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You probably should have deferred the offer instead. Then you wouldn't have needed to apply again. I don't know if it would impact your chances of getting in but I would probably explain why you declined the offer in your statement for next year.

Sent you a request!

Not that I'm aware of, but it would be awesome if someone started one and shared the link! I would love to join a Facebook group!

Nope, they do it in waves. They send one wave then see how many people accept. When people decline it opens spots for other people to get offers or get off the waitlist.

Hi! If the schools are all sending offers in a similar time frame as last year then York will start sending offers this week or next and Laurier won't be sending anything until the first week of April. Hope this helps!!

The registration status is on the home page of ROSI. Mine went from " no registration history" to "invited". You would see it as soon as you log in.

OMG I JUST GOT ACCEPTED TO U OF T!!! AHHHHHHHH I'M SO HAPPYYYYY!!!

Gahhhhh I'm going crazy! U of T could send out offers THIS WEEK! Offers were sent out on the second Friday of March for the 2 year program last year which would be the equivalent of March 11th this year. I'm trying not to get my hopes up to hear back this week, but I can't help but think that the offers could be going out soon! I really hope to hear back from at least one school by Friday...

The MSW for working professionals at u Windsor is still accepting applications!! I'm not sure if you have 2-3 post-grad years of experience, but I just thought I would put it out there as an option. I'm so sorry to hear about Waterloo.

I feel your pain! I have so many things that I need to figure out (ie. living situation, employment) but I can't really make any progress in figuring anything out until I know what will be happening with grad school. My anxiety about all of this is driving me to the brink of a panic attack whenever I spend too much time thinking about it. But the problem is that no matter how hard I try to distract myself I always end up with my thoughts leading back to grad school. The idea of potentially having to wait another year and apply again makes me want to hibernate... March 11th is so close but so painfully far away...I'm glad I'm not the only one obsessively checking my statuses online!

Laurier is usually the last to send out acceptances based on the past few years. It looks like they didn't send out 2 year admissions until early April last year. I'm not sure about advanced standing though...

I am so glad that I'm not the only person who has figured that out and marked it in my calendar! The advanced standing offers went out a week early this year so I'm hoping that 2 year offers will go up on ROSI early as well, but March 11th is the first possible date that I have in my calendar as well! So close yet so far away. The wait is killing me slowly...

I totally feel your pain! It feels like my whole life is in limbo! I am going to have to move in the next few months but I don't want to sign a lease anywhere until I know if/where I am going to school! And I am also coming to the end of a work contract which means I need to start looking for another job but depending on if/where I go to school I might have to find another job in 2-3 months anyway if I have to move. So I'd rather start looking for a new job AFTER I hear back from schools. But who knows when that will be!? I'm really hoping that I hear back in the next 2-3 weeks so that I can start planning my life. I like to plan everything so this feeling of being in limbo is extremely stressful! Let's hope the schools start sending out admissions for the two year programs soon...

Two year admissions decisions seem so close but so far away! I'm driving myself crazy going from extremes thinking that I have a pretty strong application to feeling completely hopeless. I know that my grades are good and my experiences seem pretty good from my perspective ( although not as good as some of the experiences posted here) but I have so many doubts in my mind and it's driving my anxiety through the roof! Is anyone else here losing their mind waiting for two year admissions? This forum feels like a blessing and a curse because it's good to monitor when admissions decisions are going out but it's also so anxiety provoking to hear everyone speculating about when decisions will come out. And what happens if everyone else gets admissions decisions and I'm still stuck in limbo!? Gahhh! I feel like I need to stop obsessively checking this forum but I can't fight the compulsion to check it 100 times a day. *sigh*

Congratulations!! This is so much earlier than last year. The first offers started on Feb 18th based on last year's thread. I wonder if the 2 year admissions will also go out earlier... Anxiously awaiting!!

Hi! My knowledge is obviously hearsay, but from what I've heard York is less clinical and more social justice/policy focused. Experience in social services is obviously great, but they also look for research experiences and people who are a really strong fit for their program (ie. the content of your statement speaks to your research interests which should be in line with the interests of at least one faculty member). On their website they list the cut off for the 1 year program as B+ and the 2 year program is an A. So in terms of grades for the 1 year program you should be good to go. If you've got the grades and the experience I would guess that it comes down to your personal statement sealing the deal. Again, this is all hearsay. I'm an applicant just like you so I don't know how accurate my info is, but I hope that it helps!! Good luck getting through this waiting game!!

Hey! From what I've heard they send out a wave of rejections in med-February for people who don't meet the minimum requirements (GPA, prerequisites, etc.) but the acceptances don't go out until April. Apparently they're one of the last schools to send out admissions packages.

Hey! I was told that they will only look at your hours up until the deadline for the application. Everything after that isn't considered. So I wouldn't stress too much about sending in updates unless you've added other things like certifications.

No. You can still be a therapist/counselor/psychotherapist. It's just the title of "psychotherapist" is protected so you can't call yourself that. But you can still do that work as a Clinical Social Worker.

@soapaddict I asked a school about the papers on CV/Resume and they said no unless it is directly related to social work. The review committee doesnt want to read about things that are not relevant. If you have a BA then they know you can write a research paper. So only include the ones that are specifically linked to social work.

Do the 5000 hours have to be post-undergad? Or will they count hours that I've completed in my undergrad? I really liked the working professional option because I really want to still be making a solid income while going to school, but it was my understanding that you had to be out of the undergrad for at least 3 years. Is that true? Also, do you need an undergraduate stats course for admission into that program? Thanks!!

The MEd would be focused solely on counselling whereas social work looks at broader issues. Also, you would graduate with a different title. The MEd would prepare you to register as a psychotherapist whereas as the MSW would prepare you to register as a social worker. Either way you could pursue clinical work but counselling psych might give you a more specialized approach to mental health. Hope this helps!

Thanks!! Do you remember if there was a page limit for the resume? I know there isn't for the U of T application but Laurier doesn't specify whether or not the resume should be short or no limit to pages. Also, I pm'd you.

Does anyone know if there is a page limit to the Laurie resume component? I'm not sure how far back I should go with my experiences or how many pages I can include.

Hi! Unfortunately, research methods courses don't count towards stats unless it was a full year course with half of that year (one semester) being statistics. There's no way around it. If you're interested in the program there though you could always do an online stats course through Athabasca university!