Decision made

I met yesterday with a professor from the U of M whose in charge of the Masters program I've been thinking about pursuing. That meeting cemented it. I'm going to apply for my M.Sc. to start September 2007 (part-time). I feel exhilerated and fearful at the same time. I have my work cut out for me - the prof definitely pointed to the direction of starting to meet and talk to other profs in the department before I submit my application and preferrably have a possible thesis idea worked out with someone who can write one of my letters of recommendation. He said out of about 65 applications a year, 15 get chosen. However, my friend who has already been through it and has sat on the selection committee, said that a lot of the ones that aren't chosen are very obvious nos - e.g. not being able to understand the application because of language difficulties or just not filling it out correctly, leaving lots of blanks. She thinks I have a very good chance of getting in.

The one thing that could destroy it for me - all my previous post-secondary has been at faith-based schools. This has been known to be a problem for others getting into U of M. Prayers appreciated.