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  1. Thanks for sharing your experience. This is very helpful. As for the MSW/PhD, that is unfortunate. Your experience in the MSW program is what I feared, your candor is appreciated. I noticed you mentioned that you got funding for your masters, was that an MSW? I was under the impression that you needed to pay out-of-pocket for an MSW. My goal is to do research in the field of counseling and social welfare and at the same time have a small clinical practice. My understanding was that getting a PhD in social work would be the best for this (so say my Profs), as a professor can: teach, research and practice. I am also applying for PhD in clinical psych although I have been told that the academic market is even harsher for these positions (and the research interests are slightly different than mine). Thus I am focusing on social work graduate programs. Although this is going of topic, but you seem very knowledgeable in this area so I will ask anyways! I know for typical cases getting your MSW at a top school does not matter but does it effect your chance of getting into a top PhD program after? i.e is it worth the cost if you have ambition for a PhD? From what you have said that it seems that that these schools do not do much and it would be better for me to stay at my home school and publish with the prof that I know and then apply for a PhD elsewhere (and possibly not in social work). I do not have a background in economics or political science but I will look into Michigan's social work PhD programs. Thanks again!
  2. Thanks for the advice. Does that mean I should apply for statistics programs and then once in tell them of my intention? Although I would like to do both, I have a hard time imagining a supervisor in the statistics department willing to take me on as I complete a MSW. Please elaborate! For reference my application: (Top 30 uni, 3.6 GPA, Several years of research and community experience) I noticed that you applied to MSW/PhD programs. How competitive are those to get into and what are they looking for?
  3. Hi, This post is in regards to any social work program MSW/PhD with an emphasis on statistics or allows statistical electives. I am applying for masters of social work programs this fall. My end goal is to get a PhD in the field and go on to do research. I currently have a very strong quantitative background and was hoping that during my MSW I could expand keep my skills fresh by taking as many electives as I can in the statistics department. Now I know that the social work programs have a strict curriculum and only allow for a couple electives but I was wondering if there is any variation between schools. After doing some research myself, it looks like North Carolina's PhD program has a heavy emphasis on statistics. Unfortunately this does not relate to their MSW program. Any info/suggestions on how to find this out would be helpful! Currently I am going through the syllabus of the top programs and looking for elective options.
  4. Hi Everyone! I purchased the GRE many months ago for a sitting in early September. I have now figured out this conflicts with my classes in 2017 Fall. Looking on the GRE website now there does not seem to be any other times in early September. How often are new times posted? Are they every posted? When/How likely is it for me to change to a slightly earlier time? Thanks for your time.
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