HopefullyMSW

Hey everybody, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I figured I would share in case it helps anybody out. I was accepted to University of Michigan last year for fall 2017, but due to financial issues (read: graduate school is crazy expensive and I was offer nominal funding) I decided to defer my admission for one year. I had to resubmit paperwork this fall that I intended to enroll for fall 2018, and resubmit my financial aid application and any special programs applications (which I chose not to apply for since none really fit where I am hoping to end up). The school of social work sent out my financial award package notification via email Thursday 1/17. I was awarded a School of Social Work Dean's Scholarship for $20,000 and a grant for $2,000 - a HUGE increase from what I was offered from last year! So those of you who have already been admitted should start getting your financial package awards soon I would imagine. Also, it goes to show that there is no "set" criteria for what makes a strong candidate for either admission or financial assistance, I was considered for two separate years and was awarded two very different award packages, as the EXACT same student, literally nothing changed about my financial aid application!
Also, (sorry this post is getting really long) my U of M SSW timeline starts sooner, I applied late in March 2016 meaning I missed the priority deadline so I was initially waitlisted. I didn't know any different so I just accepted my fate and figured I would wait another year and apply early decision 2017. Well come to find out, if you get placed on the waitlist, you can request an interview with the admissions team, which can make a huge difference! I had a non-traditional application. I had a struggling, to put it nicely, GPA for my first year and a half of undergrad until I buckled down and finished with a 3.8 GPA even though I only had like a 2.8 cumulative GPA. I had a long list of extra curricular activities and experiences that helped make up for that shortcoming. Long story short, if you worked hard and put forth effort to make up for one "less than stellar" aspect of your application and end up waitlisted, request an interview! My interview is what I am pretty sure got me into the program and ultimately got me a pretty well funded position!
Good luck everybody! At this point, everybody has put in their hard work, it's time to just sit back and wait for it to pay off!!

Hey everybody, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I figured I would share in case it helps anybody out. I was accepted to University of Michigan last year for fall 2017, but due to financial issues (read: graduate school is crazy expensive and I was offer nominal funding) I decided to defer my admission for one year. I had to resubmit paperwork this fall that I intended to enroll for fall 2018, and resubmit my financial aid application and any special programs applications (which I chose not to apply for since none really fit where I am hoping to end up). The school of social work sent out my financial award package notification via email Thursday 1/17. I was awarded a School of Social Work Dean's Scholarship for $20,000 and a grant for $2,000 - a HUGE increase from what I was offered from last year! So those of you who have already been admitted should start getting your financial package awards soon I would imagine. Also, it goes to show that there is no "set" criteria for what makes a strong candidate for either admission or financial assistance, I was considered for two separate years and was awarded two very different award packages, as the EXACT same student, literally nothing changed about my financial aid application!
Also, (sorry this post is getting really long) my U of M SSW timeline starts sooner, I applied late in March 2016 meaning I missed the priority deadline so I was initially waitlisted. I didn't know any different so I just accepted my fate and figured I would wait another year and apply early decision 2017. Well come to find out, if you get placed on the waitlist, you can request an interview with the admissions team, which can make a huge difference! I had a non-traditional application. I had a struggling, to put it nicely, GPA for my first year and a half of undergrad until I buckled down and finished with a 3.8 GPA even though I only had like a 2.8 cumulative GPA. I had a long list of extra curricular activities and experiences that helped make up for that shortcoming. Long story short, if you worked hard and put forth effort to make up for one "less than stellar" aspect of your application and end up waitlisted, request an interview! My interview is what I am pretty sure got me into the program and ultimately got me a pretty well funded position!
Good luck everybody! At this point, everybody has put in their hard work, it's time to just sit back and wait for it to pay off!!

Hey everybody, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I figured I would share in case it helps anybody out. I was accepted to University of Michigan last year for fall 2017, but due to financial issues (read: graduate school is crazy expensive and I was offer nominal funding) I decided to defer my admission for one year. I had to resubmit paperwork this fall that I intended to enroll for fall 2018, and resubmit my financial aid application and any special programs applications (which I chose not to apply for since none really fit where I am hoping to end up). The school of social work sent out my financial award package notification via email Thursday 1/17. I was awarded a School of Social Work Dean's Scholarship for $20,000 and a grant for $2,000 - a HUGE increase from what I was offered from last year! So those of you who have already been admitted should start getting your financial package awards soon I would imagine. Also, it goes to show that there is no "set" criteria for what makes a strong candidate for either admission or financial assistance, I was considered for two separate years and was awarded two very different award packages, as the EXACT same student, literally nothing changed about my financial aid application!
Also, (sorry this post is getting really long) my U of M SSW timeline starts sooner, I applied late in March 2016 meaning I missed the priority deadline so I was initially waitlisted. I didn't know any different so I just accepted my fate and figured I would wait another year and apply early decision 2017. Well come to find out, if you get placed on the waitlist, you can request an interview with the admissions team, which can make a huge difference! I had a non-traditional application. I had a struggling, to put it nicely, GPA for my first year and a half of undergrad until I buckled down and finished with a 3.8 GPA even though I only had like a 2.8 cumulative GPA. I had a long list of extra curricular activities and experiences that helped make up for that shortcoming. Long story short, if you worked hard and put forth effort to make up for one "less than stellar" aspect of your application and end up waitlisted, request an interview! My interview is what I am pretty sure got me into the program and ultimately got me a pretty well funded position!
Good luck everybody! At this point, everybody has put in their hard work, it's time to just sit back and wait for it to pay off!!

Hey everybody, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I figured I would share in case it helps anybody out. I was accepted to University of Michigan last year for fall 2017, but due to financial issues (read: graduate school is crazy expensive and I was offer nominal funding) I decided to defer my admission for one year. I had to resubmit paperwork this fall that I intended to enroll for fall 2018, and resubmit my financial aid application and any special programs applications (which I chose not to apply for since none really fit where I am hoping to end up). The school of social work sent out my financial award package notification via email Thursday 1/17. I was awarded a School of Social Work Dean's Scholarship for $20,000 and a grant for $2,000 - a HUGE increase from what I was offered from last year! So those of you who have already been admitted should start getting your financial package awards soon I would imagine. Also, it goes to show that there is no "set" criteria for what makes a strong candidate for either admission or financial assistance, I was considered for two separate years and was awarded two very different award packages, as the EXACT same student, literally nothing changed about my financial aid application!
Also, (sorry this post is getting really long) my U of M SSW timeline starts sooner, I applied late in March 2016 meaning I missed the priority deadline so I was initially waitlisted. I didn't know any different so I just accepted my fate and figured I would wait another year and apply early decision 2017. Well come to find out, if you get placed on the waitlist, you can request an interview with the admissions team, which can make a huge difference! I had a non-traditional application. I had a struggling, to put it nicely, GPA for my first year and a half of undergrad until I buckled down and finished with a 3.8 GPA even though I only had like a 2.8 cumulative GPA. I had a long list of extra curricular activities and experiences that helped make up for that shortcoming. Long story short, if you worked hard and put forth effort to make up for one "less than stellar" aspect of your application and end up waitlisted, request an interview! My interview is what I am pretty sure got me into the program and ultimately got me a pretty well funded position!
Good luck everybody! At this point, everybody has put in their hard work, it's time to just sit back and wait for it to pay off!!

I was waitlisted last year, and ultimately rejected. I submitted my application around mid-April, put on the wait list a few weeks later, and received my rejection letter in late August. I have read of other people being accepted off the wait list, maybe you just need to wait a bit. Good luck!!!!