Marcus finished his own bachelor's degree the long way — community college, a four-year transfer that didn't go the way anyone promised, a stretch of CLEP and DSST exams to catch up, and eventually a diploma that took him seven years to earn. He doesn't romanticize that path. He also doesn't regret it. Most of his advising work is an attempt to save other students the two wasted semesters he burned figuring things out.
His writing leans toward students who don't fit the traditional-18-year-old mold — returning adults, students working full-time, people who need the degree but can't afford to pretend tuition doesn't matter. He keeps things short because he remembers what it's like to read advice after a 10-hour shift.
He's based in the Midwest, lifts weights at an embarrassing hour, and maintains a spreadsheet of every CLEP exam he's personally sat for.