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    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2016 admissions

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    1 minute ago, MSW-hopeful-2016 said:

    What I understood from the letter is once spots open up, they review everyone's app's again on the waitlist and determine it from there. 
    However I truly think the applications on the waitlist are ranked, and they're just saying they're not so they don't receive 50+ phone calls. 

    I think so to. To reconsider everyone each time a spot opens would be a waste of their time and illogical. I'm sure they know whose next on the list

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2016 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    7 hours ago, SamSat said:

    Hi rockerelmo, thanks for the guidance and encouragement!! :) While my experience has been mostly in gerontology, I think the broader theme in my interests has been mental health issues that systemically exist in some vulnerable groups of the population (I guess I have been most exposed to these issues among the elderly, and university students as well through my advocacy experience in my undergrad).

    However, something that is probably of the most interest to me is working with newcomers, immigrants, and refugees. I immigrated to Canada a few years ago, and my parents have followed this year, and I am very aware of the barriers that immigrants face in assimilating to society here (especially in terms of their desirability as job candidates), despite Canada being such a welcoming country. I also think immigrants are a vulnerable group more susceptible to mental health issues, and I am currently doing a research paper that explores why for my online social stats course (which I chose to do to better my chances of getting into the MSW program). It is the topic that I naturally gravitated towards and I am keen on complementing my personal experiences with some solid volunteer/ work experience in this field.

    I am currently working full time in business, having studied commerce in my undergrad (I graduated last year). I am contemplating leaving my job if I don't get into the MSW, and racking up relevant volunteer and paid experience (not to mention just gain valuable insights into social issues in Canada), so that I can re-apply next year. The thing that worries me though is that I definitely want my application to have a strong theme, but if I pursue the immigrant/ newcomer field (either through paid or volunteer), will that be too narrow of a field? And sorry for my lack of  knowledge, but are social workers really in demand in that line of work? I'm not sure what kind of work a social worker would do with refugees/ newcomers, and  I don't see a specialist that would tie to it in either Laurier or U of T's degrees. 

    Alternatively I could continue to focus on gerontology, which I guess is a safer choice and not something that completely evades my interest by any means, in order to have my experience be more consistent?

    Would love any thoughts anyone has :) 

    Hey check out indeed.ca and search immigration for toronto. There's a ton of jobs currently available to help with greater housing, employment ore even with working on ending discrimination for immigrants. It's a great focus and there are many people who want to work on creating more inclusive mental health organizations. And if you are fluent in other languages you will thrive!

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2016 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    1 minute ago, LP3 said:

    Whatever people say, Windsor is a beautiful city and there's a nice bike/jogging path beside the river! 

    @andwewaitThe Social work building is next to the river so you'll definitely enjoy it. Plus the social work community is really small and super close so your placement supervisor will really try to help you get a job. A lot of the professors like Dr.Grant or Dr.Calderwood have connections to jobs in Toronto or London so talk to your professors about where you want to work!

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2016 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    6 hours ago, CalendarGirl said:

    Hey thanks, I know that the waiting list is 12 people, its for a one year bsw, so I am kinda hoping allot of people reject that as well because they will likely get accepted into 2 year msw programs! :DWhat is considered a small waitlist if you don't mind me asking

    Anything that is less than half of those who are going to be accepted. 12 sounds small so it sounds like you have a great chance

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2016 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    4 hours ago, CalendarGirl said:

    Congrats on the waitlist!! Where did you find out that they accept most waitlisters? I am really trying to hold onto hope to my waitlist at waterloo haha,,.

    You may have a chance, but Windsor is usually people's last choice lol. So they accept more when ppl have chosen other schools once their acceptances happen. Pppl like to stick to schools where there is a possibility of employment after graduating. Windsor's just not that school/ city.

    But many schools have small waitlists so don't give up hope! :D

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2016 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    18 minutes ago, feliz said:

    Just got notified that Ryerson is meeting tomorrow to make the decisions, and then people will be getting an individualized phone call with their results soon after. Good luck everyone. 


    I got accepted to York with pretty generous funding. BUT I'm having trouble calculating the tuition.

    The webpage that displays graduate fees indicates that each full-time term is around 1,800. Wouldn't this make the 3-term Advanced Standing program under $6000?

    That seems VERY low. Not that I'm complaining.. I'm just suspicious because the other schools are over $10,000. 

    Congrats on getting acccepted to york!

    How did you find out about the Ryerson results? Also are we not getting letters then?

    Canadian Universities MSW. The waiting game 2016 admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

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    1 minute ago, MSW-UofT said:

    yes, I got the letter yesterday saying I was waitlisted. I am trying to figure out how long is the list. I am really hoping not long because then goes the hope lol. I live in Toronto so the mail generally take a day or two. 

    They usually keep half or a quarter of the amount accepted on the waitlist. This is how other schools do it so probably around 50 or less 

    And honestly I feel better now and I'm nervous to get my letter next week

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