pavlovsdog

I was also accepted! Pavlovsdog, will you accept? Are you deciding between Hunter and any other schools?

You start off by first introducing yourself and elaborating on your experience. They didn't really ask about social identity. From what we were told there are two interviewers so the questions might be different depending on who you get.
From what I can remember  (it was a blur) these are the questions they ask:
They asked you to identify two vulnerable populations and what makes them vulnerable.
They ask what is a specific population you are NOT interested in working with and why. Then they follow up the question with a scenario in which  you are working with this population (field placement) and want to know how you would handle it. 
They asked what was a piece of constructive criticism that you have received in the past and how did you take the criticism and learn from it.
They asked if you are applying for the 16 month (instead of OYR) how you think you are going to be able to handle this program while being unemployed.
I am sure there were a few more questions after that.
Then you have twenty minutes for the writing sample.
The interviewer is extremely kind and actually spends a bit of time talking about the program, the people they are looking for and what it means to be a social worker.
 
Hope this helps!

You start off by first introducing yourself and elaborating on your experience. They didn't really ask about social identity. From what we were told there are two interviewers so the questions might be different depending on who you get.
From what I can remember  (it was a blur) these are the questions they ask:
They asked you to identify two vulnerable populations and what makes them vulnerable.
They ask what is a specific population you are NOT interested in working with and why. Then they follow up the question with a scenario in which  you are working with this population (field placement) and want to know how you would handle it. 
They asked what was a piece of constructive criticism that you have received in the past and how did you take the criticism and learn from it.
They asked if you are applying for the 16 month (instead of OYR) how you think you are going to be able to handle this program while being unemployed.
I am sure there were a few more questions after that.
Then you have twenty minutes for the writing sample.
The interviewer is extremely kind and actually spends a bit of time talking about the program, the people they are looking for and what it means to be a social worker.
 
Hope this helps!

HI guys! I just stumbled upon this thread and found it very helpful! I got into NYU last week after submitting my application on October 1st (such a fast process!). I also applied to go to Hunter and Columbia and submitted the applications on October 1st as well.
Hunter's application only just changed from "incomplete" to "complete" yesterday (10/19/2015)... They told me this is because they have to go through all the applications manually and it can take them a while sometimes for it to reflect on the website. 
Ideally, I would like to go to the most cost-effective program (Hunter) but NYU offered me money and so I have been considering that option more than I thought I would have to. Does anyone know if Columbia tends to give out scholarship money as well? 
Good luck to all of you!
 
 
 

I'm a social worker and it's sad but your parents have the completely wrong idea.  I bet if you said "I want to be a psychotherapist" they would think it was a great idea. Guess what,  they are the same!  A social worker IS a psychotherapist and many go into private practice.  It is what you make of it, and where you live, but I know social workers making over $200,000 or more.  Some write books, some teach classes, some have private therapy practices, etc.  
Suze Ormond, the financial guru, is a social worker.  Graham Stedman, Oprah's boyfriend, is a social worker.  When she won an Oscar, Hillary Swank forgot to thank her husband and instead thanked her therapist.  Her therapist is a social worker.  She makes a lot of money working only work celebrities.  
It's also an extremely before career with many social workers going on to be administrators, directors and officers of agencies, like hospitals. I'm sure if you told your parents that you want to be CEO of a hospital, they wouldn't mind. Part of Social Work studies focuses on administration and policy, so many social workers do that. Or go on to start non profits or become lobbyist or politicians in DC. Many become professors or write books. If you told your parents that you wanted to be a politician, a famous author, or a college professor, would they feel the same way?  
You could also someday start your own mental health CLINIC, where other therapists work for you.
Sure, many people work low paying jobs in social work, but that's because they like working for that particular agency in that job.  Some of us want to get down in the dirt and really help raise people up from the most basic level.  But it doesn't mean that those are the only jobs.  It's a VERY versatile field, and you are only limited by what you choose to do with it. 
I'm a social worker, make good money with great benefits and I absolutely LOVE my job.  

Congrats!
 
Judging from the pattern so far, it seems interview invitations go out Late Wednesday-Thursday.

HI guys! I just stumbled upon this thread and found it very helpful! I got into NYU last week after submitting my application on October 1st (such a fast process!). I also applied to go to Hunter and Columbia and submitted the applications on October 1st as well.
Hunter's application only just changed from "incomplete" to "complete" yesterday (10/19/2015)... They told me this is because they have to go through all the applications manually and it can take them a while sometimes for it to reflect on the website. 
Ideally, I would like to go to the most cost-effective program (Hunter) but NYU offered me money and so I have been considering that option more than I thought I would have to. Does anyone know if Columbia tends to give out scholarship money as well? 
Good luck to all of you!