danibo Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hello all! I currently submitted my application for the early admission deadline for USC. USC has been my top choice since forever, so if I get in, I am going 100 percent. Here are my stats: I am currently finishing up my bachelor of social work with a 3.4 GPA. My social work GPA is 3.5 I have an internship with children, as well as volunteer for a hospice (my calling). I work part time, teach a class at church, am vice president of the sociology club on campus, as well as am a mentor for commuter students on campus.I also run a ministry at church. I wrote my personal statement about my schizophrenic father, my hospice patients, and internship kids, and my drive to be a social worker. I applied early, so when might I find out if I got in? What do you think my chances are? Also, others whom are applying should comment below so we can help each other - Daniela B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I also applied there for the early decision deadline! My hope is that applying early will give me a greater chance getting in and maybe even getting a scholarship, so if that is the case, I will definitely go too! I posted my stats in another thread The website says we will receive a decision by early January; however, since you will have a BASW, doesn't that mean you are an advanced standing applicant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danibo Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 I do, but I do not attend a university accredited by the CSWE. So while I am getting a BSSW (here its a science degree), I cannot apply advanced standing. But that's fine by me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 It seems to me like you have a good chance then! (Or at least a better chance than me) Since not only do you have social work related experience, but also an academic background in social work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamhanam Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Daniela, it sounds like you have great chances of getting accepted. I think this a great thread to start for others who have applied to USC. I applied to their advanced standing program. I'm nervous as to when we'll hear anything back for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Has anybody heard anything about USC MSW scholarships? Last time I asked, they told me over the phone that the application will be available in December, but I haven't received any sort of email or notification to apply. I'm interested in applying for a few scholarships including the Dean's Leadership Scholarship. Does anybody know how we can access the application, if it is available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdghasdghsjdgas Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Camping out in this thread because I applied to USC's priority deadline! Good luck to everyone else who applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamhanam Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) @adacot I believe there are applications available online now. I'm not sure about the Dean's scholarship, but I do know some applications have the option to apply now. Edited December 17, 2014 by iamhanam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baffledgenius Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 So if it helps, I applied last year and received my letter of acceptance from USC around february or early march through snail mail. In regards to scholarships, USC is notoriously cheap and refused to offer me any amount of grants(mind you I come from a very impoverished background, so the idea of need-based grants are out the window with them.) I ended up saying no to USC and saying yes to U Penn, but here are my stats: GPA: 3.42 from UC Berkeley(anthro) GRE: 162(Verbal), 144(Math), 4.5(Writing) 3 years part time volunteer work Worked full time throughout college to support myself Grew up with severely mentally ill single mother As you can see, I didnt have the greatest GRE score or GPA but I still got into UC Berkeley. UCLA, U Michigan, USC, U Penn, etc. So do not worry too much about the numbers and focus on showing your passion for social work and learning more about the part of the field that interests you most!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmo890 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Have you found out if you got into USC? I applied for the early admission deadline as well. Hello all! I currently submitted my application for the early admission deadline for USC. USC has been my top choice since forever, so if I get in, I am going 100 percent. Here are my stats: I am currently finishing up my bachelor of social work with a 3.4 GPA. My social work GPA is 3.5 I have an internship with children, as well as volunteer for a hospice (my calling). I work part time, teach a class at church, am vice president of the sociology club on campus, as well as am a mentor for commuter students on campus.I also run a ministry at church. I wrote my personal statement about my schizophrenic father, my hospice patients, and internship kids, and my drive to be a social worker. I applied early, so when might I find out if I got in? What do you think my chances are? Also, others whom are applying should comment below so we can help each other - Daniela B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I have not heard back, but seeing as how the scholarship application deadline was January 5, I doubt that they will release decisions by early January as stated on their website since they seem to notify scholarship recipients "at time of admission," meaning they would need time to read the scholarship applications too....but I'm not sure, I'm anxiously waiting as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurkz Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I am waiting also! I hear that USC and UCLA are quite hard to get into. Yikes! I wonder what their acceptance rate is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esp.msw Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Honestly, I don't think USC is that difficult to get into. Not for the MSW program anyway. I think UCLA is far more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialWaiter Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 USC: How many students are accepted? We enroll approximately 525 new students in the MSW program each fall across all four of our locations. Source - http://sowkweb.usc.edu/admissions/master-of-social-work/admissions-faq UCLA: How many students are admitted to the MSW program annually? What percentage of applicants are admitted? The Department admits approximately 100 students to the MSW program each year. This is about 20-25% of the applicant pool. Source: http://luskin.ucla.edu/content/faq-prospective-students Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I think its important to note that these statistics may be referring to the number of applicants that actually decide to attend that school, not the number of acceptances sent out....also the size of the applicant pool is not provided. I recall seeing on petersons.com a while back that the admit rate for USC was around 75%, but I am not sure how reliable that site is, and now it seems the information for USC's on campus MSW program is gone from that website (maybe USC Social Work requested/paid the website to take that information down?). Also, assuming the information on petersons.com is correct, the admit rate of UCLA's MSW program is 40%. http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/university-of-california-los-angeles-school-of-public-affairs-program-in-social-welfare-000_10045442.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danibo Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 I am still anxiously waiting, it should be anytime now for all of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurkz Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I heard that a lot of people will not hear back until February or March due the massive amount of people who are applying to MSW programs this year. Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danibo Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 I heard that a lot of people will not hear back until February or March due the massive amount of people who are applying to MSW programs this year. Yikes! did you also apply? I'm thinking about just calling them at the end of janruary just to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I got in to USC! If you applied by the November 3 deadline, check your email! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmo890 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 same here just found out today got the book scholarship also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 same here just found out today got the book scholarship also yes! $800? I also got another scholarship, but in that email it says "In the event that you also receive the Dean’s Leadership Scholarship, Yellow Ribbon award, CalSWEC, IUC or GSWEC stipend, the MSW Scholarship will be rescinded." So I am confused as to where this scholarship is coming from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdghasdghsjdgas Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 so I received an acceptance from USC as well, but I'm a little confused because it says on the acceptance email that I applied to the nov 3 deadline even though I definitely didn't submit my application until dec 1. I should call, right? especially since they want me to make a decision by 1/30 and I was not prepared to do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danibo Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 I got into USC as well I'm wondering when the admission packet will come haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Coast Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Just received my offer of admission today. Anybody else get theirs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurkz Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I did not make the early deadline...the wait is killing me. What do we think? One more month of waiting for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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