[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

OMG! I've just been accepted to McGill's QY!! I feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest, wow! Good luck to the other McGill applicants!

[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

14 minutes ago, Pearl Nicole said:

Hey,

 

McGill is known as one of the leading MSW programs in the country. I do not speak or understand any french, and am solely anglophone. I was upfront about that in my application, and I also did not have the required statistics course necessary (I have to complete this as part of my conditional acceptance), and I was still accepted into the program with the double specialization. McGill is known as one of the most competitive programs as well. I really did not think I would get into this school, however I was accepted and offered an amazing supervisor to work understand. This program has a practicum, course work, and an independent study project (not a thesis).

 

 

So I've heard. The only thing that makes me nervous about the Qualifying Year is that I've heard of other applicants who got the minimum required GPA to be recommended to the MSW by the end of their QY, and still didn't make it. That seems like a cruel waste of tuition money/hopes. In any case, French is not a problem for me personally. I've lived my whole life in Montreal.

[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

1 hour ago, smntoronto said:

The only reason I didn’t apply was because fluency in french is a requirement to secure a practicum. Unless that’s changed since 2015! Do you happen to know anything about that? I’d consider applying next round if I’m not accepted anywhere. 

 

3 hours ago, sleepysocialworker said:

congratulations on your acceptance! i actually came here to ask if anyone has heard from mcgill. it's interesting to me that not many folks on here mention it. what're your thoughts on mcgill, if you don't mind me asking? it is my first pick but now i am wondering if people know something about their school of social work that i don't, lol.

btw i applied to mcgill for the qualifying year as i have a BA. i havent heard back from them yet, but there's still time imo. i also applied to ubc okanagan's two year msw program and was accepted.

Fluency in French is still a requirement (or at least very heavily weighed as they say their placement opportunities for non-French speakers is very 'limiited'); it makes sense when you think about it since you have to be bilingual to work in most places in Montreal, especially in the public sector. I also applied to McGill's qualifying year with a BA as my first choice, and I was told by their admissions person that all answers for the QY were going to be forwarded by the end of this week. (faints) I think I mentioned on the first page of this thread that I was worried about my hours not making the cut, but felt pretty secure about my academic credentials. 

[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

Isn't it amazing how everyone else's stats sound exceptional, yet we always doubt ourselves? Good luck to everyone.

I'm coming from a non-BSW background (English/Women's Studies), and I have to complete a qualifying year regardless of where I am applying to.

My undergraduate GPA is 4.05/4.3 (top 1% of my department). I have worked as a Research Assistant, and written an Honours Thesis during my undergrad. I have been working as a crisis counsellor for victims of sexual assault for almost 2 years, and have even begun supervising the other volunteers. However, I have not been able to accumulate a ton of hours due to the number of volunteers/workers, and the rotation system at this organization. My number of hours is my main weak spot I believe. McGill's QY into Social Work requires roughly 1700 hours, and I will be lucky if I can get to 1000. Like agentofoscialization, I wonder if McGill values GPA more strongly than experience.

I am feeling the heat at this point!

On 09/10/2017 at 3:50 PM, Adelaide9216 said:

McGill University, Université de Montréal (UdeM) and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). They are all located in Mtl, Qc.