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The Transition to College for Students with LD and AD/HD: The Educational Consultants Role (NEW!)
Educational consultants have a key role in supporting students with learning disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) as they transition to college.
Source: Renee Goldberg, IECA Professional Member (Massachusetts)
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International Student Advising: A Primer for Undergraduate Admission Consultants
by Theresa Leary M.ED., IECA Associate Member (Massachusetts)
Source: "Insights"
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Private Educational Counselors, a New and Growing Resource
A new and dramatic shift in how and where high school students and young adults receive post-secondary educational counseling has been quietly underway for the past decade, reaching a fast pace that is transforming counseling.
Source: Career College Association’s magazine, "The Link"
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College Consulting: A Transformed Profession
Last fall I offered a presentation with this title at the conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. As attendees filed in to the room...
Source: "Insights"
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Educational Consultants Help Families with Troubled Teens
Military families experience stressors that are unique to their situation. With parents and young adults being deployed to dangerous parts of the world, their families are left with a hole that often gets filled with worry, anxiety, depression and anger.
Source: "Griffon108" magazine
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Community Colleges: Take Another Look!
As I walk down the hall of the community college where I work, I sense a new energy as I weave my way through crowds of students who are talking, flirting, text messaging, and sitting on the floor studying.
Source: "Insights"
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Do you need an independent educational consultant?
Finding the right school, college or program can be a rewarding process, but for some families the experience is challenging, overwhelming and at times frustrating. Few decisions have as great an impact on a student.
Source: "SouthEast Education Network" magazine
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Social Tone: Managing the “Touchy Feely” Factors in College Selection
The social tone, or campus culture, can make or break a student’s happiness and success in college. It’s also one of the most difficult campus qualities to understand.
Source: "Insights"
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