{"product_id":"acceptance-a-legendary-guidance-counselor-helps-seven-kids-find-the-right-colleges-and-find-themselves-paperback","title":"Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges--and Find Themselves - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing profile of an extraordinary guidance counselor who helps kids get into the right colleges through focusing on self- awareness \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gwyeth Smith, known as Smitty, is a nationally renowned guidance counselor who believes that getting into college should be a kid's first great moment of self-discovery. In \u003ci\u003eAcceptance\u003c\/i\u003e, David L. Marcus, Pulitzer Prize-winning former education writer for \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e, spins an absorbing narrative of a year in the lives of Smitty and \"his\" kids. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a diverse public school in Long Island, New York, Smitty works his unique magic on students' applications and their lives, helping them find the right college by figuring out who they are, rather than focusing on what their test scores, grades, and finances reflect. Loaded with advice that readers can apply to their own college searches, \u003ci\u003eAcceptance\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that thousands of students and their parents will find indispensable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid L. Marcus is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat It Takes to Pull Me Through\u003c\/i\u003e, a look at the secret lives of teenagers. He has been an education writer and foreign correspondent at \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report, The Boston Globe, the Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning New\u003c\/i\u003es, 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 \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47510049751218,"sku":"9780143117643","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/MMlfJe_xfH9780143117643.webp?v=1779640436","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/acceptance-a-legendary-guidance-counselor-helps-seven-kids-find-the-right-colleges-and-find-themselves-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}