BunnyMeadows

I just had to answer this on a Personal Statement that I sent off yesterday. I rewrote it so many times. I was debating whether or not to discuss growing up with a parent who struggled with mental illness (and was hospitalized several times) as one demonstration of resilience. For the personal qualities question, I wanted to be really honest and not say something like "Oh, I work too hard" or "I'm too focused." So I wrote about boundaries but I didn't use the "B" word. I said that as an inherently nice person, I have a tendency to do "too much" for others - e.g. giving up too much of time. I explained that I'm working with a therapist to develop better strategies and responses so that I can maintain a healthy work/life balance. I hope that doesn't sound shady or anything. As I said, I wanted to be honest. I also briefly mentioned that I don't enjoy public speaking, but have joined Toastmasters to work on those skills. If anyone has any thoughts I'd appreciate it. Bunny

Hi, I recently found out that ASU may offer a part-time (3 year) MSW program in Flagstaff. At least the climate and scenery is different than PHX. As far as I know, there are NO other MSW programs in AZ. I live in CA, and I believe you may qualify for the Western Graduate Regional program (Think that's the name). It would allow you to go to a number of Western schools for close to in-state tuition. But you have to apply for that separately. There are a ton of MSW programs in CA - you might want to consider it. And I think University of Denver...or U of CO in Denver has an excellent program. Good luck.