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Biography
David L. Marcus is the author of What It Takes to Pull Me Through, a look at the secret lives of teenagers, and the upcoming Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges—And Find Themselves. He has been an education writer and foreign correspondent at US News ...
Read moreDavid L. Marcus is the author of What It Takes to Pull Me Through, a look at the secret lives of teenagers, and the upcoming Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges—And Find Themselves. He has been an education writer and foreign correspondent at US News & World Report, The Boston Globe, The Miami Herald, and The Dallas Morning News, where he was the co-winner of a Pulitzer Prize. After a stint as a high school teacher, he returned to journalism as a writer for Newsday. A graduate of Brown University, Marcus was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard. He frequently speaks to schools, churches, and community groups about adolescence, education, and college admissions.
Check out David Marcus’ website at www.davemarcus.com.
Speaking Topics
Acceptance
- How can kids choose the right college?
- What are the secrets of getting in?
- And how do you pay?
Featured Book
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Acceptance
“In this moving, funny, and deeply humane book, David Marcus reveals the college application process in all its bewildering detail and emotional complexity. This is a book whose message should be pondered, not only by those students and parents who struggle so hard to get through the gates of higher education, but also by those of us educators who serve as its gatekeepers.” —Colin Diver, President of Reed College 
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