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They were pretty generic social work career questions. About your thoughts on certain things relating to social work. The group question was scenarios and how you would respond. And you are given time to discuss amongst the group and then they ask for your answers. My advice for the interview is to make sure you speak up! Don't talk over others but also make sure they hear your thoughts.

Hi! The group interview was fairly easy. They want it to be a very comfortable experience. I think if you explain English is not your first language they will do their best to accommodate you. But they give you your question that you must answer written for you to read before answering verbally. They also break you up into groups within the group to discuss together.

Did you get in too?! Congrats if so!

Ahhh!!! I received my acceptance letter yesterday! I randomly checked my email after a day of no checking and there it was! I’m crying for sure. Good luck to everyone!!

Thanks everyone for the input! I took the advice and left mine in! To my surprise, my interviewer had a piercing as well I appreciate it! you guys seriously helped me feel way more confident about it!

Glad you joined! If you see me on there, say hi!

Yay! It was way less scary than I thought too. I loved talking with the others in my group, it was so refreshing and fun to be around like-minded people. I'm glad yours felt good too!! Now we wait. Ahhhhh!! Yay! I met her too! She was super nice and funny. Love that! I'm eager to see if I got in or not. I'm concerned at the small amount of people they accept. That's my biggest worry, otherwise I feel rather confident in my skills and my experience.

That’s great news!! It’s good to see it’s got such a good reputation! Thank you! I think it went well, now for the agonizing wait ahhhh!!!

Thanks! That's comforting too! my coworkers joke that I look give off kindergarten teacher vibes, but now with my nose piercing i look like a cool kindergarten teacher. hahaha.

Thanks everyone! This definitely has helped me feel better! I love social work for this very reason because they look at the whole person rather than judge at first glance. But I was scared of academic settings! THANK YOU!!

Hey all! Not sure if this has been discussed before, but I'm having a minor life crisis (lol aren't we all when applying to schools) about my nose piercing and how it might affect my interview. I have a small stud on my nostril, nothing wild or too extravagant. I want to believe that social workers, of all different departments, will be the most understanding and chill regarding it but it's also academia, which is a world I haven't been in since 2015. I work in non-profit services with a bunch of progressive social workers who have tattoos, gauges, piercings galore so to me the culture seems to be chill with it but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with them during interview and classroom settings. Do I take it out? Leave it and present myself as I am? Any advice would be amazing

You'll do amazing! Be confident in your ability, your passion and your knowledge. They will see it! It's totally nervewracking for sure! Congrats to you and best of luck! You'll have to check in after monday and let us know how it went! Mine is on Saturday ahhh!!!

Congrats!!! I hope your interview goes well! I have mine on Saturday! Did you like CSUN as an undergrad? I assume so since it's your first choice Here's hoping we're future classmates :)!!

I think that's totally why. Are you in state? Based on my limited database of the FB group I am in, the out of state ones emailed have applied november and in state have applied later than that but are closer to the school so its easier to schedule them? IDK lol this was my rationale to help me stay sane as I waited. Luckily my LOR's submitted before i did so I didn't have to wait. I think you should be getting one soon!!

Thank you!!! When did you submit your app? I hope you get yours soon too!!

Omg. I got my interview email today!!! I'm so relieved!

Yeah! I’m on a fb group for California School MSW applicants. You should join its super helpful!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/californiamswschoolsmswapplicantsupportgroup/?ref=share When did you apply??

I’ve seen some people start getting interview invites and I haven’t yet AGHHHHHHHHH

@MSWDUDE19 thank you so much! I appreciate all your answers. Thanks for letting me pick your brain! i still haven’t heard back about an interview and it seems no one else has either as far as on here. I’m actually dying lol I might go crazy checking my emails!

@hopefulmft thank you! I'm hoping mine is that spread out! good luck!!!

That's a good turn around time! Good luck at your interview! Wishing you the best!

Ahhh! SO excited for you guys! How much time in between invite and interview are they giving you? I'm not currently in LA so I will have to fly out and I'm nervous it's going to be a quick turn around time lol. PLEASE let this mean that MSW is going to start invites soon. I am DYING. Lol

Congrats on the interviews! I'm not an MFT applicant but I am an MSW applicant at CSUN and I'm hoping that the interviews invites will be sent out soon for that program. Hopeful to see yall around campus

@MSWDUDE19 thank you! I really appreciate your feedback! Are you enjoying the program? Are you doing 2 or 3 year?

Thank you! I’ve only ever been employed only in social work since high school. I also have lots of volunteer work in LGBTQ organizations. I feel confident like 70% of the time lol.