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2 minutes ago, NB_MSW2016 said:
Apparently you need to add at least one Facebook friend to the group in order to create a new group .... so someone add me on Facebook so we can get the ball rolling!!! I'm Nat Bowman on there. My profile picture is me with a little white dog. Just shoot me a message letting me know who you are
Sent you a request!
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1 hour ago, Bettyg said:
Is there a facebook group set up for u of t yet? i haven't been following the thread this year and theres so many posts to look through! i have a silly question about housing i wanted to ask.
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!
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1 minute ago, rachberks said:
I hope not. From what I know they go out in waves.
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.
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Just now, Sarah Erwin said:
Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone has heard from York or Laurier's two year program yet?
I also applied to Lakehead's one year HBSW. For some reason, even though everything is documented as having been received on time, when I just went in to check on the status I noticed that it says incomplete. I've been trying to get a hold of the program with no luck- has anyone else ran into this problem. Kinnnnda freaking out, not gonna lie!
Sarah
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!!
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21 minutes ago, SamSat said:
I am a former U of T student and I applied to U of T's MSW with my ROSI student no, but I cannot seem to find the registration status for this program on ROSI!! Would someone pls mind helping me out?
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.
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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...
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1 minute ago, mswhopeful16 said:
No waterloo was the only one I applied to. Oh well. I'll try again next year! I also noticed yesterday Dalhousie is offering a certificate for mental health and addictions so maybe I'll work on that in the meantime.
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.
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16 minutes ago, phd2msw said:
Anyone else obsessively checking ROSI? I feel like if the admissions committee saw how many times a day I log in to check, they would think twice about considering me
Someone else here said March 11 is the earliest 2yr applicants could hear back. Time is crawling for me. This is so stressful. I dropped out of a PhD program in order to pursue social work and I'm trying to be cautiously optimistic, but if I don't get in this round (which is a huge possibility given the statistics) I will be completely lost and out of a job (I was an RA at in my department and now that I quit, I have to find work elsewhere). Right now I have a short contract, but if I'm not going to UofT in september, I have to find long term work in the meantime and figure out my living situation.
I guess at the end of the day, I am doing what is best for me in the long run. It just sucks for your life to be in limbo like this. But, the overall message on this thread seems to be to keep trying each year and to not lose sight of our goals. Just needed to vent to people who understand.
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!
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32 minutes ago, rsco said:
A classmate heard back from Windsor (provisional acceptance) but I don't know which MSW program it was for. They got an e-mail. Still no word on Laurier!
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...
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6 hours ago, Applicant#1000 said:
March is here. Few more days until UofT 2-year MSW offers start pouring in. Last year the first offer went out on the second Friday of March (on ROSI, not by mail), so my guess is this time the first one might go out by March 11. Just started getting nervous
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...
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1 minute ago, mswhopeful16 said:
Yes! Now that I found this forum I check it more often then quest/email! Like you, one minute I think I have a chance of acceptance then the next I question that. Ugh this is going to be the longest few weeks of my life! I am currently at a job I don't like but I'm waiting to take the next step until I know about my MSW....there's a lot on the line here lol
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...
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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*
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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!!
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8 hours ago, Rossysidhar said:
Hey everyone!
I applied to ryerson and YORK last year, however did not get in!
I reapplied to YORK this year, with more experience. I am hoping that I get in. I did my BSW at YORK and know that it is very competitive. Anyone know what they actually look for?
My average was about a B+ and I have been working as a crisis counsellor for the past 3 years. So that is the experience I have highlighted!
Any thoughts?
Rossy
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!!
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8 hours ago, letmeinnah said:
Anyone have an idea on when York would start admissions for the MSW program?
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.
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On 1/13/2016 at 10:30 AM, katkatkat said:
Hey Guys, does anyone know roughly the latest date we can send an updated resume to U of T for the 2 year MSW? I want to make sure as many volunteer hours as possible are included. Thanks!
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.
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10 hours ago, soapaddict said:
does this also mean social workers cant work as counselors or psychotherapists?
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.
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@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.
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3 hours ago, AnnInTO said:
For anyone who is interested, I learned a couple of interesting things from Windsor's webinar earlier this week. This is for their MSW for Working Professionals program. For the personal statement, the second question asks applicants to write about their interest in the areas of gerontology, health/mental health, and child welfare; applicants are, in fact, not restricted to only these areas. They were very clear that they want applicants to write about something that they feel passionately about, and although most areas in social work can somehow be related to the three listed areas, applicants may write about any issues that they feel strongly about (e.g. human rights, social justice, other marginalized populations, etc.).
For this program, they have stated that they want applicants with at least three years of full-time, relevant experience. They are willing to consider also applicants who have worked the equivalent in part-time hours. Either way, applicants should have approximately 5000 hours of related work experience in order to have a strong application.
The most interesting thing that I had learned was from asking what the competitive average was for last year's cohort. Their response was that a competitive average doesn't really exist for their MSW program, as applicants are not judged in comparison to others, but instead on their own strengths and suitability for the program. The number of applicants that they accept is not set in stone, particularly for their Peel location, as different sections of a cohort can be created based on demand. Applications are processed on a rolling basis, so everyone who might be interested is encouraged to apply early.
Hope this helps those of you who are thinking of applying to Windsor! :)
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!!
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19 hours ago, soapaddict said:
Hi everyone,
i was wondering what is the difference between and M.ed in counselling vs a MSW??
I want to pursue clinical work (mental health)
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!
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On 11/12/2015, 9:50:45, dexy77 said:
Hey there! When I wrote my statement last year, I did not use any references. Assuming the questions are the same this year, I would think you are safe to leave them out unless you are citing very specific statistics or uncommon knowledge and theories. Make the language you use accessible and speak in general terms and you should be fine. If you have anymore questions feel free to pm me.
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.
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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.
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On 11/12/2015, 5:38:41, Sœur d'une Étoile said:
Hello All,
I am considering applying to McGill. I see that a statistics course is required. I have not taken an explicit stats course, however I have taken many research methods courses - one in my undergrad and in my BSW. I am wondering if those might count toward that requirement?
Is anyone applying to Dal of Memorial for MSW?
Thanks!
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!
Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2016 admissions
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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.