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I'm an MSW student that accepted an offer to Portland State but lives in DC. I'm worried because I feel like now is the time when I should be starting to find an apartments/make living arrangements, but I don't want to commit to something when there is the possibility that classes are going to be online this fall term. Is anyone else in a similar boat? Has anyones program/school discussed this topic? I know it's too soon for programs to be making concrete decisions .

My application was randomly updated to 'pending interview' at some point in the last few weeks. I never received an email with this update and still haven't.

Hey everyone! Would anyone be interested in starting a GroupMe (or some chat platform) for Fall 2020 MSW students and serious prospective students? I've seen other programs do it for admitted students but it doesn't appear that PSU does.

Just accepted my offer to Portland State! I was surprised they didn't have me pay an enrollment fee but I'm not going to complain lol

Hi everyone, I'm an MSW applicant trying to decide between a few schools. It would help if I had a better idea of the programs reputation and the chance to hear from actual students. One of the programs (WashU) has actually been doing Q/A's on Zoom where prospective students can talk to current students, but thats it.

Oh interesting. So basically they wont penalize you for not putting the money down when accepting.

Is anyone else considering asking for decision extensions? I have a couple programs that have told me to alert them if I need more time and I'm contemplating reaching out. I just feel so uncertain about what fall is going to look like and if classes end up being online that will deeply effect my decision.

That's a great point!

Hey! Congrats! I submitted a week later so hopefully ill hear back in a couple days. Did you apply for their scholarship?

With the likely possibility that it will happen, has there been any programs that have already announced their next semester will be online? If so, what was the plan for classes and practicum?

Searching school reddit pages is great advice. I'd especially recommend searching there for anyone considering on-campus/graduating housing. That way you get a better idea of their quality and comparative cost with off-campus living. Do you mind if I ask you where you're relocating?

Do you mind if I ask what cities?

Yeah i hear you. Where would you be relocating to?

I feel the same way. Right now is when I need to decide and the possibility that I might relocate across country just to stay inside and take online classes is making it very difficult.

Hey thanks for telling me your perspective. It's interesting that you bring up that up because that was something I noticed right away about Portland. I grew up and live in DC and i've always questioned places that are predominantly white. I talked to some people while I was there and it sounded like there was at least awareness of the fact.