CashewGuy

Is it half? I thought it was about a third for Advanced Standing but maybe I’m mistaken!

I submitted my app at the end of November!

I received an e-mail around 2pm today that I had an update. I got accepted! I was also offered a $24,000 Dean's Distinguished Leadership Award - I don't have a compass for if that is a lot or a little with UChicago. This is for the 4 quarters Advanced Standing program. I have had a sort of stunned reaction so far. I'm intimidated by the thought of leaving my $40k/year job and moving to Chicago as a full time student, but it's my dream school!

I called and asked about Dec 1st applicants. Essentially, they’re starting to review and would start contacting people around the start of February. They were very friendly on the phone.

I feel the same about degree listing, licensure is what matters to me for that purpose. I am more interested in Federal policy than Chicago politics. Much of what you say re: UChicago name recognition and policy work is exactly what draws me there. Hearing about the field placements in federal agencies gets me more interested. I feel that I can probably do the work that I want to do without a JD, as I have no interest in practicing law as much as writing and implementing policy. Thanks for your response!

Several people seem to suggest the same as far as the AM degree goes - several I've spoken to represent it as an MSW (unsure as to the ethics of that), including some faculty professors at my current University. I am in line with your thinking as to the importance of field practicum. I don't feel that Illinois at Urbana-Champaign would have field placements in public policy/legislation that would really benefit me as much as UChicago would. I would be going into the Advanced Standing program, and my tally is that tuition for UChicago would be around 80k for me. Not sure how close that is to reality. I will be visiting their campus in a few weeks to see the school and meet with staff. Most other programs I'm looking at are combined MSW/JD, but rather than do one of those, I think I would complete the MSW portion and see if I wanted to add a law degree on top of it. I have a meeting with a professor that is an MSW/JD to discuss this, it's my understanding that she usually doesn't suggest it for probably obvious reasons. I feel like I should at least position myself towards a school with a decent law program should that want ever manifest. Thanks for your response!

Hi everyone, So I am evaluating Macro programs. I am a current BSW student at UIUC, which has an advanced standing Leadership and Social Change Program. From what I understand, UIUC has a good program, I like the setting and instructors. My main hesitation is that the Macro program is much smaller, and I am concerned about the amount of field placement for Macro that might be interesting to me. I am also looking at UChicago. UChicago is much more expensive, but I feel like the city of Chicago is a great place to get set up for Macro work, The SSA is ranked #3 nationally in Social Work, and I think that the field placement opportunities would be much more in line with my career goals and I think UChicago would allow me a better opportunity to network with people. UChicago also has some dual law classes that I think would help with my interest in the intersection of social work and law, but not require the intensity of a dual MSW/JD program. I used to live in Chicago and love the city, as well. One of my main hesitations is the degree is an AM rather than MSW, and I worry a little about how this is perceived. Both of these programs would take about a year with advanced standing. I'm also thinking about Boston and Columbia, but they don't really make me super excited. Can anyone share experiences with these programs, and offer some wisdom?