Huge fear because of my past..

[Lwebster60]

Hey guys,

So I plan on applying to grad school (an MSW Program) for Fall 2017. I'm absolutely nervous. I currently have a cumulative GPA of 3.325. I've had a rough patch my first 2 years, I was hospitalized for depression and even after I came out I was depressed for another year, had a bunch of self harming issues, eating disorder, etc which basically means  had a low GPA then. I decided to change my major from psychology to sociology, and then my GPA as well as happiness went up significantly.  I become more mentally stable. I had to withdraw from some courses to go to therapy (one this semester after my friend committed suicide), but I compensated the credits for summer courses and did well all my other courses I did not drop. I currently have two internships under my belt, one being with the Red Cross and doing career counseling in my school. Also from a few years ago, I have a wide variety in volunteer experience working with children and seniors. Writing is one of my greatest strengths, so I will have no issue writing powerful application essays. In fact, I was going to send part of my senior research project. 

It should be noted I am applying to schools that do not require the GRE. With my adversities, is my chances of getting into a program tough?

 I have at least 7 schools I'd like to apply, talked to an admission's officer last year where they thought I could be a good fit. I'm just so nervous and having like major anxiety attacks about this haha.

Edited August 21, 2016 by Lwebster60

[Lwebster60]

Schools that I'm considering include USC, NYU Silver, University of Southern Florida, Boston College, Boston University, Cal State Long Beach, Portland State and Tulane.