ChicanaMSW2018

I have not accepted admission just yet, I would like to ask for an extension as I haven’t heard back from UCB. UCB, CSUEB then SJSU in that order.

Hi there, i am in the exact same prediciament, I need to let CSUEB know by 3/2 but there is no word yet from UCB which is my top choice. I’m conderidng asking for an extension. My SJSU status says “refered to graduate department” which apparently means they received my transcripts and have forwarded to grad dept. Did you submit your final transcripts to GAPE? http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/status-grad.html http://ischool.sjsu.edu/programs/mlis/application-process/tracking-your-application These links are for SJSU.

Hi I applied to UCB, CSUEB and SJSU, what about yourself?

Hi there, I submitted my CSUEB app (in person) the day before it was due 12/14/2017, The letter was dated February 13, this arrived in the mail. I live in in the east bay.

Hi everybody I submitted my application to SJSU possibly a week or two before the due date so I would say mid January. I am am also applying for title I V-E.I checked today and it says that it is referred to grad department, so now the wait continues. I received my letter of admission today from CSUEB, the waiting continues. If I am completely honest SJSU is my third choice only because I don’t know much about the programm, does anybody have any information to share I know that they have a multidisciplinary concentration which is pretty much you get a little bit of everything but I’m wondering if anybody has any specifics on why this might be their top choice?

Hi just an update, I received my letter of admission to CSUEB today February 20 the notice was marked February 13 and arrive through the mail. I also reached out to UCB and this is the response they’ve given me so far as a status update: “Thanks for reaching out. I've copied a message below from Catharine Ralph, our Title IV-E Project Coordinator, regarding the review process and timeline. I've cc'd her as well, so she can answer follow-up questions if you have any. Best, Emiko -- I've read all the IV-E files, & each one is also being read at least one other faculty member. After we're all done, we combine our IV-E applicants' paper-work scores with those of your interviewers. It's time-intensive for us, & for you, the timeline must be difficult. In a nutshell I expect we'll notify applicants in early March thru early May, if not before. This gives enough time for faculty to complete their reading tasks and deliberative meetings, and allows us to uphold the national grad-school agreements around people accepting university offers by 15 April. That date causes some wait-listed people to wait extra-long, until after some original offers are declined or their time expires, allowing us to back-fill those new openings with offers to those next on our wait list. We hope you'll be as patient as all that. Best wishes, -- Catharine R.”

I can totally relate, I found this forum when I was applying for the 2018 Fall, but I can see the 2017 Fall had so much more involvement and participation.

Hi, I just wanted to share that from my understanding if you applied for the MSW title lV–E program you could be finding out as early as this week. Last year they completed interviews on March 1 and admissions emails went out March 15 for this specific concentration. That being said this year final interviews were on February 1 so I’m hoping to find out by February 15.

Hi, I apply to CSU Eastbay, SJSU, UCB for the MFW title IV-E program. What about yourself, did you apply for some of the MSW programs?Hi, I apply to CSU Eastbay, SJSU, UCB for the MFW title IV-E program. What about yourself, did you apply for some of the MSW programs?

Hi there, I’m happy to found your post. From my understanding if you applied to the MSW title IV-E then you can be finding out as early as this week if you applied to another concentration I could not help you. Best of luck to you I see that you applied to the MSW program, I hope we both get in! What concentration did you apply for?

Hi I am so happy to have found your post! I also applied for UCB’s MSW Title IV-E program, my interview was on January 31 at 9:30 AM. I will copy and paste a post from my interview at the end of this. But I wanted to add that from my understanding we should be finding out this week if not next week! Last year they did their last interviews on March 1 and people found out by March 15 so a total of 14 day waiting. This year they did the interviews earlier and are expecting to let us know sooner from what Catherine Ralph told me. That being said final interviews were completed on February 1st so I am hoping that following the trend we should be finding out by the 15th. I also applied for CSUEB and SJSU. I hope we both get in, best of luck! I applied for the 2018 UCB MSW Title IV-E program and I interviewed on January 31, 2018. The interview itself was pretty straightforward as others have mentioned, it is a panel interview from 2 to 3 people, mine consisted of three people, two previous students and one current administrator I believe. They were all really friendly and that put me at ease, it was six questions in total I was in there for about a half hour. Below is a list of the six questions I was asked for the 2018 interview. There was a total of 50 interviewed for the IV-E program and they will accept only 16. 1. Why do you want to work in child welfare? 2. How do you communicate or connect with other people from various backgrounds and cultures?(cultural competency) 3. How do you get people to open up to you or communicate with you when they’re going through difficult situations? 4. You are given a paper with a list of tasks A child welfare worker would encounter and you are to rank them from what is the most important and explain your answers. 5. What do you know about child welfare? 6. What are some of the challenges that you have faced at work ?

Thanks for the kind words! This forum has helped me so much so I was just want to pay it forward. I am going to look for that FB group now.

I applied for the 2018 UCB MSW Title IV-E program and I interviewed on January 31, 2018. The interview itself was pretty straightforward as others have mentioned, it is a panel interview from 2 to 3 people, mine consisted of three people, two previous students and one current administrator I believe. They were all really friendly and that put me at ease, it was six questions in total I was in there for about a half hour. Below is a list of the six questions I was asked for the 2018 interview. There was a total of 50 interviewed for the IV-E program and they will accept only 16. 1. Why do you want to work in child welfare? 2. How do you communicate or connect with other people from various backgrounds and cultures?(cultural competency) 3. How do you get people to open up to you or communicate with you when they’re going through difficult situations? 4. You are given a paper with a list of tasks A child welfare worker would encounter and you are to rank them from what is the most important and explain your answers. 5. What do you know about child welfare? 6. What are some of the challenges that you have faced at work ?

I haven’t really seen any trends on this but it’s worth applying. You would be paying higher out of state tuition so I don’t see why a school would deny a qualified student who will be paying more. That’s my own opinion. All the best to you.

HI, I am also applying for Title IV-E at UCB, CSUEB and SJSU, I had the opportunity to meet with their respective Title IV-E coordinators sometime in 10/2017 and from what I gathered the questions are straight forward : what lead you to social work, what experiences do you have that have prepred you to work with children and families in child welfare system, what would you want to do with a MSW. I am sure there is much more information but this is what i can remember, just to clarify i did not have not interviewed for Title IV-E yet. I work for my local county's social service agency and they came to present to employees as we are offered priority. Best of luck to you!!

Hi Everyone, I will be submitting applications to the UCB, CSUEB and SJSU 2018 MSW programs, I am so happy to find TheGradCafe community! I have been going about this all on my own and feel so intimidated by the process. I am working on my SOP for UCB and will work off that for SJSU and CSUEB, I am in the editing stage and hope to be done by next week. Here are my stats to start off. Stats Cumulative Transferrable GPA: 3.40 Cumulative Transferrable GPA last 90 quarter or 60 semester: 3.68 GRE: did you take it? Would you like to share your score? Not taking Undergraduate Major(s) and Minor(s): Sociology Major Ethnic Studies Minor Additional degrees, certifications, awards: AA Social Sciences with Honor Honors: Deans list Clubs/Societies: Work Experience: (description and how much time) 2+ years social services agency employee working with individuals and families seeking resources and assistance such as food, shelter, DV services, etc. 1yr 8 month at a non-profit working with adults with developmental disabilities helping them become independent in their communities. Providing counseling, advocating at medical appointments, creating and implementing state individual support plans. Intern Experience: (description and how much time) No inter experience. Volunteer Experience: (description and how much time) 10 + years Unofficial community outreach to the local Latino undocumented population providing translation services, assistance in filling out forms, advocating at important meetings and connecting people to resources. Strength of Personal Statement: 1-10 (was it reviewed?) I have been working with a college professor who has been reviewing my drafts. Right now I feel it is at a 6, I need to bump this up soon! Languages you speak: English and Spanish Age, Gender, Ethnicity: (sometimes this matters to admissions) 27, Female, Chicana/Native American Additional: Your intended area of focus: mental health, child welfare, public policy etc: Children and Family- I will be applying for Title IV-E stipend as well. CSUEB has priority for current social services employees applying for MSW and Title IV-E so i hope this will help some. Your story: Anything else you would like to share, or things you feel may be considered about your journey in life by the admissions committee. I am the daughter of immigrants, I witness first hand structural racism and the barriers created for people of color, specifically undocumented populations. My goal to help eliminate barriers to self sufficiency and access to resources such as health care, housing and employed.

Hi Everyone, I will be submitting applications to the UCB, CSUEB and SJSU 2018 MSW programs, I am so happy to find TheGradCafe community! I have been going about this all on my own and feel so intimidated by the process. I am working on my SOP for UCB and will work off that for SJSU and CSUEB, I am in the editing stage and hope to be done by next week. Here are my stats to start off. Stats Cumulative Transferrable GPA: 3.40 Cumulative Transferrable GPA last 90 quarter or 60 semester: 3.68 GRE: did you take it? Would you like to share your score? Not taking Undergraduate Major(s) and Minor(s): Sociology Major Ethnic Studies Minor Additional degrees, certifications, awards: AA Social Sciences with Honor Honors: Deans list Clubs/Societies: Work Experience: (description and how much time) 2+ years social services agency employee working with individuals and families seeking resources and assistance such as food, shelter, DV services, etc. 1yr 8 month at a non-profit working with adults with developmental disabilities helping them become independent in their communities. Providing counseling, advocating at medical appointments, creating and implementing state individual support plans. Intern Experience: (description and how much time) No inter experience. Volunteer Experience: (description and how much time) 10 + years Unofficial community outreach to the local Latino undocumented population providing translation services, assistance in filling out forms, advocating at important meetings and connecting people to resources. Strength of Personal Statement: 1-10 (was it reviewed?) I have been working with a college professor who has been reviewing my drafts. Right now I feel it is at a 6, I need to bump this up soon! Languages you speak: English and Spanish Age, Gender, Ethnicity: (sometimes this matters to admissions) 27, Female, Chicana/Native American Additional: Your intended area of focus: mental health, child welfare, public policy etc: Children and Family- I will be applying for Title IV-E stipend as well. CSUEB has priority for current social services employees applying for MSW and Title IV-E so i hope this will help some. Your story: Anything else you would like to share, or things you feel may be considered about your journey in life by the admissions committee. I am the daughter of immigrants, I witness first hand structural racism and the barriers created for people of color, specifically undocumented populations. My goal to help eliminate barriers to self sufficiency and access to resources such as health care, housing and employed.

Hola Amigos, I wanted to get that ball rolling on here, who is applying to the MSW program for 2018? I am applying for Children and Family concentration as well as title IV. I'm working on my statement of purpose, how far along is everyone? BA: Sociology GPA: 3.4 Experience: Currently social services employee for over 2 years providing assistance to individuals and families applying for various government and local benefits, previously worked at non profit for disabled adults providing micro level social work for 1yr 8months.

Hola Amigos, I wanted to get that ball rolling on here, who is applying to the MSW program for 2018? I am applying for Children and Family concentration as well as title IV. I'm working on my statement of purpose, how far along is everyone? BA: Sociology GPA: 3.4 Experience: Currently social services employee for over 2 years providing assistance to individuals and families applying for various government and local benefits, previously worked at non profit for disabled adults providing micro level social work for 1yr 8months.