[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

On 6/6/2018 at 10:57 PM, Meemoo said:

Yay huge congratulations!! Will you be going to welcome week? 

I think just the one day on the 29th I think. Still have to give notice to work........

[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

Received an offer of admission to University of Calgary 2- year (non BSW) clinical specialization MSW!!!! Had finally accepted that waitlist wasn't moving but I'm so over the moon!!

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2 hours ago, Aslwin said:

Just received my response from uofc- didn’t get in. I have other life goals that will make me just as happy, if not happier, than getting into my masters, so I’m not upset about the rejection. However, I wish they would have been more transparent throughout the process...it has left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth, so I’m not sure if I’ll reapply in the future. Good luck to the rest of you still waiting!

I agree the transparency with decisions was not there. I got my email that I was waitlisted for the 2  year but already had to make some bigger life decisions so don't even know if I'd be in a position to go regardless. 

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32 minutes ago, Aslwin said:

I know there are others here still waiting on UofC.... I'm happy that we will hear a definitive answer this week because, seriously.... this roller coaster of waiting for an answer, becoming resigned to the fact that I wasn't getting in, then hearing that I still had a chance, is driving me insane. I refresh this page, my email, and the UofC login several times daily. I just want to know so I can move on with my life. I'm sure others feel the same, so I just wanted to get that off my chest!!

Did you call them and hear that we would definitely know this week? I'm so over this!! 

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1 hour ago, mitchae said:

hahahah I feel you. I just phoned the faculty and they said they will start sounding out the rest of this decisions this Thursday! Although she said since the school is closed Friday, there is a chance you might not hear back until early next week.. 

AHHHH this is so frustrating. I was starting to finally settle with the idea that I was for sure not accepted and now there's a glimmer of hope!! I just want the wait to be over!

[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

2 hours ago, mitchae said:

Thanks for the response - definitely going to give them a call this morning! 

Let me know what they say. I also applied to the 2 year and didn't receive an email yesterday  

[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

4 hours ago, bigdreamsandclassicplaid said:

Hi friends!

Another long-term lurker here! Just  as a heads up - I was told by a friend of mine that UCalgary's decisions will be out no later than Monday, March 19th! 

I hope that puts many of you (myself included) at ease! 

 

AH so close but not close enough. I was really good about not worrying but now I'm going to be on edge till then. Can't wait to hear what happens for everyone, good luck!

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58 minutes ago, h8omb said:

Hi all! Any other University of Calgary applicants out there? I'm currently living in Vancouver and only applied to Calgary for the course-based Foundation MSW. Is anyone else obsessively checking their email and their application status online? Any idea when decisions might start coming out?

Me too! I applied for the course-based foundation MSW. Like Meemoo said, they aim to have everyone notified end of March. Still seems so far away

[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

On 2/9/2018 at 4:57 PM, Aslwin said:

What kind of stats are you going in with?

Applying to the 2-year calgary clinical. Going with a 3.7 in my last 60units and about 3600 hours directly in human services field. I went kind of vulnerable on my study plan with my personal reasons for picking my area of interest.... hoping this doesn't backfire but hey it's the truth. 
 

 

21 hours ago, TLF26 said:

I emailed the clinical program advisor from Calgary and she told me that a competitive gpa is between 3.3-3.5. It sucks that we won't hear back until mid March though. I just want to know! 

If the 1 year clinical won't hear back until mid march I really hope the foundational year people (AKA me lol) don't have to wait even longer!!

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17 hours ago, Meemoo said:

Honesty even as I'm typing this to you I have no idea if I did it right.. that essay felt like a huge guess lmao BUT I believe the main purpose of using the sources was to see if you can write at the level they require. My BSW prof told me it was equally important not to over use the references/quotes and use it to back up what I was saying rather than run the show if that makes sense. Wow sorry for the essay, no idea if I made sense. 

Ya I followed the order they suggested as well. I tried to make mine flow well and answer all the aspects they were looking for. Calgary is the only school I applied to and since I have to do the 2 year program I didn't want to move. 

I hope they sort through applications quick. All they said was they hope to have everyone notified by end of march.... I need to plan my life I feel like I'm in limbo a bit waiting to hear haha

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22 hours ago, Meemoo said:

Me!! I applied for the exact same thing. How did you find the "study plan" aka letter of intent? Fingers crossed for us

Hi applied to the 2-year clinical focus at U of Calgary. The 'study plan' was super broad. I applied super last minute so had to write/edit mine in two days. How many outside references did you use and how did you work them in? I tried to make it sound organic to the rest of my statement but felt like it ended up thrown in to make the requirement......... UG there's only 30 seats for the 2018 foundational yearl so I'm super nervous.