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Posts Tagged ‘school-based counselors’

Better Relations Between School-Based Counselors and Educational Consultants Is Focus of IECA Effort

April 20, 20106 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association A major source of frustration, based on what I hear when I travel, revolves around the strained relationship between independent educational consultants and school-based college counselors. School counselors feel that students working with consultants are often advised to keep that relationship a secret from the school … Read more »

Permalink   |   college consulting,educational consulting,IECA member consultants,Independent Schools,school-based counselors |   6 comments
Tagged: admissions, changes in consulting practices, college committee, college consulting, guidance counselors, independent consultants, NACAC, Principles of Good Practice, school-based counselors

Stanford Daily Asks the Right Question…But Gets the Answer All Wrong

March 15, 20103 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA An article in the Stanford Daily has gotten a lot of attention over the weekend. It raised a question about the authenticity of student applications to the prestigious school, after an advertisement appeared in the campus newspaper for an “admission boot camp” run by an unaffiliated educational consultant whose ethics … Read more »

Permalink   |   college consulting,Consulting Business,ethics,Finding the Right Fit |   3 comments
Tagged: admissions, admissions representatives, college applications, college consulting, educational consulting, ethics, IECA members, Lipman Hearne Study, Principles of Good Practice, school-based counselors, Standards of Excellence, Stanford Daily

School District Moves to Contract with Educational Consultants for College Advising; are we moving toward the tipping point?

October 6, 20091 comment

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA For several years I have put forth a theory, based on little more than gut feeling. Simply put, it was as more students seek the advice of educational consultants, it will become easier for cash-strapped school districts to cut way back on full-time college counseling within the schools by contracting … Read more »

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Tagged: college consulting, Dallas Independent School District, educational consulting, ethics, IECA members, NACAC, school-based counselors

Looking Back and Ahead: NACAC and Educational Consultants

September 21, 2009no comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA On Tuesday I will travel to attend my 15th conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. It’s only a one-hour drive to Baltimore, but as I make my way I will be reflecting on how dramatically different the terrain looks today for independent educational consultants, compared to … Read more »

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Tagged: changes in consulting practices, college admission offices, college consulting, College tours, consultants, educational consulting, IECA members, independent consultants, NACAC, school-based counselors