http://communities.kintera.org/REEVE/blogs/disconnect_the_dots/archive/2008/12/16/36933.aspxAfter a frustrating return to school that involved me withdrawing from a graduate program, wrangling help from a Dean to get admitted into a course at another school, serious lack of confidence issues, classmates who were openly contemptuous of my writingen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)http://communities.kintera.org/REEVE/blogs/disconnect_the_dots/archive/2008/12/16/36933.aspx#36979Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:50:03 GMTce16a1b2-412f-45cc-8682-6fffb8352544:36979sjean423Way to go on the new grad program! &nbsp;I hope it works this time. <br> <br>No matter what happens tho, this semester wasn;t a failure. &nbsp;You learned a lot about your learning style, that will be helpful since you are stuck with online courses for another semester. <br> <br>(and I never realized that some of the commentary of your write was so poor, just that you were worried that it might be. &nbsp;:( &nbsp;And from what I understood .... some of THEIR writing was pretty bad itself! )http://communities.kintera.org/REEVE/blogs/disconnect_the_dots/archive/2008/12/16/36933.aspx#36985Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:54:07 GMTce16a1b2-412f-45cc-8682-6fffb8352544:36985Trish-411Great job and congrats on your new program.http://communities.kintera.org/REEVE/blogs/disconnect_the_dots/archive/2008/12/16/36933.aspx#37473Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:15:53 GMTce16a1b2-412f-45cc-8682-6fffb8352544:37473alo12thanks for sharing what this has been like for you. i'm inspired and hopeful that this &quot;positive wave&quot; (for lack of better terms) continues for you. &nbsp;i just don't think people realize how much extra there really is to go through when you (we) don't fit nicely into the system. &nbsp; <br> <br>sending you all the positive thoughts and warm non-windy weather i can from Ohio... (30F prooobably isn't going to do too much : )