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  1. On 3/12/2019 at 3:41 PM, SW_ME said:

    Still waiting to hear back! 

    Do you mind sharing your general stats like undergrad major, approx GPA, and experiences? 

    I went to UIC, Psych major, and approx 3.7 gpa. I don't have much experiences besides being an undergrad research assistant. 

    Hey! I don't have any advice for waitlisted candidates per se, but I will tell you that I was accepted to UChicago SSA with a Dean's Leadership Scholarship of $15k -- however, I am accepting a different offer seeing as there's no way I can swing the costs of UChicago. Fwiw, my stats are white cis female, 3.4 undergrad GPA, humanities and arts degrees from undergrad at a public state school, been working in youth development non-profits for the past 5 years. I hope declining my offer opens up a slot for waitlisters! Best of luck!

  2. 54 minutes ago, lunary said:

    Yeah, I got mine back the other day. I’m receiving roughly $6,000, and I am an independent filer with a low income, so I can’t imagine that it goes much higher than that. 

    I’ve thought a lot about it, and I’ve pretty much accepted the reality that I’ll need 50-60,000 in loans in order to obtain my MSW from UC. It’s certainly not ideal, but considering I want to go into macro-level policy & research-oriented social work, I believe that the reputation of my educational background will play a role in my ability to advance in that field.

    I can’t speak for clinical and micro-level students, but at least in my case, I’ve reflected on this a lot and ultimately decided that the debt is worth it in order to attend such a highly-ranked school and in order to have a successful future. 

    I haven't yet received my official documentation, but an email from the admissions coordinator has informed me that I didn't receive *any* additional need-based aid. Which is definitely a bummer and a concern. I am working to see if I can get my 2018 tax return considered as well as/instead of my 2017 one because I made far less money (about $15k less) this past year than I did the year before due to a switch from the corporate sector to a non-profit job. Blaaaah

    Honestly not sure if I'll be able to swing the finances for this degree or not. I am not particularly interested in taking out huge amounts of loans, especially when I am fairly sure that I'm going to stick to clinical/micro practice. I agree that the pedigree would be helpful for policy work, but not sure if it's the right choice for me. 

    Best of luck all! Here's to hoping we can shake the money trees!! 

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