By Joan Casey, M.Ed, IECA Member (Massachusetts) A highlight of the recent New England Association for College Admissions Counseling (NEACAC) annual conference was the open forum on Current Trends and Issues in College Admissions. School counselors, college admissions officers, and independent educational consultants shared their perspectives on the new and unexpected from last year’s admissions … Read more »
by Marilyn Emerson, IECA Member (New York) Once again, I am on the road. This week I am attending two events in Virginia. The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) is offering a two day workshop—Critical Components: Mastering the College Admission Process and PCACAC is giving a one-day College Counseling Boot Camp. NACAC’s two-day … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Yesterday, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) announced a proposed clarification of its Statement of Principles of Good Practice to clarify that the restriction on commission-based recruiting applies to indicate that the recruitment of students in any context, whether domestic or international. IECA supports and has advocated … Read more »
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 »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Earlier this year IECA’s Board of Directors enthusiastically endorsed an outreach effort toward identifying great, professional, competent independent educational consultants (IECs) that already hold membership in other organizations. The mission was to invite them to join IECA—not that they should discontinue their membership in other groups, but rather at … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Over the weekend our “early bird” conference registration period came to a close. These registrants responded to an electronic invitation and jumped in before the conference brochures were mailed. Typically we register about 500 – 550 people during this period. By Saturday morning we had over 750 registrants! Among … Read more »
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1 comment by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA One of IECA newest professional members, Corey Fischer (Virginia), brought to my attention a quote that, let’s just say, ruffled her feathers. Corey knows well the world of college admissions. She worked at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Rhode Island before going to the other side of … Read more »
by Emily Snyder, M.A., IECA Professional Member (Virginia) Yesterday I attended a meeting to learn more about how to utilize NACAC’s Member-to-Member portal for sharing information. What ultimately emerged from the meeting, however, was a much more philosophical discussion—which I found quite valuable —mostly surrounding the impact of technology on ethics, current trends, and future … Read more »
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| Adolescents,college admission trends,college admissions,college applications,college consulting,electronic media,IECs,independent educational consultants,NACAC,school-based counselors,Social Networking Technology | 1 comment by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA When we look back many years from now at the changing nature of admissions and counseling, I suspect we’ll recall 2010 as a transformational year for the profession of independent educational consulting. So much has transpired this year that the profession itself has changed, public perception has grown, attention … Read more »
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| Admission Representatives,Consulting Business,Economy and Consultants,educational consultants,IECs,Students | 2 comments by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Just a few years ago it was a given that those entering the field of independent educational consulting were transitioning from years of work in a school setting. Most had achieved retirement age and looked to take their experience and knowledge to private practice. While this remains a … Read more »