Along with the beginning of students returning to campus comes the return of faculty to their respective departments. This also means that file of my graduate school application which has rested quietly in the Educational Psychology department will soon be woken from its slumber to be scrutinized by those who will choose to either make or break my career trajectory for 2011. Every day that draws down makes me the tiniest bit more anxious for the determination. I feel utterly 50/50 about it-there's no inclination one way or another-I have as much chance of being rejected as accepted. I'll hope for the best but cannot deny that the worst can still happen, and if it does, I will try again when the time comes. >Sighs.....

I don't tend to put muck stock in New Years resolutions, but I do believe this is a good time to sit back and look at the past year of one's life. Decide what worked, what didn't, what lessons were learned and what goals are still in progress? You have 12 months of 2011 to gain ground for the growth you wish to achieve in your life-what will be the first step? If there are major adjustments to be made, what are they and how will you go about these maneuvers? Now that a decade has passed in this millenium, what have you gained and what more is there to work for?