by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association At the IECA Conference in Toronto Several times a year I receive letters addressed to the “INTERNATIONAL Educational Consultants Association.” Of course the ‘I’ in our name has stood for “INDEPENDENT” since 1976, and our membership has been overwhelmingly U.S.-based. In fact if I look back … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association One of the unexpected consequences of holding our first-ever meeting outside of the United States has been the musings of some about whether “consultants are really going to Canada” for the conference, or, in the minds of IECA members, whether schools, colleges, and program representatives are … Read more »
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0 comment by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Our spring conference registration opened less than a week ago, and registration is already approaching 250. Early bird discounts end THIS FRIDAY (February 26), so if you are planning to attend our gathering in Toronto (May 12-15), get your registration completed right away. Full details on … Read more »
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| Campus Tours,college consulting,IECA Toronto Conference,international consulting,International Students,International Study,Learning Disability Consulting,Member benefits,school consulting,Therapeutic Consulting | 0 comment by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I have spoken and written several times regarding the issue of international recruiters or agents. Such agents are used by colleges to find students overseas, paying the agent a per-head fee once the student enrolls. The practice has long been criticized on several fronts. Such agents typically conceal their … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Not a single day goes by when I don’t hear from some overseas “agent” offering to ‘represent’ us abroad. On a weekly basis I hear from someone wishing to join the Independent Educational Consultants Association from Asia, Europe or the Middle East who indicate that they are educational consultants but … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA, from the National Conference in NC Here we are on the eve of the 2009 Fall Conference. Even before we officially open the gathering at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, we will have completed visits to more than 15 campuses by over 140 consultants, 130 attendees will have taken part … Read more »
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| Campus Tours,educational consultants,IECA Charlotte Conference,Social Networking Technology | 0 comment by Becky Grappo, IECA Member, United Arab Emirates Blogging from Abu Dhabi, along the shores of the Arabian (or Persian) Gulf I’m taking a break while waiting for my next appointment, and asked myself where I could go to chill out, work on my computer, get a quick bite to eat, and feel at home? … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA We are looking forward to hosting two outstanding Canadian Universities at the IECA office on Tuesday evening. Starting at 5:00 p.m., the University of Toronto and University of British Columbia will share insights about their schools and about college study in Canada. The event is open to Washington, DC area educational … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I have noted, on several occasions in the last few months, that IECA’s membership—and the numbers of educational consultants—is growing quickly. As this growth occurs, families will increasingly look toward IECA membership as the truest test of whether a consultant has the knowledge, skills and ethical guideposts to be … Read more »
by Diane Geller, President, IECA Our Executive Board hit the ground running on Wednesday and came up for air only when it was time to return home. Although I did have my running shoes with me, Mark’s reference to “marathon” pertained only to our meeting—we were all so engaged in discussion that I never even … Read more »