Im applying to Simmons, and I'm almost done. The admissions counselor was telling me that they send everything to Maryland because the campus doesn't have the resources to deal with everything between staff, frequent mailings, etc.
It's probably a third-party that the two schools hire because of that same reason.
Besides the price, I've found that people with MSWs really admire the Simmons education versus a USC one. The only thing with that is if you want to have a private therapy practice, the USC name is more well known versus a Simmons one.
