yankeefan027
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I am!
How is the program in your opinion and what is your field of study in social work?
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Is the admin easy to get in touch with during the application process. Absolutely not. Do you get office numbers and phone numbers of people who can assist you when entering the program, absolutely. If you can get past the headache of application I believe you are hands down in one of the best programs in the country. The price of the program also makes it an amazing investment in comparison to comparable programs in the city. There are a couple thousand people who figure out the process every year. If you want it stick with it, I believe the pay off outweighs the headache of dealing with the CUNY system.
Are you currently in the MSW program at Hunter?
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Hi guys, Im usually a lurker but i decided to join and post my thoughts because I am so nervous I feel like my heart is going to explode.
little background information- I got my first undergrad degree but didnt do so well and I didnt really like my major so I decided to go back as a post undergradute and majored in sociology. I did much better however I was working full time and got B- average. I went from 2.3 on my first undergrad degree to 2.9 ( 43 credit hours) on this latest one. I know that the GPA isnt really good, but i applied to schools where the gpa requirement was either 2.7-2.9 or there wasnt any minimum. also the schools didnt require a GRE
I sumbitted applications to case western, Loyola Chicago, Univeristy of Chicago, and univeristy of pittsburgh. i thought about univeristy of michigan, because deadline is not until august 1st but not sure about that school.
Anyways I have a lot of reasearch expirence more than anything and I feel like my personal statement is really good, I had a social worker and PhD grad student review it. Im just nervous about my chances of getting in to one of these schools.
what do you guys think, do i have a chance, anyone else in this same boat ?
I am in a similar but different situation i am nervous because i didn't do so well in my undergrad program and i had to switch to a different major that i didn't want and i am afraid that i won't get accepted to a masters program in social work based how i did since i had a 3.029 gpa its on the fringe on what is acceptable for a masters program. i only applied to two schools which is a huge risk as well because idk if i'll get accepted in both
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Yeah i got that same email. They do double review of all applications, unless they outright reject. It means we still have a small degree of hope. Though it certainly feels like they are just stringing us along just to reject us in the end. I applied for non-matriculated when i started to worry they would not accept me. I figure I could do 2 or 3 classes in that fall then apply to another school for spring and transfer the credits. Lehman College also has an MSW program and I will be meeting with a counselor so that I can get some advice as to what classes to take there so that i have no issue transferring the credits. Though I will also be applying for non-matriculated at Lehman to make it even easier for myself come spring.
I don't want to do a non-matriculated program because financial aid does not cover for it. It comes from out of pocket which is not an option right now. Any classes you take for a non- matriculated program or professional credit courses sometimes its called that. You can take courses that go towards your msw program and they will transfer to any school you are applying to. I don't have an advisor telling me what to do this is all on my own time, because my undergraduate program decided to bail on me. I just hope that they will at least give me an interview to see that there is possible potential and if not i sleep well at night knowing that i tried my best.
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just got this from hunter - what does it mean? seems like a no and then a maybe?
"Thank you for your patience. We would like to inform you that your application is in the final stages of review. It has been reviewed by the committee and was not moved forward for an interview. It will be reviewed again and either moved to interview or not accepted to our program. All decisions will be posted to your online application shortly (by the end of the week).
- If “pending interview”, you will receive electronic notification first to schedule time to meet with us on campus.
- If not accepted, notification will be posted online only. The office is not available to answer questions about non-acceptance until August-Reapplication Information Session (will be posted on our website).
- If accepted for non-matriculated status, applicants will receive a separate letter in the mail."
I got the same email. I am just as confused as well simply because it seems that they are rejecting my application and my status on my application is pending decision. I don't know what to think.
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Has anyone gotten rejected? I think I have but they're just waiting to send them out...
Don't think that way. That is the least thing I'm thinking about is being rejected because if they rejected me they would have done weeks ago. I'm a negative person at times and if you put a lot of effort into your application just like i did. Why would they reject you?
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I am wondering if anyone has applied or know someone who has gone to Touro College. I went to their open house for the MSW program and i wanted to know how good their program from someone who has been there or currently is in the program.
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How are you planning to handle social work at a graduate level when you couldn't at an ungraduated level? I don't mean to be rude, but social work is about a LOT more than showing up on time and doing your assignments. There is no proof that anyone screwed you over, maybe they didn't think you were suitable for the social work profession. I highly doubt someone would fail field education without a good reason.
@smpalesh Why say i don't mean to be rude, when in honesty you are. I know that social work is not just waking up early in the morning for class and doing the coursework. I've done field placements and i know the struggles of coming two to three times a week for 8 hours each day in addition with the coursework. I feel that you are not really understanding me as to why i wasn't able to continue in the program and assuming that if i couldn't handle an undergrad social work program, how can i be able to do the same for an MSW program. I struggled with professors who were discouraging me and judging me for no apparent reason and they were social workers. I don't understand it when they have to follow a code of ethics for their profession they should adhere to it for everyone not just clients. I didn't enjoy my field placement, because there were communication and structure issues with my supervisor. i felt lost, because my supervisor didn't explain how things were suppose to be done or gave me the opportunities to prove myself in the placement. I got frustrated at times thinking if i was doing enough in my field placement . i never got upset with her or came late to field placement. My undergrad program never told me the real reasons as to why i didn't pass my field placement or received an evaluation as to what lead to my dismissal in the program. I've talked to all the necessary people in my program including the dean and the only thing they asked was to switch majors.
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Could you say more about why you failed the placement? The supervisor should have provided specific reasons as to why you were not successful. Did you think there were extenuating circumstances that caused you to fail that would not have occurred at a different placement or that would not occur in the future? ex: personal problems/health reasons impacting your performance, personality conflict between you at your supervisor, etc....
While it is very rare, I have heard of MSW students who had to end their placements early and do another one the following semester. But in those cases the students did not fail, they were granted an "incomplete" and had to do another placement the following semester instead.
I think it would be worthwhile to take a careful, honest look at why the other placement did not work out and to realistically consider whether or not this would or would not happen again at a different placement. Going back to school is very costly and time consuming, not to mention the outcome of your coursework and placements would permanently stay on your academic record. So I think it would be wise to think through this decision very carefully and to make sure that this goal is feasible and realistic and the best choice for your future career.
Best of luck.
@jenste I talked to a lot of people in my social work program ex: my advisor, the dean, social work chair, and my field work supervisor. I never got a straight answer from them at all as to why i wasn't allowed back into the social work program. The answer that i got from my advisor was that i failed the field placement and it was really bad that i failed it. I didn't get a report or a evaluation as to why i didn't pass my field placement. I have thought about what had happened during my semester in my field placement and there were times that my supervisor wasn't their all the time. she had to do things and dealt with emergencies outside of the school and i would be without any supervision during the day. She didn't give me the faith to get students and have one on one sessions, though i asked her that i needed one for a case study paper and she hesitated to give me one. I would get frustrated at times because i was so eager to interact with students and teachers, but instead i would be doing office work and forms that were given to her and she made me do them. i never got mad at her or came late to my field placement. There were communication problems, where she didn't explain things to me when i would be assigned a task and there was no structure as to what she expected me to do
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@smpalesh Why say i don't mean to be rude, when in honesty you are. I know that social work is not just waking up early in the morning for class and doing the coursework. I've done field placements and i know the struggles of coming two to three times a week for 8 hours each day in addition with the coursework. I feel that you are not really understanding me as to why i wasn't able to continue in the program and assuming that if i couldn't handle an undergrad social work program, how can i be able to do the same for an MSW program. I struggled with professors who were discouraging me and judging me for no apparent reason and they were social workers. I don't understand it when they have to follow a code of ethics for their profession they should adhere to it for everyone not just clients. I didn't enjoy my field placement, because there were communication and structure issues with my supervisor. i felt lost, because my supervisor didn't explain how things were suppose to be done or gave me the opportunities to prove myself in the placement. I got frustrated at times thinking if i was doing enough in my field placement . i never got upset with her or came late to field placement. My undergrad program never told me the real reasons as to why i didn't pass my field placement or received an evaluation as to what lead to my dismissal in the program. I've talked to all the necessary people in my program including the dean and the only thing they asked was to switch majors.
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I graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey in Spring 2014 with a B.A in Social Sciences. I originally entered as a Social Work major for a BSW, but i got screwed over by my program for supposedly "failing" my field placement. I wasn't failing my classes at all, i came to my field placement on time, and did my assignments. All in all, My then now fired field supervisor from my school told me that i was not allowed in the program for next semester. I had a negative experience with my school and my supervisors during my time in the Social Work program. I am now looking into MSW programs and will apply for the Fall 2015 semester. Should i forget my past experience in my undergrad and apply for an MSW program?
Hunter - Fall 2015
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I just got my rejection letter from Hunter College. It is what it is, but i got an interview for touro college graduate program tomorrow hopefully it goes well.