DunnS
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Just a heads up, I received my acceptance from Ryerson today!
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11 minutes ago, 1m26c4u said:
congratulations and thanks a lot for sharing! must be nice to get in this early tho lol i keep refreshing my email like my life depends on it
Thank you, I was in shock when Jas (admin) called to tell me I was accepted to the program, I actually asked her if she was sure that it wasn't a mistake ?♀️
Good luck with your applications!!
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Hi All
I work full-time in Toronto so my options for programs were a bit limited in terms of part-time programs, so I applied to both York's MPPAL and Ryerson's program on part-time basis.
I was accepted to the MPPAL back in late January, and have accepted my offer as it was first preferred choice (overall better program and much more impressive alumni list). I haven't heard from Ryerson but the Admin had said earliest they will reach out is end of February.
I thought I would provide my stats as a thank you to all those who provided theirs in years past on here, hope it helps someone else out!
Education:
HBA in Speech & Language Science (cGPA: 3.33, 2yrGPA: 3.67) - I made deans list 4th year and had some extenuating circumstances which I noted in my letter that impacted my grades in first and second year.
Post-Grad Certificate in Public Admin to be conferred June 2021 (cGPA: 3.83, completed PT while working). Completed a survey assignment at part of a course that related to my work place, my research from the survey ended up being presented to senior management.
Work: Worked at a crown agency for 6 years (summer student to contact centre representative to an office administrator to my current role as a workforce analyst)
Volunteer/Leadership Experience: Note-Taker (undergrad), VP of HR Students Offering Support (undergrad for 1 year), Pan Am/Parapan Ambassador, Toronto Distress Line Volunteer & Trainer
References: two profs from post-grad who were really supportive and my manager
Overall I kept my resume short, total of 1.5ish pages with only 2-3 points for each work experience and 1 line for volunteer. For my education portion, I did specify major research poster assignments, any scholarships, and related research accomplishments (i.e. my above survey presentation to senior management). I also put both cumulative GPA and Final 2 year GPA.
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Hello all ,
I am applying to UofT's 2 year MSW program and Lakehead's HBSW program as my backup. I really have no idea how my application will stand up against other applicants and am worried as I struggled in school during my first and second year due to some cicumstances which left me struggle to catch up in upper years and I have little direct social work experience as I kind of discovered that it was what I wanted to pursue late into 4rth year of my bachelors. But I figured what the heck, it can't hurt to try!
For my UofT application these are the main things
- My average for upper year courses is around 80% or 3.7 (on the ORPAS chart) in my upper year courses that would be counted... and 77% overall average.
- Sadly only a 79% research methodology
- I'm currently volunteering at a Distress Line Centre (36 hours of in-class training and currently 42 hours on the phone lines... hopefully I will have 100 by the end of the year)
- I have been worked as a special needs counsellor supporting children with autism, down syndrome, and other special needs at community camps for 3 summers (900 hours)
- 800 hours as a summer and winter camp counsellor leading programs for childrens aged 2 to 15
- 200 hours working/volunteering for Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games
- 100 hours volunteering as an activity leader at Children's Autism Support Centre evening programs
- 180 hours volunteering as the VP of Human Resources at Students Offering Support (SOS) at Brock University over one school year
- 150 hours as a Health and Dental Plan Assistant where I helped students with filing the correct health and dental claims
- 100 hours working as a registration clerk for the Federation of Humanities and Social SciencesFor my HBSW application all is the same except my average that they would be using would be around an 83%.
Any suggests would be really appreciated, I have no idea what I am doing!
Goodluck everyone!
Ryerson MPPA 2021
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Not sure if this helps, but I received my acceptance from Ryerson last week. I will likely be declining and attending York's MPPAL however, so a spot will open up soon. Good luck everyone!