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    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

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    A question for those who are currently working on gaining work experience:

     

    What types of employment opportunities would be suitable for anyone without a BSW or extensive work experience? I'm starting to lose hope as most agencies require a ton of experience in specific positions such as child welfare or addicitons worker. Would volunteering be my best bet?

     

    I have started searching for volunteer work instead of paid work, but I'm wondering if top schools prefer paid work experience and downgrade volunteer hours!

     

     

    Hey! I spent the past couple years trying to gain more volunteering an work experience. Apart for some random volunteer opportunities, I mostly had my college placement with Canadian Pardon Services to rely on for experience. I'm also aiming at specialization in Mental Health and I sought volunteering with Canadian Mental Health Association, working with various individuals one-on-one in the community. I also was very fortunate to be hired with Community Living as a support worker. I also started volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters. I applied last year, and while I had started some volunteering and work, it wasn't quite enough hours and experience. Volunteering is a great opportunity and looks great on your resume. 

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

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    Has anyone accepted into the U of T 2 year program started looking for housing yet? I'm tempted to apply for residence... but I would like to stay in TO over the summers and work (hopefully). Also was thinking, it would be cheaper to live in a house with several folks.   :)  Anyone have any advice on looking around? I'll admit I haven't explored some of the websites yet for student housing, but it's a little overwhelming :P

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

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    Hi everyone! I am currently in the 2-year MSW at UofT.  I was decently active on this forum last year (and checked it obsessively) so I thought I'd stop by to see if anyone had any questions in their decision-making, etc.

     

    Hey welcome. I was wondering what the classes are like? How many people are in classes? What are the professors and course work like? I'm so excited to be attending in September. I still need to get my  student card and living sorted. 

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    Thank you!! I feel like I keep going back and forth with hope! I do hope I at least get waitlisted. I got rejected last year and it was not a nice feeling, but definitely did better with grades and experience this year and spent a lot more time on my statements so I think this year if I'm rejected its going to be much more of a bummer! It's so nice to see how supportive everyone is. Congrats on your offer btw!

    Good luck ! I hope you hear good news! I know what it feels like to get rejected/waitlisted and not get off. It happened last year to me. It sounds like you've worked hard. FINGERS CROSSED :)

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

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    Yay congrta

    Congratulations to everyone who found out from Laurier, U of T and St Thomas today, that is such wonderful news! I'm just curious, to people who are getting into the 2 year programs: is this your first time applying or have you applied before? Just wanna get an idea of how common reapplication is !

    Hey this was my second time applying. I was wait listed at u of t last year and never made it off. It's pretty competitive program so it's not uncommon to reapply. But hang in there if you haven't heard anything yet! There's still time !

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    Interesting that she emailed you back about it! When'd you send it in? I sent in an updated official transcript and it would have gotten there on the 19th ish (I checked, they definitely had received / signed for it) but Angela hasn't let me know officially that she's gotten it. Don't want to bug her, haha. So how long abouts did that email take to get to you after you sent in the transcript?

     

    Hey. Yeah I happened to ask if they were still accepting revised resumes and other items. I sent it in via email March 26 so she got back to me pretty quickly.  If you're concerned about the transcript I would email and ask. If you mailed it, it should most likely be there by now. For me anyway, she's always responded to let me know when she received something - but that was by email .  :)

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

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    My myfile says reviewed-unsuccessful :( wasn't really holding my breath for York though its so hard to get in. Congrats to those who got wait list or accepted

    Booo :( Mine too! So sorry to hear :( 

    I wasn't expecting to get in - tough competition and they didn't accept me last year. Congrats to everyone who's gotten in or waitlisted !!

     

    Hoping to hear good news from Windsor and U of T (who waitlisted me last year - maybe good sign?).

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    Also, tomorrow is Friday! I know we are all kind of leaning towards the idea of more offers going out tomorrow so I just want to throw out a huge good luck to everyone, I find the vibe in this forum to be very uplifting and it would be a complete joy to attend a grad program with everyone here! Best of luck tomorrow!

    YES finally. I hope there's a lot of good news to go around tomorrow (should this be when they send out more acceptances)!! Good luck everyone and hang in there :)

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2015 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    Encouraged by a friend, I emailed Angela(U of T) yesterday to update my resume, she replied me today and said my new information will be added to my application. Do you guys think it means that they are still reviewing our applications? Otherwise she simply would have told me that the decisions were already made. What do you think? 

     

    It sounds like it to me :) Considering what she said not too long ago about them not having reviewed applications yet, I think - and I hope im not just being too hopeful here - that they've still got quite a few to review. I'd be surprised if they've reviewed all the applications they've received in such a short period of time and made decisions. lol or at least I really hope not.  To me, that's sounds like they haven't reviewed yours yet.

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