ACCEPTANCE, my new book about seven great kids applying to college, will be shipped to bookstores in a few days. Please order it online or ask your local store to stock it. It's the perfect end-of-the-school-year present for teachers, guidance counselors and others.

I wrote it in a simple style, so it's a quick read for busy high school students and parents.

And all you amateur designers and photoshoppers -- feel free to suggest ways to improve this site.

Dave Marcus

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  • Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 20:56

    The paperback of the book, out now, has practical pointers for college applicants.

    It also has Smitty's list of "40 Overlooked Gems" - colleges that more students should consider.

    Here's Smitty's comment on one of those colleges:

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  • Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 22:28

    Some readers asked about my piece on the quadruplets from Long Island's Mele family. Here's my Newsday follow-up about the decision by the two girls and two boys to attend the same college:

    a href="http://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/...

  • Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 14:36

    Here’ an unusual look at the admissions process of a state university. It ran on Sunday March 6 in Newsday.
    (Access for most of our stories is limited to subscribers and Cablevision customers, but here’s the URL:
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