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I'm interested about this too! DU is my top choice, but I currently live in Chicago so it'll all be a bit new to me. I visited DU and did a little research on both schools on my own so here's the little I gathered. That said I would love to hear about DU from someone with more first hand knowledge and experience there! It does seem like DU has more options in terms of certificates and specialization. DU's school of social work only offers graduate and Phd programs, no undergrad degrees, which I thought was interesting. Not sure if this has any effect on research/professors/ect, maybe someone else will have more insight there. Generally speaking, bigger cities also have a wider variety of field placement options so if you know you want to try out a specific area of social work Denver could be the right choice. The thing that made the biggest difference to me (and the reason I applied to DU and not CSU) is that CSU has a requirement for the amount of direct social work experience you must have. From my meeting with an admission's counselor at DU, it seems that they are more open to students from different backgrounds (although social work experience is always a plus obviously!) as long as your interest in social work is serious and genuine. Since I'm coming from a communications/marketing background, this was important to me, not sure how much it affects you. Good luck on your apps! Maybe I'll see ya at DU

Just a note to Emarouk about PSU...when I was researching programs theirs was one of my favorites, so I decided to visit when I was in the area and the advisor I met told me flat out that I wouldn't be accepted without one year direct social work experience or about 1,000 hours of volunteering. I don't have anything close to that, so I was discouraged enough not to apply. The advisor I spoke to made it seem like they were pretty strict about it, so that might have been the problem. You sound like a really strong applicant outside of that so don't be down about it! I'm sure everything will work out for you in the end

Congrats kp_msw!!! DU is my top choice, just checked the site and no decision for me yet. But now I'll probably start checking constantly haha. When did you finish your application if you don't mind me asking?

Yesterday I got my acceptance letter from Tulane! While it's definitely a relief to be in somewhere, I was really surprised to hear back so soon. My application was only complete as of 2-3 weeks ago. Has anyone else heard back? I'm a little concerned that they need a decision by March 2nd...I hope I hear back from my other programs in time!

Hello everybody! I wish I'd found this forum sooner, I already finished my apps but this would've been a great resource when I was writing personal statements....but now I guess it will be a great resource for letting out some stress while I wait to hear back haha. My undergrad degree was in communications and I've been working in marketing for the past 2 years, so this will be a big (and exciting!!) career change). I have some volunteer experience, however, my biggest concern is definitely lack of direct social work experience. My gpa is pretty good and I feel confident about my LOR's and personal statements. I've applied to DU, UT Austin, Tulane, and UNLV. Anyone have and opinons/insights on these programs I should know about? DU is my top pick at the moment, followed by UT. Good luck to all of you fellow future social workers