Thank you, I sincerely appreciate all your support and feel extremely fortunate to be in such a field that values everyone's well-being and does not see each other as competitors. I am applying as an international student with an MSW from the University of Michigan. My school decided not to take a new cohort of the Ph.D. program in social work due to COVID-19. Michigan is a prestigious institution for social work education, and this decision made me insecure and disappointed. I was scared that would apply to other schools as well. That's why I applied to a lot of schools. It was emotionally and financially draining.