College Counselors and their Magic Powers
Scottie Hill
Director of College Counseling
Annie Wright Schools
When I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, I knew several people who made a good living as witches and tarot card readers. Oddly, we had similar gripes about our day jobs. People come to the local witch for the same reasons they always have, but instead of a thatched hut in the woods, now they head to a fourth floor walkup. They say things like: “I want (this person who doesn't know I exist) to love me. What can you do to make that happen? I’ll do anything.”
College Counselors, think about that for a second. It’s not really any different than a sweet and determined student cornering you in the hall and saying, “I want to know what it takes to go to Harvard. I’ll do anything.” You know this happens. It an annual occurrence for me, as soon as I schedule the PSAT.