Well, it seems I may have finally greased the wheels on this grad school thing after going down to talk with my recommending professor and the history department in person and play go-between for the two.

It remains to be seen if things will follow through smoothly; however if I have all the requisite materials, I have to keep reminding myself that I have a pretty good chance of getting into grad school. I've got the GPA, the test scores, and the writing samples to show that I'm a capable historian and able to use a vast array of resources for a variety of different research tasks.

My qualifications are absolutely sterling...

..so why do I still find myself crippled by worry that it won't be enough?