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This may not be the best place to ask this question, but I did apply for social work and did not get in. I am trying to refocus my plan so I was considering Ryerson's "Child and Youth Care" program or George Brown's "Child and Youth Worker" program. Can anyone shed any light on what makes these two courses different? They sound extremely similar and I don't want to take one of these undergraduate degrees and end up exactly where I am now - with a slightly irrelevant undergraduate degree that I initially thought was the right path to actualize my goals. I have completed an undegrad in Psychology as I wanted to work with at-risk youth. Initially, I strictly wanted to work in a clinical situation, counselling children and adolescents. Recently, I have gained interested in working with at-risk youth in various ways: assisting them academically, socially, emotionally. I applied to my masters in Social work believing that that would help me attain my goals, but I'm coming to terms with the fact that getting a MSW without a BSW is a little more difficult and I could be left applying year after year with no results. Definitely open to insight.

To anyone still waiting on Windsor, I just spoke to the secretary and they said they've filled approximately 24/30 spots, so things should be wrapping up shortly.

Hahaha, while I was speaking to her, I wanted to ask that, but before I could she said "obviously I can't tell you where you're at on the list." I don't see why not/how that's obvious... but whatever.

To anyone on Windsors wait list... I spoke to the secretary today and she said roughly 200 applicants have been wait listed and there is no way they will exhaust the entire list. She said that last year, approximately half of their wait was contacted and the last offers and rejections were distributed at the end of june/first week of July. How it works is that all 200 of the wait listed applicants have been ranked from 1 - 200 and with every declined offer they receive, they contact the next person on the wait list. There is no "re-assessment" or anything like that, nor is it random. You can continue to look at your uwindsor application status online, which may be updated quicker than snail mail. Offers were given out about 1.5 weeks ago and they have 2 weeks to respond so I would check your status in biweekly intervals. Hope this provides some clarity to anyone who is still waiting.

Do you guys mind sharing how many years of work experience/volunteer experience you have?