Sarah Wilcox, 28, a special student at The University of Texas-Pan American, has attended the University for a year. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts from St. John's College in Santa Fe, N.M., Wilcox, a Boulder, Colo. native, decided her chosen path was different than the one she had started. She decided to go into social psychology and hopefully one day receive a doctorate. To do this Wilcox first needed some required classes in psychology to apply for doctoral programs and UTPA gave her that opportunity without requiring her to get a second degree. Wilcox has benefited from the assistance of the UTPA Office for People with Disabilities, which provided student note takers to help overcome the challenge of her dyslexia while a student here. With this assistance and hard work, Wilcox has earned a 4.0 grade point average and last spring was named to the Dean's List in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition to her regular classes, she has been able to assist with one of the numerous studies being conducted by the Department of Psychology, which provided her with enlightening experience as well as improved chances of being accepted to a social psychology doctoral program in the future. Wilcox has volunteered with the Special Olympics and the Unitarian Universalist Church while taking an active role in Psi Chi. In addition, for the last three years she has worked as a tutor of English and logic at South Texas College.