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I applied regular decision to UW and heard back today by email at 7:30pm. I hope all of you hear back soon, the wait was painful for all of these schools.

Congrats Breakonthrough007!! Great news!!!

@citychild - Talk with the UW office and see a) how long they can give you to complete the background check requirement and if they can waive the fee for you. These kinds of things come up a lot for students and it's a measure of the school's support systems if they can work with you. It's upon the students to be advocates for themselves of course and take initiative, work with the system, but I think it's a sign of their own values if they are able to respond to what is a clear need.

@OhLaLaSam - Thank you! I'm still waiting to recieve the letter (which they said is coming today). I'm excited but now it's all about financial aid and assistantships and the like. I'm hoping to visit next month, looking forward to eating a TON (and checking out running paths of course...) @Breakonthrough007 - If you haven't heard anything yet, call the admissions office. They are super nice! Hope it's good news for you as well!!

@Breakonthrough007 - Good luck to you too! The program does sound excellent, in part due to the great group of students. Hopefully I'll be seeing you in a few months.

I applied to the HDC program as well and had a phone interview a few weeks ago. One of my questions during the interview was about when we would hear back - the professor told me they would make all their final decisions after Visit Day and start sending out letters this week and at the latest next week. She also encouraged me to call the admissions office and check in about the decision if I needed to know sooner due to hearing acceptances from other places. I'll wait til the beginning of next week before calling but it sounds like it's okay to do so. Vanderbilt is my top choice so I'd like to hear back ASAP! It's very helpful to hear the numbers of who was interviewed, keeping my fingers crossed that I made the cut.

Sure! They called me to let me know the news. I have an A- average GPA and I already have a master's degree where I did well in the program with strong recommendations. My sw experience is mainly in research and volunteer work, though I have also worked in non-profit settings for about 7 years. I wasn't able to make it to their application sessions so I'm not sure what they were looking for in an applicant (whether it was academics or experience). I will say that their admissions department was incredibly helpful in answering my questions. What I am noticing about these programs though is that they are really open to working with you on your application and giving you insight into what they are looking for. If (and i do mean if!) you were to not get in and this is the program you are most excited about - talk to them. Ask them what they are looking for in a candidate and what experience they want you to bring to the table. This program in particular had some of the best outreach to students in prepping them to apply, so I think they are a good bet to be really helpful. However, I hope that you don't need to go that route because you get in!! The good news is that they are starting to tell people so hopefully you hear good news soon.

I applied to Rhode Island College and was accepted today. It was the last school I applied to, so it's funny to me that they were the first to let me know their decision. I'm still waiting to hear back from a number of other schools though (in addition to financial aid) before I make any decision. Hope you hear good news soon too!

Thrilled to finally be able to post some news! I got into RIC's program today. Hopefully I will hear back from more in the next two weeks - the wait is, per the norm, killing me!