College Included in New Book – "Acceptance"

The College of Charleston is chosen by one of the students followed in the recently released book, “Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges – and Find
Themselves.”

The book tells the story of legendary guidance counselor Gwyeth Smith (Smitty) whose unorthodox approach is based on the principle that getting into college shouldn’t be just about getting in;
it should be a student’s first great moment of self-discovery. He will sometimes talk a seeming shoo-in candidate out of setting her sights on the prestigious Ivy League while goading another long-shot student into aiming for that same Ivy League school.

One of the students whose college decision process was featured in the book was Chelsea. Chelsea ultimately was deciding between NYU and College of Charleston. “Chelsea loved the historic feel of both the city and the campus. As she strolled through the art building, a woman asked if she needed help. She turned out to be the assistant director of the department, and they spent the next 45 minutes chatting.”
Chelsea chose the College of Charleston.

“Acceptance” is written by David L. Marcus.