Episode 17 with Dave Marcus
David L. Marcus is an admissions coach, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, author, and devoted father.
As an admissions coach, Dave helps each student find the right college, or grad school, as well as assisting those who decide that college is not the right path. He works with students of all backgrounds and aspirations. He's also coached many students whose parents are going through divorces, job changes and other transitions. David attended a public high school in Westchester County and then studied at Brown University and Harvard. But we will hear why a community college changed his life. Plus his advice on how to keep balance and perspective in the college admissions process and fatherhood.
More About Dave Marcus:
David is the author of ACCEPTANCE, a book that shows students navigating the application process. Before that, David wrote a book about struggling teenagers. As a journalist, David worked for the Boston Globe, the Miami Herald, and Newsday on Long Island. He shared the Pulitzer Prize. He has been featured on the Today show and NPR radio programs.
Dave’s Website
Learn More About Dave’s College Admissions Coaching
Dave’s Publications
“What it Takes to Pull Me Through: Why Teenagers Get in Trouble and How Four of Them Got Out” (2006)
“Trump is A Lot Like His Mentor, My Cousin Roy Cohn”, published in USA Today (January 20, 2021)
Dave’s Appearances
“Bully. Coward. Victim: The Story of Roy Cohn” (HBO documentary 2020)
“Where's My Roy Cohn?” (SONY pictures documentary 2019)
“The Choice 2020: Trump v Biden” (PBS Frontline 2020)
“College Admissions Coach Dave Marcus on the Path to University in the COVID-19 Pandemic”, tiltparenting.com podcast