Dry_Guy

Colleague accepted an offer to York last week.

Ahhh. She's checking SGS website if it reads "under review" not ROSI. Based on past forums, If she was wait listed/rejected there would be no change to her account in ROSI. Again, she's not checking ROSI.

Confused by your comment Re: your friend. Anyone know of others who aren't posting that are in different streams who were "invited". ROSI checking is a gift and a curse. Looking forward to actual letters, should be end of the week or early next. And then move on with life

Nada. I'm in children and families stream with addictions, last name at the end of the alphabet. ?

It seems that many who received invites from UofT for Advanced Standing are in the mental health stream. Has anyone from the other streams received an invite as well?

Congrats to everyone who saw on ROSI they were accepted to UofT. Few questions: Did your SGS account change to decision made or does it still say under review? Do your last names begin with a letter in the first half of the alphabet (A to M). What are second round admission waves?

Nada. I have a friend who met with faculty almost 3 weeks ago for an interview with the MSW ITR program at UofT and is still waiting to hear back. Waiting as well for advanced standing from UofT. An update email would be nice - they must really enjoy fielding these calls from applicants asking WHEN. Website does say mid-February though.......are we past mid-February? lol

I know we sort of touched on this on the other forum, but hoping new members or others can provide any/new insight. Does anyone know why UofT offers so little funding to their MSW students versus schools like Ryerson (some get up to 15k) or York (granted smaller classes and work opportunities)? Also, are there opportunities available at UofT for MSWs to TA or be RAs? Thanks in advance.

I am sorry to hear this. I'm not sure if I can add anything more to what others have said. It is very true though your passion and persistence will contribute to the incredible story you will tell. I was curious, did your SGS change to 'Decision made'.

I have no idea, but from creeping on these forums as well lol it seems like last year was a weird fluke, if I'm wrong someone can correct me.

UofT held interviews for the MSW-ITR applicants 2 weeks ago and should be advising them this week, then I believe it is Advanced Standing the week after or so.

This is your third time applying to UofT?

Just curious, what the average age is of everyone in here applying to grad school? I'm 34.

Get a friend, who could care less about this process, to give Angela a call to see when results are being released if you want. That way, you didn't call, the person who did doesn't care, but you'll get an answer.

Just out of curiosity - has anyone confirmed this with Angela at UofT? Or is this information just based on years past and Yweang's information?

Any viable options for those that don't qualify for OSAP and their pockets are empty? Most of the awards and entrance scholarships are for those on OSAP, non? Are there any other options? Really wish, UofT with all of us research and oldest school reputation, had more funding opportunities for their MSW students.

rejection before acceptance? How do you know? Source it.

Sorry responded to the wrong post

Have you considered transferring your existing credits into a BSW degree? So you can apply to an Advanced Standing program following degree completion.

For anyone who went to the UofT info sessions - do you remember how many people are accepted to the MSW-ITR program? What were the stats, applications vs. enrolled? Did they say if they were increasing the class size? Thanks in advance.

ha! smart folks.

I'm sorry to hear about your field placement experience. I understand what you mean though about not caring for their pedagogical approach. To be honest, I struggled with applying to an MSW school that aligned with my personal values. Unfortunately, each school it seems is very polarizing. After much thinking, I had to acknowledge a clinical-focus is what I require to advance my career and professional development. Sidenote though: I am often left scratching my head when I see schools of social work teaching clinical practices rooted in the dated medical model. :/ It is my hope after U of T's assessment report, and the introduction of their new Indigenous MSW program they are making some strong steps to adding diverse voices to their student population and educators. Second sidenote: From your experience in these forums, any idea why it's so quiet this year? I'm interested in seeing if applications are down this year.

* McMSW = McDonalidzation of social work education, the trend in which schools of social work are trying to cram five years of social work education into a cheapened two year program. This statement and above facts all day! It is incredibly infuriating to spend 4 years learning about social work theories, practices, tools, critically thinking about the the impacts of neoliberalism on individuals and society, completing practicums, unpacking yours and others sh!t (if you're offended by this statement, you will probably struggle in the program because there is a lot of sh!t you will witness once the topics of white privilege and white supremacy, whiteness are discussed in social work, but i digress) and then seeing it get lost in a 2 year MSW program. Adding insult to the injury is then those 2 year MSW program graduates go out into the world, often with no strong foundation in social work theories and struggle with the true values of social work (i'm not saying all, but definitely many). If you really are a social worker (undergrad or not) you will not struggle with these concepts as your experience in the field will have made it abundantly clear the numerous ways in which systemic racism and oppression clearly exist in our society and how the system is truly rigged to continues marginalizing those who are most vulnerable. Access to opportunities is a privilege. Hard work is hard work. You will know the importance of advocacy work and how integral it is the work social workers do. They don't just help people. They are advocates too. It is at the core of the profession. Unfortunately understanding this sometimes takes more than 2 years and for schools such as u of t reminding students of this may not be a part of their agenda. I originally asked the question about diversity because i had heard from a handful of MSW graduates from Toronto, who are both people of colour and not people of colour, and almost all described the campus, institution and education much as Yweang described it as. I had also seen the above statistics when researching the program (albeit difficult to find) and was curious if the questionnaire arose as a way to assist in addressing the issue of lack of diversity in the classroom and research labs. I mentioned in an earlier post, but will repeat again here I have also heard many people in the last 2-3 years mention their frustration with these very things and that many graduates discussed these concerns with the administration in their program reviews and spoke with with program directors, however not much has changed. Reading the MSW message from the dean and the reality at u of t is incredibly ironic......based on the many lived experiences of both white and non-white graduates i have spoken too and heard about. Am hoping for the possibility of changes in the next year...but alas the issue of the The mcMSW degree exists..... All that being said, thank you for sharing your thoughts everyone. It is much appreciated. The lack of diversity at u of t is a big issue as the school holds a strong monopoly with partnerships in the community and is one of the few 'clinical' school in the province. The lack of diverse opinions, faces and experiences (both white and non-white) impacts the opinions, discussions and critical thinking that takes places and the ways in which interventions are being developed...it's too important to simply dismiss as a 'racist statement against white people'. The issue is far more complex and quite frankly rather insulting to simply call it racist.

Re: u of t - Does anyone know how the diversity questionnaires are weigh? how are they used? Also, how much do they weigh statement letters and references? Thanks in advance.

I'm sure if you mentioned this in your application there would be some consideration. Did you apply for the 2-year program?