phd2msw

lol. my comments aren't certainly not helpful to white nationalist/supremacists.

I think it's unfair of you to label everyone who disagrees with you as being racist/overprivileged. I'm a queer disabled South Asian female & I disagree with the stance that you've taken in some of your recent posts...does that mean that I'm a white supremacist too? 

Hi, thanks for raising your concern. As the OP of this thread and a similar thread for 2016 MSW applicants, it was my intention to create an information exchange platform for people who are interested in MSW education.  I firmly believe that every forum participant is entitled to freely express their authentic opinions, experiences and values in the context of MSW education.  Understanding the foundational principles of social work disciplines ( such as bio-medical approach vs anti-oppressive practice) is deemed to be critical for  MSW applicants to select a school that is most congruent to their learning objectives as well as their professional commitment. As I indicated earlier, U of T's MSW pedagogical approach and its Eurocentric, Neo-liberal and Elite- feminist institutional culture did not appeal to me at all. Nerveless, without spoke to my racialized friends who graduated from this school, I would not know about this. I was also misinformed that no hospitals in Toronto would give non U of T MSW students placement opportunities, and only found out this was completely false by reading some posts on this forum.  All in all , I highly encourage people, especially those of us who already graduated from MSW, sharing our schooling experiences with new applicants in this profession. I know some people may feel uncomfortable   when their racial/gender/social privileges have been critically challenged, in such case, you may want to attend schools that are focused on clinical teaching only, and may occasionally use " anti- racism" cliche as a narcissistic celebration of their white privileges.      

Thank you - this needed to be said. 

Longtime lurker here who signed up just to write this. 
I feel as though this thread is being derailed by discussions about the validity of various social work approaches, particularly one school and their program. I feel as though there are individuals inferring that those of us who are applying to U of T ( or"McMSW" as one other poster has called it) are uninformed or ignorant consumers of the neoliberal academy. Honestly, and I'm speaking for myself here, I'm just an individual trying to move into the career of my choice. Yes I find it important to reflect on my values and the values of the program, but I'm not here to debate these things. I hope we can all be respectful of everyone's choices. Although I appreciate your passion towards your approach to social work, and your concern that some of us are making the wrong choice, I invite those of you who would like to continue this debate about social work and higher education to please move to another thread. This thread is for applicants to help each other, inform one another, and to receive updates. Personally, these discussions are becoming rather toxic and I would like to continue to see this thread being used as intended. 
 
I just want to connect with other people who are applying to similar programs. We're here to help each other out, not criticize people who choose particular programs. Thanks. 

I was also accepted off the wait list today!

Just got an offer of admission from Laurier (was on the waitlist). So happy and excited!, it was my first choice! Best of luck to everyone still waiting!

I am totally in the same boat as you and @MSW-hopeful-2016. I am committed to becoming a social worker and earning an MSW. I am going to start taking courses toward the 1 year BSW at Waterloo next fall if I don't come off the U of T waitlist. I only applied to UofT, which I now regret. I should have applied to more 1 year BSW programs as well. It might take an extra year out of my life, but this is my dream profession. Good luck you guys  

I enabled the stats of the survey to be visible, but I'm not sure if it's working...
so far it's at (43) accepted wait-list offer, and (2) declined wait-list offer. Keep in mind this is only people who know of this forum. I'll post screen shots/try and figure out the settings later because I'm at work right now.
But seriously...Forget the numbers, just keep positive! We're all valuable candidates worthy of a spot  
 

Okay so had some time to kill and I went ahead and made a list of us who are wait-listed at UofT. If your name is missing, let me know. This is kinda fun to track. 
Applicant#1000
phd2msw
ChristopherMcG
MSW-hopeful-2016
FrogMirror
Ed07ti
notafortuneteller
katkatkat (declined)
BernadetteKay
Parrthunax
TheGrapefruit
rabschaud
patience_is_a_virtue
Eveileb
radiance1313
Sam.E

Haha. I rejected them today so one of waitlist applicants will be notified soon :). 
 
(I had to make an account to say) Good luck! Everyone on this forum is so passionate and supportive, and I'm sure will make great clinicians in any capacity. 

I'm also job hunting and if I don't get in, I am going to take a couple of the intro to social work courses from either Thompson Rivers or UVic and apply to the distance UVic BSW program and possibly the Lakehead one in Orillia. Would have to talk to my parents about staying with them for a few days a week if I do the Orillia one (I'm from Orillia but live in Toronto). Then once I have a BSW I will reapply to the U of T 1-year MSW programs for the geriatric specialization. That's my plan. I am determined to become a geriatric social worker no matter what it takes. I want to focus on helping trans older adults and ensure they have safe spaces to live and turn to when they need support.

Hi guys, 
Like many of you I was also waitlisted for the 2 year MSW at U of T.  I will not be remaining on the Waitlist, as I have accepted my offer of admission from UBC Okanagan. 
Good luck everyone! 

Agreed. Accepting two offers potentially makes another candidate lose a spot. 

I got off the waitlist for 2-year clinical stream at University of Calgary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
I'm literally shaking and crying I am SO excited!

Congrats!! There is hope

Hi there, I am the first rejectee on the results page. To answer your questions as you eagerly await your results: no ROSI did not change for me it remains "no registration history" , and I received my rejection letter in the mail today and it was dated yesterday. This has not come as a shock to me as I have mediocre grades in an unrelated field and only 1000 hours of experience (although I do have a published article and have presented at several conferences) . I have applied for a few post degree BSW programs and am awaiting results. Best of luck to those of you awaiting responses.

at least we aren't rejected yet. trying to stay hopeful. 

UC Davis (University Of California, Davis) Statistics, PhD (F16) Rejected via E-mail on 16 Mar 2016  U 16 Mar 2016 hate myself too UC Davis Statistics, PhD (F16) Rejected via E-mail on 16 Mar 2016  U 16 Mar 2016 Hate my life too. Will do research for one year and apply next year!! Purdue Statistics, PhD (F16) Rejected via E-mail on 16 Mar 2016  U 16 Mar 2016 I hate my life Noticing a trend among statistics applicants. This is soon to be me. 
 
 
 

Congratulations to all that were accepted!! <3 thanks for supporting me through this tough time! I am excited to attend uw for my bsw !! Will be back applying again in a year ish haha!
I will not give up

That's good to hear they try and find you great placements. I think that's really important in terms of building experience for your CV. I think the pros of doing a 1 year BSW is more experience in the field (placement) and also I don't see it as a detriment instead of doing an MSW, because you can apply to advanced standing programs instead of 2 year programs. You can also work in the field with the BSW while waiting to apply to MSW programs. In terms of starting your career in social work, I don't see it as a step back because it's actually increasing chances of getting into MSW programs ( you can apply to more schools with 1 yr programs, more experience for CV, networking opportunities with profs and fellow students). Overall, I say it's less enticing that the MSW, because there's still no guarantee that you'll be accepted to an MSW the following year, but you can begin your education/path toward social work if you don't get into any MSW programs this year. For me, the cons are that I already have a BA and an MA, and I don't want to do another Bachelor's degree for the sake that I don't want to do another Bachelor's degree haha but in the end, it's getting you closer to becoming a social worker. Let me know what you decide! 

It's not over till we've received a letter. That's the attitude I've adopted  

When i got accepted to UofT last year, i got my letter on the 8th in the mail. It was dated for the 1st, and there was still nothing on my ROSI acct so don't give up hope if ROSI hasn't updated yet.

Just reminding everyone and myself, that we all have a path... this path will lead us where we need to go. Don't compare yourself to others. xx

It happened after! First time I checked (when I saw Ach29's post) my ROSI still said "no registration history". So keep refreshing!