Hello everyone!
Long-time lurker, sporadic contributor to the 2-year MSW thread of last year. Congrats to all those who have been accepted to various programs :)
I have been accepted to a school, rejected from two schools, and waitlisted at two others - one of my waitlist schools being UofT (like so many of us, it seems). Honestly at this point in my life and my academic career, it doesn't make a huge difference to me which school I attend (I am fortunate in that I will be able to relocate anywhere in the country without it being super hard on my finances, and I have no caregiving responsibilities anymore), and I've only applied to CASWE-accredited schools.
I've noticed a big emphasis on UofT in this thread. I understand that it's the number 1 social work grad school in Canada, has a good amount of focus on clinical work, and is close, for those of us who live in the GTA. But I am wondering if there's anything to recommend it beyond those factors.
I don't want to take the wind out of anyone's sails if you're waiting on a response from UofT, or applying again next year, or to diminish your achievements if you got in (far be it from me to do so! I think it's an amazing achievement with such stiff competition), but I am wondering if you all know something I don't lol.
I am genuinely curious: why is it that people apply year after year almost solely to get into UofT? Is there something very unique about the skills it equips you with? Does it offer more opportunities to its students or graduates? Is it easier to get a position as an MSW in the job market if they see you've gone to UofT?
Yeah :) These are all the questions I can think of, but if you can also answer a question I haven't thought to ask, that would also be cool!
Good luck to everyone, and don't let this process get you down <3