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Student Privacy: Is There Even a Line to Cross?

February 1, 20125 comments

by Emily Snyder, IECA (Virginia) Last week, many major media outlets focused on right to privacy issues surrounding Google’s decision, effective March 1, to share personal information with no opportunity for individuals to opt out. At almost exactly the same time that the news about Google was being released, I was involved in a discussion … Read more »

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Whose Essay Is This Anyway?

January 18, 201211 comments

by Marcia Kramer, IECA (NJ) I e-mailed Gabe and his parents: “You need to rewrite this essay. It sounds like an adult wrote it.” I decided I’d save the explanation about the admissions reps knowing how 17-year-olds write for the later discussion we would be sure to have when Gabe’s parents denied writing the piece … Read more »

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Why Join Your Local ACAC

September 1, 20112 comments

by Jane Klemmer, IECA Member (New York) When I arrived at Marist College for the annual NYSACAC Executive Board summer retreat a few weeks ago, I experienced the comforting sensation of coming back to a familiar place, not unlike the feeling I have when I reconnect with my IECA colleagues at our conferences. I looked … Read more »

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For Independent Educational Consultants, Reputation is Earned Daily

March 30, 20114 comments

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 »

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National and State Budget Debate puts Public Education in the Crosshairs

March 9, 20111 comment

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA As a former political science teacher, political activist, and with a continuing keen interest in the political process, I’ve seen budget debates come and go. Entitlement programs grow and shrink, block grants to states dramatically increase then disappear, as do unfunded mandates. We all know the routine: one person’s … Read more »

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Mood & Learning Problems in Teens May Be Based in Use of Media

November 1, 20104 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consulting Association from Cincinnati, Ohio & the IECA National Conference A new, preliminary study conducted at the JFK Medical Center Sleep Lab explored the impact of teens’ use of electronic media just before—and in many cases after—bedtime. What they found was that teens who used the most bedtime media, … Read more »

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A Teen is not a Commodity for Admission: Why IECA Stresses Understanding the Entire Child

August 19, 20103 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Recently I came across a comment on a blog where someone expressed an implied criticism of IECA. The criticism was that the Independent Educational Consultants Association does not focus its energies exclusively in school selection, application, and admission. The criticism actually kept me up all night—quite a feat for … Read more »

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As Educational Consulting Moves from Adolescence to Adulthood, Let’s End the Apologies and Make Ourselves Heard—in the Best Interest of Our Clients

April 27, 20105 comments

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consulting Association I spent the last few days attending the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling (PCACAC) Conference in Dover, Delaware with school counselors, college admission officials, and independent educational consultants from Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, DC, and West Virginia. I heard a couple of themes … Read more »

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The Electronic Generation

February 2, 20102 comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The typical student in the United States is awake for about 16 hours a day. School, including getting there and back, and the occasional after school activity, accounts for nearly half of those hours. The balance is meant for family, meals, volunteer commitments, part-time jobs, community sports leagues, church … Read more »

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Most Entertaining Lunchtime Keynote Speaker- Ever

November 13, 2009no comments

By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Dr. Nido Qubein, President of High Point University, shared his zest for life and his philosophy during Thursday’s conference lunch. Part tent revival, part comedian, part practical philosopher, part story teller, Dr. Qubein affirmed the importance of education and the transformational experiences that schools and educators provide students. Preaching to the … Read more »

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