jenni.girl

Hi everyone! I am currently in my BSW program in Waterloo...loving it so far! My question about the whole MSW is whether I should work for a few years or go directly into a MSW program? I would probably consider applying at Laurier (only because it's local), York, and Ryerson. Those are the schools that I am most interested in, based on what I've read and heard about them. I have a lot of experience working with youth and also refugees and immigrants. I am interested in other aspects of Social Work too (also International Social Work). Those are the areas that I am most interested in at this time. I hear that York gives out a lot of funding for their programs. I've also heard a lot of good words about Ryerson! Laurier is good too, but more of a clinical approach and much less diverse. What are people's opinions on the MSW? Is it good to have work experience before beginning it, or better to go straight from the BSW to the MSW?