MSWgirl2019

Congrats to everyone who has been admitted!!! Does anyone know when we will receive our financial aid packages? 
@mswgirl11 As far as I know, we will not be receiving pay for our field placements. In fact, we pay them to place us--it's definitely one of the things that makes me wrestle with the MSW program. It's expensive and exigent because of the dual curriculum (academics + field placement) which means that finding a part-time job will be difficult. ? 

Hi there! I applied to schools last cycle and you absolutely can ask for more funding. I emailed the I believe the dean or assistant dean of admissions but I also know that others emailed the person who signed their admission email! I was able to secure $5,900 more in funding. 

I also was accepted to SSA with a good scholarship so this actually makes the decision much more challenging!  Good thing that we have until April to make that decision; so it’s possible we could end up in the same place. 

Ah, thank you! That's reassuring. I'm determined to make it work, but wasn't sure if there was the possibility of more need-based scholarships, or if that was already incorporated in the initial scholarship offer that came with admission. I'll probably start researching external scholarships too, hopefully too many deadlines haven't passed yet... thanks again!

I GOT IN!!!!!!
Congrats to others who did as well. I'm thrilled.
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Everyone go check your admissions portal! They updated my decisions document today at 5 pm, but they did not email me about it! It was just very lucky that I randomly checked  

Thank you so much!!! I would definitely consider SSA more heavily with a generous scholarship, mainly since my family is still in Chicago and I was born and raised there so it would be nice to be back home.  I also know some SSA alums in Chicago who are doing some really great things. 
Hopefully today is the day! Yes. Lol.  If not, they’ve guaranteed to inform us by February 15th so that day will move closer now.  

Congrats!!!! That's an awesome list! If you get accepted to UChicago with a generous scholarship package, would you pivot towards SSA? 
Hopefully, tomorrow is the day we've all been long anticipating so you can finally make a decision ?

I’m also dying. I’ve actually heard back from every school except UChicago, so I will be able to make a final decision as soon as they hurry up.  Haha. 

I have read on past forums that decisions are typically released on a Friday.. hopefully it is this Friday for each of you that are waiting!
I applied the 15th and the wait is already killing me!

I’m dying! 

I was told by a rep from the MSW program that the application deadline should not impact the scholarship package, but I would suggest calling them and asking. The rep said that they give 95% of students at least $5,000 and that the average scholarship given is roughly $20,000, which makes it comparable to the cost of public education. She said that virtually no one receives a full ride and at most, one student per year may receive a full tuition waiver.  

Hello there! :)  
I just submitted my application to the MSW programs at Columbia and U Chicago and I am eagerly awaiting to hear back. I've heard through whispers on the internet that their acceptance rates are quite high (upwards of 70% for Columbia and 58% for U Chicago), but neither program has ever confirmed these statistics. It seems simply too good to be true! 
I hope it's true, but I have a very difficult time believing these prestigious institutions would accept such a high rate of students (even though I understand these schools have a lower yield of students who will actually attend).
What do you all think? If you've been admitted to either of these schools, what were your stats? Do you know anyone seemingly underqualified who was admitted?