Goingformsw

It's possible that I applied when it was very competitive but I highly doubt it. I read a few post of people who were admitted that did not have that great of experience. I believe my application was overlooked or possibly misplaced and it was too late to be admitted. Seeing as I was admitted very early this year that could have been the case. The only thing different between my last application to the current one I submitted in October was that I had another year of social work experience. Everything else was the same. Keep your head up! I'm sure many people who applied to sjsu only applied as a back up. I was given til the end of march to accept or reject in which I rejected and I'm sure there will be many more people like me once they hear from other schools. If sjsu is your #1 choice, I would call the dept to confirm that they are still sending out admissions til end of April. That way you'll have a estimate somewhat of how many people rejected their admission. Last year it ended in early April.

Hello everyone, I've been using gradcafe for over a year now but just mainly browsing. Never had to post or ask anything since many of the people before and you guys asked and answer them. Well last year when I applied I had over two years of social work experience working for the state, a year of volunteer service, and a few months of having a teaching job for kids with behavioral problems and I didnt get in. My personal statement and essay was great and strong, LOR was very good from people who had PHD and masters in social work as well, my gpa was at 3.4 which I think is great for the field we all are going in. When it was getting towards the end of march last year and I still haven't received any notice, I sent Dr. Goldman an email and didnt receive a reply. So I waited until mid April and talked to the person over the phone at the dept and I asked them to be very blunt with me and to tell me the truth. Last year I submitted EVERYTHING in October. From what I was told, if I didn't get any acceptance by end of march/ early April, my chances of getting in was very low to zero chances. Everyone who was admitted by the dept in march was the total amount they would allow in and they will only make exceptions to allow more when those who were admitted rejected them. Don't want to get your hopes down, I just wanted to let you guys know what happened to me. I was accepted this year on march 1st but luckily this was not the only school I applied to. I also got into Berkeley which is the school I will be attending. I already rejected SJSU so you guys will have a greater chance of getting in. I Felt cheated that sjsu rejected me for reasons I don't know, especially when I submitted everything early and my work experience was exactly what they were looking for. Don't let this keep you down. If you don't get in this year, gain more experience in a related field and apply to more schools. There are far better msw programs in California (especially in the Bay Area) than SJSU. Best of luck to you all