rockroad29
-
Posts
20 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by rockroad29
-
-
23 hours ago, sarahmarta said:
Hi! Congratulations to everyone that has been accepted so far. And to those that are waiting to hear back, best of luck!
Are there any people in this thread that have been accepted to or committed to UC Berkeley for the Social Welfare program?
I have! Accepted and confirmed
-
54 minutes ago, perfectamity said:
How did you go about a second round of appeal? What did your email look like? Thank you for your new offer but I still can't afford that? I'm very curious.
In my first appeal I told them the amount I can afford according to my financial background/history. They basically didn't meet that in the 1st and 2nd time.
One of the most important things when you ask for financial reconsideration is to let them know how much you can afford, never just ask for "more"
That way they know exactly how much money you need without really having to go through a lot.
My 2nd email was something like this -
"Thank you for your response and the offer. I have thoroughly evaluated my resources and the maximum amount I will be able to contribute to this program is xxxx, which is the same amount I indicated in my first letter (I have also attached the letter here). I have included a detailed breakdown of the cost of attendance and my expected income for the next academic year in this letter."
My experience was with departmental/campus fellowships only, I don't know how FAFSA works and how to go with asking for reconsideration for federal aid.
-
9 hours ago, perfectamity said:
Do you think this was helpful? If you have heard back from the school how much extra did they give you? I want to find the right balance between not bothering people who don't make any financial decisions and letting people know who might have some weight or pull.
In my case yes. It was a smaller school, so almost the whole department knew about my case. When I did my appeal, it went from 40% scholarship (first notification on my acceptance letter) to, 60% (1st round of appeal), 80% (2nd round of appeal) and they ultimately gave me tuition waiver. I'd still say CC the people that you've been in touch with, if they can help, they will help. If they don't have any weight to pull, they will just look over it.
Just wanted to clarify that I wasn't qualify for any federal aid, or external funding at all, so it was really the only option I had. They do prefer you to invest in your education as much as possible.
-
When I did mine I CC'd everyone that I was in touch with, especially with the email that has all your information.
-
On 2/21/2020 at 5:46 PM, iloveanthonyrizzo said:
I applied to Strengthening Youth & Families, but also applied to the Goldman School of Public Policy for a dual MSW/MPP degree. However, I figured I would receive decisions about both those schools separately.
Good choice! My friend applied to their MSW/MPH program and was informally notified about his application status about two weeks ago - he still hasn't received his official letters from either school though. It was very early. I'm pretty positive that the decisions have been made, but they are working on the detail of it. If you haven't heard anything I'd stay positive!
Are you leaning toward coming to Berkeley if accepted or staying in the Midwest? I saw you applied to great schools! I did my undergrad in the Midwest. Loved the people but I couldn't do the weather
-
17 hours ago, RachelBMSW said:
I did not get into Berkeley MSW and I had a 3.51 GPA from UCSD undergrad and 2,000 hours from mostly social work from the last ten years. I also will be completing a one year masters from UCSD this Spring, so I am not sure what the MSW from Berkeley is looking for! I am a former foster youth and worked directly in the field. Waiting on SDSU right now and they are my first choice.
I'm so sorry to hear that. It must be suck checking all the boxes of what the SSW there stand for and did not get in, I find it difficult to believe they'd reject someone like you especially you're in-state, a former foster youth who had enough academic and professional experiences. I have a friend with similar profile (also a Peace Corps fellow), Berkeley BASW alumni herself, she still did not get in despite knowing all the professors in admission team personally. It's really a gambling game. I really hope you hear good news from SDSU.
When did you hear back?
-
13 hours ago, NE17 said:
Has anyone been successful in asking for a scholarship reconsideration? Never thought of it as an option until reading this thread, and I'm wondering what people's experiences have been?
Also would love to hear from anyone who's asked for an extension on giving the schools a final decision-- definitely feel like I need more time but not sure how to go about it.
I have done it once with a small private graduate school in CA (non-MSW). I was given about 40% off the whole tuition (it was a very expensive school) but asked for reconsideration, 3 times. The process lasts over a month and I even went in for a follow up in person with them. I sent in everything, family income, parents supports, current financial aid I was receiving from my undergrad (it covered 100% tuition and living expenses), bank statement and a letter explaining the situation (I made it every brief and told them the amount of money I would be able to afford). I ended up getting 100% tuition waiver but still had to let go because of living expenses.
I'm a first generation immigrant & college student. Everything in my resume (fellowships, conferences, etc) was all fully funded so it was very obvious about the amount of money I can afford. The only income I had was from work-study and I did 20 hours a week for the whole 4 years of undergrad.
I would suggest everyone to ask for scholarship reconsideration if you need to. There's nothing you can lose.
-
2 hours ago, iloveanthonyrizzo said:
Nope still nothing
Ahhh.. which program did you apply to? A friend called this morning and was told they are trying to to "send out everything before the end of today but applicants can also hear anytime before March 15th." She got very frustrated
They also mentioned releasing decisions according to the program you applied to and application type (in/out-state).
-
14 hours ago, iloveanthonyrizzo said:
Still waitingggggg and it hurts
Have you heard from them yet? Some of my classmates are still waiting.. but today should be it.
-
20 hours ago, lattes&equality said:
Congrats! How exciting! I'm still waiting for an email to come through. Seems like quite a few people have gotten responses in the last couple days, hopefully my email comes soon.
Have you heard from them yet?
-
20 hours ago, Holygiant said:
Decisions are coming out tonight. I got denied about an hour ago
I'm sorry
It's very competitive. Good luck on your journey!
-
6 minutes ago, Holygiant said:
Definitely not freaking out...
How did they let you know? Phone call?
I got an email to check the portal and the status there changed to accepted!
-
I just heard back from them and I got in! This is like a dream comes true. Applying to only school really gave me a lot of pressure, but it's all gone now.
I wish you guys all the best!
-
On 2/15/2020 at 10:13 AM, basw said:
I got accepted to Columbia and denied from UT Austin. I know that I shouldn't care but for some reason my feelings are still a little hurt! How do you guys get past the icky feelings that come with rejections?
Congrats on your acceptance to CU! I have been stalking this group for a while but I feel like I have to say this to you, and this maybe helpful to some others who have applied or are preparing for their application. My partner used to be in a graduate school admission team in one of the top 5 MSW schools. Overqualifying is a real thing. Especially if there's a part in your application that asked if there are any other schools that you have applied to - they do look at this. Offering you an admission while knowing that you're very well qualified and have a high chance of getting in and going to a better school, give nothing to them except increasing their acceptance rate, which will impact their school range when they report it. Hence, they give you a rejection. Schools do not only accept those that qualified, but also those that are most likely to go to their school. My partner's team even did one round of "we want these applicants" - this consists of selecting those that are qualified for admission out of the application pool. After the first round, they reviewed everyone again but this time wasn't focusing on whether or not they're qualified but what are the chances that they will accept the offer. They were able to weed out almost 30% from those that are qualified. This makes their acceptance rate lower while increasing their accepting admission offer rate, both are good for school ranging.
Don't let this define you and your past achievements, you are simply just not a good fit for the school. I'm not saying that this was your case, but it could be a part of it.
Good luck on everything!
-
I just had a conversation with admission today and they said the latest release of decision is mid-March and the soonest is February 22nd.
-
Did anyone went to their interview back in January? Did you hear back?
-
My application portal has changed! I think they have started working on it!
-
Hi -
I was wondering if anyone here has applied to the MSW program at Berkeley. If so, which program did you apply to? Has anyone heard anything back?
I only applied to Berkeley and applied to their new Flex-Advance Standing program. It is my top - but also one and only choice!
-
1 hour ago, jose_lr said:
Has anyone heard back from Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley or NYU Steinhardt?
UC Berkeley just started their spring semester today (aka - they have been on break). I think decisions should start coming in between mid-late February!
MSW Applications Fall 2020
in Social Workers Forum
Posted
I actually have already moved to Berkeley. I still have concerns regarding online classes, if that is going to be the case then I will not be attending, even if I am already here - the university is not well established on online learning platform at all, so I would rather work for a year and then try again (OR I would go to my safe school (DU) which has a well established online program). I personally don't think it's worth it. I'll appeal to see if I can defer my enrollment to next year at Berkeley, though they don't allow that traditionally.