CaliGirl-MSW

A little late but I finally heard back from the CalSWEC stipend, I've been awarded the stipend at CSUN!! I also interviewed with a field placement and was offered a Research Specialist position. The placement is in Downtown LA, thankfully! Which means I will only be commuting to the 'valley' twice a week for school. Best of luck for everybody still waiting to hear back!!

I received the same email from CSULB yesterday... I also wrote to CSU-DH and withdrew my intent, hopefully that opens up a space for a fellow applicant Best of luck!

Hey ya'll! Congrats to all! Just wanted to start a new topic where we can share ideas about housing and even get to know other people in out cohort. As for me, I will be attending CSU-Northridge this upcoming Fall. I will be living near Cal State LA, and we have a spare room preferably for a grad student! If you are interested please send me a message I dislike going the 'craigslist' way hahaha

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Mine is Tuesday at 2pm! best of luck, I heard from Efrain and they run pretty smooth. I hope so. Since you are before me, any heads up or pointers would be greatly welcomed lol

On the positive note atleast it is not a rejection...but it's not what we were hoping for either :/

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CSULB waitlisted me, and my other programs were just not as small and affordable as CSUN. Yay, we'll all be meeting each other tomorrow!

Hi! Nice to meet you as well. Was CSUN your first choice?

The interview is with 4-5 other applicants. You get a number which will tell you where to seat and the order of how the questions will be asked. They ask you your name and university/major. And then they go around and ask 'when did you decide that you wanted to attain an MSW and why one with an urban emphasis?' (something within those lines ha-ha). Just be confident, Prof. Paez makes it really welcoming and it really turns into just a conversation. You do have a group exercise and a small write up, the write up is more of them just wanting to know what they can do better or any comments you might of been to shy to say. I was interviewed about two weeks ago, and was informed of my acceptance two days later. Best of luck! PS: parking is packed! get there early, a fellow applicant got there late and they made sure to let her know she was late...since we all had to wait for her :/ & have questions to ask at the end of the interview, it always looks good Best of luck!

Full time as well! Will you be at orientation? i don't know anybody in the program yet, besides you he-he

If I remember correctly, CSUN is your first choice right? I think I might be joining you there this upcoming fall! (still deciding, but leaning strongly towards CSUN) Will you be full-time?

I was just accepted a couple hours ago..i have a 3.0 and about 5 years of experience with only 2 of those years being paid experience. Best of luck!

I just received my acceptance from USC. I submitted my application after the priority deadline..good luck to all of you waiting, hang in there!!

Accepted CSU-DH today!!! While it break my heart to decline my offer at NYU, I know it within my heart that I made the right decision. Best of luck to everybody else!!

Thank you for sharing your experience with me! Now I wish i would of applied to Hunter! I am actually debating between a CSU (DH)and NYU. Can you give me any insight with those two? I've been doing my research, but I'm still torn. At the end of the day NYU is NYU!! Yet, you are completely right, a SW-er doesn't get paid much...I am really scared of coming out with 100K+ loans and end up returning to my current job which I love but the pay is horrible

My app still just reads 'submitted', and every time I call I get the run-around...

I am on the same boat, loans seem to be the only option. I'm trying to research possible loan forgiveness programs in NYU that we could take advantage of....so far no luck... I'm just torned, I graduated from my undergrad with dept and adding more to it just doesn't sound like the smartest thing to do :/ Best of luck!!!!

Congrats!!!! I woke up to that wonderful email as well!! I had a small question, could I ask how will you be financing your program if you decide on NYU? The pricetag is the ONLY thing keeping me in doubt :/

Thank you for your reply Sarah! I completely agree with you, NYU is pricey and while they did offer me a $10,500 scholarship I feel that I must take into consideration travel, living and personal expenses which are not covered by their tuition price tag... I'm scared that the only reason I am even considering attending NYU is due to the city not the university.... May I ask where you will be headed this year for your MSW?

Decisions!! I woke up to the wonderful news that I was accepted to NYU! My dream school!!! But.....I need advice.... my other accepted school is CSU-DH, which is conveniently only 20 mins away from home and much cheaper than NYU :/ Also, my long-term boyfriend opted out from attending University of Miami for his phD and decided on UC Davis in order to be just a driving distance from family and me.. So as you can tell I am completely torn! I currently work in a very good social services agency in which everybody keeps mentioning that it is a 'no brainer'; to choose NYU! Any advice???

Thank you!! I mailed it in mid Jan, wasn't considered complete until the 28 of Jan. Are you waiting to hear back?

Got into CSU-DH!!! :-D

Got into CSU-DH!!! Feels good to have the weight taken of your shoulders!!