One thing that does boost my confidence is the response I got when I called up Open Learning for the forms I need. The woman, her name was Gail she said, remarked on how I've gotten three high distinctions on my last three classes. I am pretty proud of the marks I've gotten, but I didn't expect anyone else to think anything of them. Other people get that kinda thing all the time. Or maybe not. Gail seemed to think it was pretty impressive.