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It's me again, lol. Anyone know when we will be hearing about financial aid? Also, anyone know if Columbia provides academic scholarships or just financial-need aid?

Hey! I was wondering the same thing. I was accepted to the 2 year traditional MSW program about one week ago. I have yet to hear back from my 4 other schools (NYU, Fordham, hunter, and Stony Brook) and have a feeling I won't hear back from some of those for awhile. Stony brook application deadline isn't even until march 1! I did read on a previous thread that a few people in years before this were able to call and have their deadline to comit extended as they were also waiting to hear back from other programs. I don't think we need to worry so much about it at the moment.. congratulations on your acceptance! Enjoy the moment!

CONGRATS!!!! Maybe we will see each other there! Happy for you!!

Best of luck to you!!! I'm sure you will hear back soon!

Thank you!! I submitted my application on November 29th and got an email the next day saying it was complete and ready for review.

I got an email!

I WAS ADMITTED!!!!

best of luck to you too!!!

Hi all! I am also a MSW 2017 hopeful and have applied to Columbia as well as a few other schools. This morning I called CUSSW admissions to ask a question about my application, and the woman on the phone informed me that DECISIONS WILL BE GOING OUT TODAY AFTER 5:00PM. I am naturally skeptical about her statement because it seems extremely early to receive an admissions decision already, but am as hopeful as I'm sure you all are... **NOTE: I applied prior to the December 1st priority deadline** Here are my stats/info in case anyone would like to compare, share, and/or which may be helpful to others once I post my admission status: -Graduating in May from SUNY Binghamton -BS in Human Development -Minor in Education -3.32/4.0 Overall GPA (When I originally submitted my application, this was my GPA. I then uploaded a new transcript with an updated GPA of 3.42/4.0, but am unsure if that was factored into the application or not.) -3.48 Major GPA -Continuing 2nd year of interning at the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier, where I work with community members suffering from a variety of mental health issues as I help them understand, handle, and improve their situations through art therapy, individualized and group counseling, and other activities. I also work occasionally on the hotline, where I answer phone calls from people who are suffering from a crisis, just want to vent, etc. Furthermore, I attend events with speakers to learn more about the changing healthcare system, attend advocacy meetings, raise awareness about mental health, etc. -Completed an internship this past summer under the Director of Social Services at Stony Brook University Hospital - rounded through various units on a weekly basis, working with the individual social worker(s) in each unit. Assisted in managing patient intake and discharge, shadowed social workers, case workers, attending and fellows during intake evaluation sessions, individually researched cases I would be working on, evaluated and interviewed patients individually, wrote clinical social progress notes, lead administrative tasks, worked with CPS and executed outreach with various insurance companies to provide services for each case, attended palliative care meetings, attending behavioral therapy and counseling groups, attended legal team meetings, etc. -Completed a summer internship at Metro Behavioral Health Associates Eating Disorder Treatment Centers - Shadowed LMSW's and learned about the daily roles of a social worker in a clinical setting, partook in MBHA clinical team meetings on a weekly basis, initiated and conducted outreach to over 100 eating disorder recovery centers across the nation in order to facilitate relationships useful for sending our patients to/receiving patients from higher or lower levels of care, performed administrative tasks, and partook in the upkeep of MBHA's social media outlets and created blog posts. -Completed a 5-month internship at the Blum Center for Health, where I worked under the supervision of nutritionists to learn about the importance of Functional Medicine through one-on-one appointments with patients. I spent time working in the Blum Kitchen with top chefs to prepare healthy food while teaching patients about culinary education and skills to help them achieve healthy eating habits. I also assisted with taking inventory, answering multi-line phone calls, and organizing and filing confidential information. -Completed a semester-long internship at the Binghamton University Campus Preschool where I assisted in creating lesson plans focused on the advancement of social, mental, and academic development for 10-15 students. I also collaborated with teachers, aides, and supervisors in a classroom setting to maintain and strengthen leadership skills and maintain student involvement. -One letter of recommendation from the Director of Social Work Services at Stony Brook University Hospital -One letter of recommendation from my Professor who taught my Social Justice course -One letter of recommendation from the Founder and Executive Director of Metro Behavioral Health Associates Eating Disorders Centers