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Marie Loeb

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About Marie Loeb

  • Birthday 10/13/1979

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    www.HolisticChildandFamily.org

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    Female
  • Location
    University of Washington
  • Application Season
    2016 Fall
  • Program
    Have a MSW, Applying for a PhD

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  1. Have you found any schools to be better than others for families? My undergrad is from Portland State University and my masters is from University of Washington. Hands down, Portland State is far superior for families--on campus child care, and lots of thoughtful flexibility to maintain a family. I want to find a PhD program that balances my research interests with support for my whole family.
  2. Many school's websites have class profile information that shows the acceptance rates, GPA, and other stats. I applied for the 2010 MSW season and at that time there were huge amounts of people going back to school and the acceptance rate was a lot lower than it is now. In you personal statement show that you know what you are getting yourself into, that you have overcome adversity, you understand policy, and that you will be a great addition to our community. I would go to a highly ranked MSW program that will best holistically meet your needs so that you can get what you need and have a leg up by the name. The ivies aren't really known for their social justice programs: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/social-work-rankings
  3. Thanks for this forum! I have two kids(8 and 10) and a stay at home spouse. Right now I have a few jobs to pay the bills because Seattle's cost of living is so high. I really want to get a PhD and move into research and policy, but everything is a holistic decision. I had my 10 year old in the middle of a term during undergrad and had both my babies around while getting my MSW. I used resources through the student parent center and opted for a slower track on my masters. The biggest hurdle for me (which is moot in Canada) was health insurance. I used up all of my savings and went into debt obtaining health insurance for my family. I hope it will be better now with the exchanges, but I had some very rough patches. Now I am in crazy student loan debt. I figure that it is worth it to be happy.
  4. How did you hear that? Are you currently in the program at UW?
  5. is waiting for acceptance from UW's MSW program.

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