Hey Lavender Blu!
Dalhousie is the only school I applied for this year. I graduated about 4 years ago from UW, majoring in social and development studies with a specialization in social work and have just been working and trying to gain experience ever since. I had applied to a couple local schools in previous years; I did not get accepted although I met the [minimum] requirements. Unfortunately there were more acceptable candidates in the pool at that time. It seems the minimum average(s) have raised at couple of the schools I have been considered in the past and the pool of people entering social work keeps growing, so my options are limiting as I let the time pass. Regrettably I did not do well in my last year due to allowing personal problems distract me. At that point I just wanted to graduate, bringing my average down to a 73%. Considering my average I am hoping my experience can bring me higher in the applicant pool. My past and present experience (totaling 6 years) includes: volunteering & working in a shelter for at risk youth, totaling 4 years; 1 year in a transitional home for youth; 4 years supporting adults with disabilities in a residential setting; 4 years experience working 1:1 in home support for child with autism; 2 years experience as a child and youth worker; and two years volunteering at a stable, assiting vulnerable persons ride horses for therapeutic purposes. I am hoping I will get accepted this time around! I also wish you the best of luck. Please connect back here and let me know if you have been admitted and I will certainly do the same. If I don't get accepted, I will remember to not give up and continue to peruse my passions!
