gracie18

You can submit a re-review to Michigan for your financial aid package. Just email the financial aid office or call to have them email you the paperwork to fill out. I requested one, and fair warning it is a lot of work. Another 5 page essay and providing numbers on all your finances--from personal savings to rewarded loans. 

Hi I applied to Chapel Hill and I'm still waiting to hear back, you aren't alone! 

I'm still waiting! Last school I have to hear from; that email they sent a while ago made it sound like we should hear this week.

I'm just gonna throw it out there that I'm an undergrad at UMich and if anyone has questions about life in Ann Arbor/surrounding area, parking (a nightmare)/transportation, the SSW (I'm in the minor so obviously not going to know MSW specific stuff but I know some things!), general UMich questions hmu! Also, the advice I've gotten about the financial aid for the MSW program is 1) expect little and 2) try to get a GSI position (aka TA) or try to find work at the SSW itself.
By the way, as someone who knows some social workers in the Ann Arbor-area, you go to UMich SSW for the research they offer. If you are mostly interested in clinical work, not macro work or SW research, it might not be the best to pay this much for a school that is so heavily research-focused. The rep it has for clinical training isn't the best compared to other schools in Michigan. ESPECIALLY since where you get your degree doesn't matter nearly as much as your experience in SW. I heard it's good for political social work, though.
 
PS: I highly recommend Sandra Momper if she teaches an MSW class while you're there! She's the best, and cares SO much about her students.
PSS (PPS?): If you can avoid it, DO NOT live in Ann Arbor itself. I personally pay $750 a month (plus utilities) for one room in a five bedroom apartment that's a 15 min walk to campus and not luxury by any means. Ann Arbor landlords are notoriously horrible. Not to mention that you're only going to campus for class and not your field placement which could be anywhere in like a three-hour radius from Ann Arbor. If you are gonna live in Ann Arbor, avoid the high-rises unless you wanna go bankrupt for shoddily-constructed "luxury" apartments. If you desperately need a high-rise apartment, go with University Towers. Has a bad reputation but it's honestly pretty close to the same quality as the other high-rises for less, not to mention free coffee/tea in the lobby, a pool and gym. I also recommend joining some undergrad Facebook groups because someone is always trying to sublet/give up their entire lease and people can get pretty desperate with the prices.
Your Student ID card allows you free unlimited bus rides and the buses go out to Ypsi. If you're willing to take a bus to the SSW instead of walking, live in Ypsi for half the cost and a much nicer place. There's stigma around Ypsi for being "dangerous" but that stigma is super racialized and you should be fine as long as you lock your doors and don't leave valuables in your car, which you should do anyways in Ann Arbor (if you want my rant about Ypsi's reputation DM me). Google Maps has all the bus routes programmed in, and you can put in possible apartments and see the buses that can take you to the SSW.
PSSS: Do not be afraid of a Detroit field placement. Detroit isn't as dangerous as the national reputation is. It has a similar racialized stigma as Ypsi and the reputation is only because of the white flight leaving poor Detroiters of color to survive on their own with absolutely no resources. The community is wonderful, there is amazing work being done and would be invaluable experience for your work. The joke that Detroit is a wasteland of crime is really just code for "there are a lot of poor black people." If you're by Wayne State you will be especially fine, they have a faster police response time than UofM and I've heard of Detroit police literally following you as you walk around the campus until you get to your destination. Just use common sense as you would in literally any other city. You're not going to be mugged every time you turn a corner. If you want my rant about Detroit you can also DM me lmao.

I just got accepted into the Indiana University School of Social Work at IUPUI! I know it's not relevant to 99% of you, but thought I would share anyways.  No financial aid info yet. Still waiting on UIC fin aid too. 

Just received an official letter from Michigan via email--wondering if anyone had any merit scholarships in their letter? Mine mentioned loans and work-study positions  being notified later, but said nothing about merit scholarships...

Everyone check your account updates! I didn't receive an email, but randomly checked the website and saw a status update! I was also accepted to Chicago! 

Everyone check your account updates! I didn't receive an email, but randomly checked the website and saw a status update! I was also accepted to Chicago! 

I'm in the same boat as you-- I applied early action and didn't receive an email at midnight nor has there been an update to my portal. I am staying hopeful for both of us! 

I got information from admissions that decisions for two year track are coming out this Friday and the next and advanced standing cane out last Friday 1/17. So we should all hear back soon for the two year track! I’m feeling confident about hearing from UC.
Hoping UChicago is generous with scholarships!

I did! Weird; felt like an email that they should've sent that after first receiving our apps. 

I just squeaked because so did I, so it looks like I may be hearing back soon. *dies*

Also received an acceptance call from UMich today!! They said they are sending out official letters in the next few weeks and will be notifying students later of financial aid packages--hoping this also means merit based scholarships?? Still good news!! 
Accepted: Boston College, University of Michigan
Applied & Waiting: Berkeley, UNC, IUPUI, UChicago

Also received an acceptance call from UMich today!! They said they are sending out official letters in the next few weeks and will be notifying students later of financial aid packages--hoping this also means merit based scholarships?? Still good news!! 
Accepted: Boston College, University of Michigan
Applied & Waiting: Berkeley, UNC, IUPUI, UChicago

Thank you all for posting! Thought I'd share my own status, and nerves, while patiently awaiting responses!
U Chicago, UNC, Michigan, IUPUI, Berkeley, BC
I've only heard back from BC--accepted with scholarship on Dec. 20th.