I’m sorry I haven’t posted anything in awhile.  I wanted to hold up on everything while the decision was in review.  The reasoning being hopefully they would see I needed to be accepted to continue ‘my work.’  Of course,  I enjoy doing this anyways, and will continue to do so.  I got my E-mail finally after three and  a half weeks with the decision:  I was denied (as I expected).  I gave myself a 5% chance of being accepted so I wouldn’t get my hopes up.  Since my videos contain copyrighted material which I do not own, I cannot “monetize” it.  I was also worried that if I tried to apply, they would remove many of my videos or even close my account.  I knew I was risking a lot but figured to take a big shot at it.  Sometimes big risk can mean big reward.  Luckily, I didn’t get hit with the risk and losing many of my videos.  Sad for now, but will wake up tommorrow with a fresh smile and eagerness to learn and teach.