From the 2011 Summer Training Institute in Swarthmore, PA Yesterday afternoon we opened the Summer Training Institute with an amazing group of 100 attendees and 20 faculty and staff, including a number of “visiting” admission professionals. In the first afternoon attendees explored the resources, knowledge, experts, and … Read more »

A ‘Newbie’ Reflects on Applying for Professional Membership in IECA & Shares a Few Tips

by Christine Southgate, IECA Member (CA) I just returned from the (once again) hugely worthwhile IECA Conference, but this time it was different in one major respect for me: it was my first time attending as a newly minted Professional member of IECA (finally got the gold bars on my name tag!). The process to … Read more »

For Independent Educational Consultants, Reputation is Earned Daily

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA While every school-based counselor and admission director needs to operate ethically, the need is significantly more critical for independent educational consultants (IECs). For them, a reputation for honest and ethical work must be earned day after day to ensure a good working relationship among colleagues, admission reps, and families. … Read more »

New Harvard Study Examines Educational Consulting, Notes IECA’s Leadership Role

by Mark Sklarow, IECA Executive Director A new study, part of the GoodWork Project Report Series from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, cast an eye to ‘the commercialization of the college application process and the rise of the for-profit educational consultant.’  The report, authored by Alexis Brooke Redding, was released late last week.  Redding … Read more »

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