[Canadian MSW Applicants 2018]

7 minutes ago, Snellbell said:

Do the ADMH program at Humber. I was one of the students from the first cohort. It is an amazing program and you'll be amazed by it. Executive directors, employers at addiction agencies, case managers, family counsellors, counsellors, etc. You make life long friends there too. If you don't get into Laurier or U of T go to Humber

Yes, I actually plan too. I find the 3rd-semester placement a good way to get more experience. Too bad it's unpaid volunteer!

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11 minutes ago, Nervousme said:

I am in the exact same boat. I have no backup plan and I am scared of even thinking about it. 

That being said though, I am just finishing up my undergrad, so a year off to take some time for myself, work, and get more experience might also be a very good thing! What are some ideas that you have for plan b's? Are you also currently finishing up school? 

I'm gonna wait it out till Mid/Late April for acceptances from Laurier/ UofT. But I applied to some college programs as my plan B just in case. I  got accepted into Autism and Behavioral Sciences(George Brown) and Addictions at Mental Health (Humber) for the Fall 2018 session.

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I'm sure the acceptances will come in waves. Have hope!

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I literally just signed up for an ACORN account, and now I cant login to my SGS. Quite odd

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6 hours ago, Mari* said:

(I'm waiting to hear from York and from Uoft  for their 2 years admission results.) 

I've been like this since March 1: checking online a lot and each evening my partner greets me not with hello but with "No I checked the mail, there's nothing...I promise, I checked it"  Each week I was like ok you can do this one more weeek...  lol!  but here we go again, probably will end up as another week for york then another month for Uoft! 

Just sharing something that's helped me: apparently the only way to help through a very anxious period of waiting that keeps unfolding like this is to make a tiny goal that you work towards, ideally something that you can do on a website so you can gear your brain to want those responses. Like online quizes you're interested in-  funny I'm actually doing G1 driving quizes online,  I never drove in Canada, only abroad before moving here and I kept postponing the test. So it's PERFECT time to just schedule this damn test and worry about that!! There's no other way to get my mind off of this waiting.   
How are you guys getting through the waiting, has anything helped? I watched the Alice in Wonderland cartoon one night - I swear when you're off work , random stories can hook your attention very well!!! 

Good luck everyone!!!!!

The best thing you can actually do for yourself is simple... just "keep yourself busy". Trust me (from personal experience), I've been in situations where I've been checking sites vigorously for acceptances; just to find out later I didn't get accepted. I feel like this truly messes with your head psychologically, and dealing with the disappointment is way worse. On the other hand, I've been on the other side of it; where I've been so busy where I don't really have the time to check if I got accepted....just to find that I get my acceptance out of nowhere!! You appreciate it way more than usual.