Jberridge

I'm down too!

I used to live in East Harlem last year, actually right around the corner from Silberman, and I used to love this BBQ spot called Harley's Smokeshack, its on 116th between 1st and 2nd, great food and a really chill vibe, so that's an option. But, i'm down for whatever others are in the mood for/other suggestions too! I'm sure we'll figure something out in person.

Yay, ok! Hopefully others will chime in too! We can get some sort of group text set up, if that’s the case  I don’t know the area too well, but can look into nearby restaurants/bars (though open to any suggestions people have!)

Me! I’m super excited to meet others too  everyone on this forum has been so helpful and supportive!
If anyone is interested in grabbing drinks or something after the event, hit me up!!

Hi guys I also just declined my spot for the two-year MSW program, as I will be attending Hunter’s program for pretty much the exact same reasons tpg13 said, I cannot justify the cost/debt despite the scholarship I received. So one more spot will be open! And best of luck to you all!

Hi guys I also just declined my spot for the two-year MSW program, as I will be attending Hunter’s program for pretty much the exact same reasons tpg13 said, I cannot justify the cost/debt despite the scholarship I received. So one more spot will be open! And best of luck to you all!

Hi guys I also just declined my spot for the two-year MSW program, as I will be attending Hunter’s program for pretty much the exact same reasons tpg13 said, I cannot justify the cost/debt despite the scholarship I received. So one more spot will be open! And best of luck to you all!

I'm going to Hunter! I can't justify the cost of Columbia's tuition, even with the scholarship they provided, and my colleagues have told me that the education really is comparable at both schools. Plus, the social justice piece is really important to me. I'm a bit sad to give up the Columbia reputation, though! 

Guys, just was on Eventbrite looking for fun events in the city and I saw that Hunter has scheduled a couple of Pre-Orientation events:
https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ny--new-york/silberman/
Things should be moving along quickly this week because the Advanced Standing event is next week!
So happy we’re moving on to the next stage! 

I applied by the 2/15 deadline and just received an acceptance yesterday for the Full Time/2yr track, Clinical, School-Based concentration. 
 

I almost forgot about those accepted vs those registered! Thanks for the reminder! I'm feeling less anxious now.

Assuming that it is the same article that I had when I interviewed on 3/13, it was about university-agency relationships, and how important they are to the progression of social work as a whole. University-agency relationships referring to the connections/networks many schools of social work have with different agencies to place their students in. It talked about how it was important because the university students could learn from those directly in the field, and those in the field could provide suggestions to the university about how to properly educate their students/prepare them for the field. It really was pretty dense, it was about 3 1/2 pages with relatively small font, and made a lot of citations to other articles before getting to its own point. My interviewer even said she thinks they should change the article lol. But my advice would be to just highlight a few of the main points throughout the article, and to not stress. I know a lot of people were really stressed afterwards about it (understandably so because you really don’t have much time/feel rushed and possibly like you weren’t able to do your best work) but I truly don’t think they weigh it more than anything else, and take into consideration the timed circustmance. Hope that helps! 

As we're all anxiously waiting to find out about orientation, I found this that might be helpful! 
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/onestop/repository/files/registrar/2019-calendars/FALL 2019 REGISTRATION INFO.pdf

Jeez, May or June is quite the wait, sorry to hear that ?. I would still stay hopeful though! because you still have to factor in student's that have been accepted, but will not be attending. Best of luck in the rest of the process, I hope it works out for you!

Hopefully one of the next steps is attending an orientation of some kind. It’d be great to meet everyone in person!

I received the same email today. I dropped mine off in person this past Monday.

FYI I got an official email notification earlier today saying Hunter received my deposit (I mailed it 3/23, but Juliana informally said she received my deposit on 3/26). Hopefully we’ll hear back on next steps by sometime tomorrow!

I'd like to know as well.
I can't find anything online thus far.

Hi guys! I applied to the two year track and had the interview today 4/3/19. It was pretty straightforward. However, I was completely nervous so I could have done better but i keep telling myself that i tried lol. Now I’m just refreshing the application page to see if I got accepted or rejected. I just want the response already, it’s very nerve wrecking! But Congrats to the ones that got accepted and good luck to the ones who are still waiting to hear back! 

What court? 

Interesting perspective. That was not my impression at all, the interviewer spoke about getting to meet people in person as a way of knowing them beyond a number of their application materials. I’ll admit I was surprised when I heard that some got in without interviews, but it could definitely be the case as @Molly.h said that certain applicants were an obvious “yes” based off of their grades/essay/recs, and there was simply no need to learn more, whereas other applicants could have mediocre grades but amazing references, or vice versa that would prompt the school to want to meet them, as a way of getting a better idea of who they are and making that final decision depending on how they present. I know personally, my application was not complete at the time I received an email for an interview, because I had not been able to submit my transcript. Also I interviewed amongst a diverse group in terms of race/ethnicity, age, and experience level. I also got a glance at the interviewees that were in the group after me and they were equally as diverse in terms of race/ethnicity, so it doesn’t seem to be the case that Hunter is only interviewing a certain race of people. That’s just my take. Also interested in how you found out about the suit? Wondering if you would mind sharing, because I’m intersested and couldn’t find anything on google.

Interesting perspective. That was not my impression at all, the interviewer spoke about getting to meet people in person as a way of knowing them beyond a number of their application materials. I’ll admit I was surprised when I heard that some got in without interviews, but it could definitely be the case as @Molly.h said that certain applicants were an obvious “yes” based off of their grades/essay/recs, and there was simply no need to learn more, whereas other applicants could have mediocre grades but amazing references, or vice versa that would prompt the school to want to meet them, as a way of getting a better idea of who they are and making that final decision depending on how they present. I know personally, my application was not complete at the time I received an email for an interview, because I had not been able to submit my transcript. Also I interviewed amongst a diverse group in terms of race/ethnicity, age, and experience level. I also got a glance at the interviewees that were in the group after me and they were equally as diverse in terms of race/ethnicity, so it doesn’t seem to be the case that Hunter is only interviewing a certain race of people. That’s just my take. Also interested in how you found out about the suit? Wondering if you would mind sharing, because I’m intersested and couldn’t find anything on google.

Assuming that it is the same article that I had when I interviewed on 3/13, it was about university-agency relationships, and how important they are to the progression of social work as a whole. University-agency relationships referring to the connections/networks many schools of social work have with different agencies to place their students in. It talked about how it was important because the university students could learn from those directly in the field, and those in the field could provide suggestions to the university about how to properly educate their students/prepare them for the field. It really was pretty dense, it was about 3 1/2 pages with relatively small font, and made a lot of citations to other articles before getting to its own point. My interviewer even said she thinks they should change the article lol. But my advice would be to just highlight a few of the main points throughout the article, and to not stress. I know a lot of people were really stressed afterwards about it (understandably so because you really don’t have much time/feel rushed and possibly like you weren’t able to do your best work) but I truly don’t think they weigh it more than anything else, and take into consideration the timed circustmance. Hope that helps! 

HI all, 
Just wanted to give an update. I completed my interview  on 03/27/19 and received an acceptance letter via email on 3/28/19. The interview was with about 13 other candidates. The interviewer also said it was a much larger group than usual so we were honestly time checked pretty often. I felt as though I did not make the best impression or get enough time to really answer the questions as adequately as I wanted. Everyone was very kind and respectful. The article was really dense and because we ran over our time(due to the large group) had about 20 mins to read/respond to it. I have until 04/08/19 to respond. Since Hunter was my first choice I am thrilled about the acceptance. I plan on submitting the commitment deposit this Monday. I wish the best for everyone else waiting on the next step in their process! 

Same here!