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Posts Tagged ‘international agents’

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 »

New Law Prohibiting Per-Head College Recruiting Heading to Court

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Over the last six months we have been sharing information about new federal legislation that made it a criminal act to compensate college recruiters and agents based on how many students they enroll (As Career College Enrollments Soar, Government Eyes Recruitment Crackdown). While the majority of my comments … Read more »

Role of Commissioned Agents in International Admission Debated at NACAC

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Awaiting take-off from St. Louis and the NACAC Conference The role of international agents, paid on a per-head basis for students enrolling in some U.S. colleges, was much debated at the 2010 NACAC Conference. On Friday, a panel hosted by Inside Higher Education’s Scott Jaschik debated the ethics … Read more »

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