Jump to content

ML878

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    111

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by ML878

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Zeppelin14 said:

    Awesome info, thanks so much! I have a friend who did clinical track at NYU Silver and got placed in the medical setting because that’s where she had experience. She has mentioned that she wished she advocated for herself more during her first semester to change her placement, and got so much more from second year placements because they were more aligned to what she wanted to pursue. I’m curious how much say we might have in getting the most of field. I made a note on my field doc of preferred setting because I felt it couldn’t hurt 

    Oh that’s a good point, I’m interested in working in a medical setting so perhaps should’ve noted that in my field placement form too... Oh well, I’ll plan to just discuss with my advisor! And did you just create your email? I created mine in late April and didn’t receive anything for the longest time. But I’ve since received a few already, one from my field advisor last Monday, then 2 earlier this week. 

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Zeppelin14 said:

    I appreciate this info SO much too, and I actually referenced your previous post to clear up how confused I was when I used the electronic guide’s course numbers to register for classes so thank you!! ? I had luck adding open courses with backups to my shopping cart on CUNY first and registering quickly at my assigned time. I still haven’t received a single email to my CUNY address. I’m taking class with Colleen Katz, Colleen Henry, Keneca Boyce and Stacey Lawrence. Good luck to everyone navigating!!! 

    Glad this helped!! Yea, it definitely wasn’t clear to me why the 3 digit course codes I was originally entering wasn’t yielding results... wish they made it more clear!

    And I’ve heard good things about Katz, Henry, and Lawrence! I’m taking a class with Katz as well (on Tuesdays at 2pm I think), so maybe we’re in the same one!

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted · Edited by ML878

    25 minutes ago, KI246 said:

    Hello all, I would appreciate if someone could provide some direction with class registration. I just got accepted a few days ago and missed the orientations and have received info about registering. I've read the online PDFs and what has been written in this thread but when I go to put in the course # with all the other drop downs and then search, there are no results. For example, I put in the drop down "course number- Is exactly" 701 (for Social Welfare Policy & Services).  

    Any info would be greatly appreciated.

    Congrats on your acceptance!! I posted the notes I took during the pre-orientation so you can look for that in this thread. And I found that you need to search by the following numbers:

    Look for Fall 2019 semester -> Hunter College -> School of Social Work and then input the following course numbers:

    70150 Policy and Services I

    71150 Human Behavior I

     71700 Social work practice lab

     72150 Clinical Practice I

     76100 First Year Instruction

    Hope that helps!

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    Just now, tpg13 said:

    When did you hear from your field advisor? I sent in my form weeks ago and haven't heard anything! 

    I sent my form in early May and I just heard from my advisor on 5/17. During the 5/13 pre-orientation meeting, we were told we should be hearing from our advisors in the next 2 weeks, so you should hear back sometime soon! FYI I’m a 2 year full time student. Advanced standing students should’ve heard from their field advisors already (though if you were just recently accepted, that may delay things).

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Zeppelin14 said:

    Hi everyone! So very excited to meet you all. I was wondering if anyone has begun their field placement process yet and might have insight. I am waiting on a school year address but have at least narrowed down where I’m going to try to live, and was advised to submit with my intended borough/neighborhood. Has anyone found a data base or list on what placements are out there, or considered tailoring parts of  their resume and document to reflect what setting you’d like to be in? I’ve been working in a related field in California the past couple years and am coming back home to New York but must admit I’m pretty unfamiliar. It seems that they place you based on previous experience but I wasn’t able to attend the pre orientation.  

    PS does anyone live in BK? Is the commute hellish for 9AM’s? (I know it’s a huge area and this is a hard question to answer) but where’s  everyone commuting from!?

    Congrats on your acceptance!! To answer your questions, I didn’t end up tailoring my resume. I submitted my field placement form and my field advisor emailed me to set up a 20 min meeting to talk over the process. I haven’t had the meeting yet (it’ll take place in early June, so don’t know the details beyond that unfortunately). But it seems like we don’t have much options in our first year, so we’ll likely be placed depending on agency needs and proximity to where we live. I’m not aware of a database of placements, but maybe you can contact the field advisory office and ask? I’m from Queens, so the placement options probably differ from Brooklyn, but they’ll aim to place you no more than 1.5 hr commute from where you live. 

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted · Edited by ML878

    20 minutes ago, tpg13 said:

    Do you know where to check who's teaching the class and what time it is? I'm not finding that info online. Also, does everyone do field placement on the same 3 days a week? 

    I think the only way to figure out professors/times is by navigating the student center on cuny first and look under “search for classes”. I think there are pdf tutorials available, but your best bet would probably to just play around in the system. Look for Fall 2019 semester -> Hunter College -> School of Social Work and then input the following course numbers:

    70150 Policy and Services I

    71150 Human Behavior I

    71700 Social work practice lab

    72150 Clinical Practice I

    76100 First Year Instruction

    And yes, everyone does the M, W, F field placements from 9-5, though if you have other commitments/depending on agency needs, your times may vary. Classes are only Tuesdays and Thursdays.

     

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, tpg13 said:

    Thank you SO much, this is very helpful! Did they give you any info re: class registration? Nervous because I have no idea how to sign up! 

    Yea, they spent a lot of time showing us how to navigate the cuny first system! They recommended adding courses to your shopping cart now, so you can quickly check out during registration tomorrow. Let me know if you have more questions about this, but you can find out what classes to register for on the part of the website that outlines the 2 year track curriculum (so we need to sign up for 5 classes: Human Behavior 1; Social Policy 1; Clinical Practice (or community organizing, if you’re not in that track); Field Practice Lab; and Field Practicum).

    Hope that helps!

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    17 hours ago, tpg13 said:

    Could someone who went to orientation post what was shared? I had to miss it due to work and didn't get a reply from the office about catch up material! 

    FYI Accepted students day: you really didn’t need to go. The professors briefly talked about field of practices and then we were dismissed to mingle with each other (which was cool, but not crucial!)

    Pre-orientation (I had mine 5/13): mainly discussed how to register for courses, field placements, and fin aid. Pretty useful, especially if you’ve never worked in the cuny first system before! See notes below: 

    Hunter Important Dates:
        ◦    May 16- class registration begins
        ◦    Aug 30- mandatory field placement overview session
        ◦    Sept 9- field practicum starts

    Let field placement form know when you’re gone during the summer because that’s when background checks happen

    Within 2 weeks from today, we should hear from field placement advisor to set up in person or skype interview

    3.0 gpa min to maintain federal loans (gpa and completion rate of completing courses on time)

    For fin aid purposes: Professional judgment—you have a meeting to discuss changes in employment status. Not an easy process. Lots of forms to fill out.

    Fwsjobs@hunter.cuny.edu (you fill out mock form and it’s a first come first serve basis)
    Nextgen (where all jobs are available + where scholarships are)

    Bursar (sends bill) vs Fin Aid (distributes loan)

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Stephanie592 said:

    Does anyone know if attending the accepted students day and pre-orientation are mandatory? The description for both events are exactly the same too so I’m just wondering what the difference is. I just realized the email with the dates was in my spam and it’s too short notice for me to be able to attend accepted students day! What do you guys think? I emailed Juliana Lopez but haven’t heard anything back yet. 

    I had asked someone in the office and it didn’t sound like either were strictly mandatory, but she highly encouraged me to attend both, or at least pre-orientation. I think pre-orientation is more important, since they’ll review class registration stuff. Accepted students day seems more for networking/connecting purposes (from my understanding!) 

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Senolyn said:

    Hiya everyone, I wanted to update you guys on my application. Funny enough I checked the portal this morning and I saw the final decision which shows I was rejected. I felt so down the whole day and then this evening I received an acceptance letter via email and a notification to view my final decision online. I'm not sure if I should be happy about this but I am. Has anyone else experienced this before?

    What a rollercoaster of emotions—sorry you had to go through that!! I haven’t heard of this happening before, but if you wanted to put your mind at ease, you could try calling the office and confirming your acceptance letter. I hope it all works out in your favor!

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    3 hours ago, socialjusticeSW said:

    I filled and sent it in yesterday. I’d do it as soon as possible so they have an idea for placement. All it asks is where you live and your pst experience. I doubt you’d get any relevant info during the pre-orientation. 

    I’m not sure if accepted day and/or pre-orientation are mandatory. I’m just getting ready to add the classes as soon as possible ? with the faculty I want!

    Ooh ok, I’ll submit it asap too then. And where are you seeing the classes/list of faculty? I’d love to get an idea of what the options are (though are we all basically taking the same classes/there’s no flexibility?)

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    44 minutes ago, verialex13 said:

    Has anyone received an email from Hunter about field placement? I see that the field placement forms are available now on the newly accepted students page. 

    I haven’t received anything regarding field placement, other than the forms that are available on the website. I was planning to fill it out and submit now, though wasn’t sure if I should hold off until accepted students day or pre-orientation, in case they have more info for us then.

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted · Edited by ML878

    29 minutes ago, Yve_ said:

    http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/onestop/repository/files/registrar/2019-calendars/FALL 2019 REGISTRATION INFO.pdf

    Thanks so much for linking! Are we supposed to know which classes we should sign up for? Are we expected to make appointments with our advisor(s) in advance?

     

    UPDATE: I called the office (because 5/1 is rapidly approaching and I have 0 idea what classes we should even be signing up for) and they said 5/1 is the enrollment start for current students. For newly admitted students, our enrollment window will likely open mid-May—basically sometime after our pre-orientation. So we can just sit tight for now!

    MSW Fall 2019 Decisions!!!

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, MayorBobbledoodery said:

    I need help deciding between VCU and Hunter. VCU would be in state tuition and about 20k less than Hunter (including cost of living estimates). Additionally, at VCU you don't need to specialize until your second year which appeals to me as I am attracted to both macro and micro social work. However, I have lots of family in NYC, plus all the culture and opportunities in the city are hard to say no to. I also feel like my career prospects would be better going to school in NYC, and that could justify the debt I would have to go in to. Any thoughts? Is NYC worth about ~25k in debt?

    Those are 2 great options, congrats! I think it depends on where you see yourself after graduating. If you know you want to end up in NYC, it might be a good idea to go to Hunter (and unfortunately take on debt) because the NYC social work market is pretty competitive and it’s better to get your foot in the door sooner rather than later. If ending up in NYC isn’t a firm requirement, then it’d be more financially sound to go to VCU and take advantage of the in-state tuition. And I’m not sure what the job market looks like there, but you can probably look in neighboring states like Maryland or DC if for some reason you can’t find a job in Virginia (but that’s probably highly unlikely!) and sure, NYC jobs may pay more but the cost of living is really insane. I’m only able to afford going to Hunter/staying in NYC because I’ll be living at home. Does your 25k debt factor in cost of living already?

    At the end of the day, you can’t go wrong with either choice, it just depends on what you prioritize (having less debt upon graduation? Living and working in a very diverse (also expensive!) city?) And it seems you’ve already compared the 2 programs academically, but I think the education we’ll all get at the end is pretty standard since both programs are CSWE accredited. Good luck with this tough choice!

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    42 minutes ago, Yve_ said:

    Also, I was just checking the Accepted Students Page on Hunter’s website:

    https://sssw.hunter.cuny.edu/admissions/newly-accepted-students/

    and on the Important Dates section, the times are totally different from the times on Eventbrite. When they email us, they should clear that up or one of us will  bring it to their attention.

    Thanks for finding and linking that!! The times/dates look like they match eventbrite (at least for accepted students day and the pre-orientation for A-L students).

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted · Edited by ML878

    1 hour ago, verialex13 said:

    Ok I got the exact email. I did set up my CUNY First account with no problem. Hunter email account is totally different. Thanks. 

    Oh, I’m not sure I know what you mean by that— I thought our cuny first email was our Hunter email account? 

    Update: turns out the cuny first account is different from the Hunter email account! I haven’t received any info to set this up—has anyone else?

    Hunter Silberman School Fall 2019 Admissions

    in Social Workers Forum

    Posted

    2 hours ago, verialex13 said:

    Hi there. I received emails 1) deposit received and cleared; 2) immunization requirements; 3) claiming CUNY First account. On CUNY First it says that I can't set up my email until I register. Which office sent you the email about setting up a CUNY email account? I want to reach out so I can get this done too. Thanks.

    Hey! That’s odd, I had no issues setting up my email. The subject line of the email containing cuny first instructions was: “You have been activated as a graduate student at Hunter College”. I think the office is Hunter College Graduate Admissions. The email states if you have any issues, to contact the Student Help Desk at 212-650-3624, so you might want to try that. Good luck with sorting it out!!

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

  I accept