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Hi all. I applied to the spring start for Laurier (May 2022, I believe). This was the online, part-time MSW. I submitted the application in June. I certainly didn't expect a response right away, but it's been 6 months now. Has anyone heard from them for the spring start? I am assuming I didn't get in (I understood it was competitive) and rejections are delayed, or I somehow slipped through the cracks. Wondering if anyone has any insight on the spring start? thank you.

Hi everyone! I've had mental health issues most of my life, that went untreated until this year. So when I started my undergraduate degree, I had your typical cliche "downward spiral". My first year, I thought it would be great to go to school abroad and did a year of university in Scotland (I'm from New York). The environment was unsupportive with no opportunities, so I switched schools - this time I went to Montreal, Canada. Now I've completed my second year here, and this is the only year, so far, that counts for my GPA. And I just got a C- and might actually be getting a second. So my grades are, and probably always will be, quite "mediocre". My highest grades (As, and A+s) are mostly from my minor, theology. But aside from that, I'm active in a student journal, I may do research in a developmental psych lab starting in the fall, and I run a survivors of sexual assault "discussion" group (we can't legally call it a support group since I'm not a trained counsellor). I'm also active in Montreals LGBTQ activist community. What are my chances of getting into a MA program (provided I don't shoot for something like Columbia)? I'm charismatic, I interview well, and I have lots of unique research ideas. I really do think I could sell myself well...if I didn't have to show my transcript. I'm already looking at the New School for Social Research - does anyone know how difficult/selective their admissions process is? I'm particularly interested in the Substance Abuse concentration. Anyway..thanks for reading my sob story! Please let me know if you have any advice for me. I just want to work with people and help them. Maybe I can live without getting my PhD but an MA is a must.