This is Just an Update

Not crap, it turns out.

Whew!

It's interesting that I'm having so much trouble judging the quality of my writing this time around; I remember knowing the difference between a good essay and a lousy one when I was an undergrad. I'm not sure whether it's just lack of perspective because I have so much more riding on this (I'll be asking all of these professors for letters of recommendation), or whether I've actually lost the ability to evaluate my writing; I'm sincerely hoping it's the former.