You are a braver man than I am! I don't know which I envy more, those who actually thru-hike or those who voluntarily make such major mid-career changes. OrangeBug At 09:21 AM 5/3/2001 -0500, Sharon Sharpe wrote: >I have also applied to a doctoral program at Boston University so I am >really hoping to get in to that, but if not..... who knows... It's all >good!