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Hello, I am interested in applying to the Western Audiology program for Fall 2020 start. I am wondering how you guys got your 14 hours of clinical experience, I have reached out to audiologists/ clinics and I haven't had any luck, I am in Toronto if that provides any context. Any help on how to get those clinical hours would be greatly appreciated!

I'm not sure if anyone still looks at this form but I'm interested in applying to Western Audiology for Fall 2020. I'm just wondering how previous applicants have gotten their clinical experience hours to apply to the program. I can't seem to find any audiologists willing to take on student volunteers. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! :)

Anyone else apply to the post-grad BSW program at the University of Waterloo? I got an e-mail a few weeks ago asking to confirm my plan to complete my prereqs, did anyone else get this?

If you need help with personal statements I recommend going to your school's career centre (I believe alumni of schools can use these services as well), my school had a career advisor that specialized in post graduate programs and she went through my application, both my statement of interest and CV. She really helped me develop a strong application. I would highly recommend contacting the career centre at your school or the school you graduated from!

Hey @smntoronto I currently go to the University of Waterloo and I am taking all the BSW prerequisites so that I can apply to the 10 month BSW program as a backup (in case I don't get into an MSW program). This link provides a pretty good outline of the admission requirements for the BSW program: https://uwaterloo.ca/renison/future-students/bachelor-of-social-work/how-can-i-get-bsw There are 10 prerequisite courses required to apply to the program, I would e-mail the admissions office to see if your school offers courses that are equivalent to the prerequisite courses. Some of my friends didn't have the prerequisite courses but were able to receive conditional admission into the program, and then they took a year to take the required courses (they were admitted into the program after they completed the courses with a 75% average). From my understanding, the social work program at waterloo is more health-focused (I know the MSW is in the Faculty of Health Sciences, but I think the BSW is in the Faculty of Arts). A lot of my professors have also told me that the BSW program at uWaterloo also has really good placement partners within the community. For MSW, I haven't started any applications yet but I think I will be applying to Wilfrid Laurier University and possibly one more MSW program.

Hey! @smntoronto That's awesome, I am actually interested in going into hospital/ medical social work so I think the program would be a good fit for me. I spoke to some advisors and professors in my faculty at uWaterloo and most of them have graduated from Laurier and highly recommend the program. I am also considering continuing my studies at uWaterloo and doing the 10 month BSW program followed by the 1 year MSW program. Although, I am interested in research and for some reason our graduate program doesn't allow for research, even though I am doing an honours thesis in social work at an undergraduate level (doesn't make much sense to me why research-based courses are only available to undergrads and not graduate programs).

Hey everyone, It's also my first time on this forum. I am currently in the Social Development Studies (Social Work Specialization) program at uWaterloo. I am going to be applying to the 10-month BSW program for Fall 2018. I was also looking into applying to Laurier for their 2 year MSW program. I was wondering if anyone knew how competitive these programs are and the admission GPA. Thanks!