moo!

Yes that sounds amazing! I don’t know what a GroupMe is but I’m totally down regardless.

Thank you! I'm leaning towards PSU's MSW program right now. I think I would really love L&C's PMHC program, especially the eco-psychology option. But, I feel that for my purposes, the LCSW licensure will offer more possibilities/flexibility in terms of employment. It's a really tough decision! Do you mind if I ask if they provided you with any non-loan scholarships/grants? Also, what did they say the base tuition/fees was?

I found out yesterday I was accepted! Woohoo! Have you heard anything about financial aid yet?

Still no word! I’m losing hope. I keep wanting to call them but stop myself...

Hey! Have you heard of anyone else receiving a decision for the PMHC program? I'm still waiting!! ugh!

I’m really sorry to hear that! Fingers crossed for you

That’s a really great description, thanks for sharing! One of my concerns about the program is making sure I’m learning to address issues through a micro lense as well macro, as I’ve heard others say that large university MSW programs can lean heavily on the macro side. It’s wonderful to hear that you felt it was a balanced perspective.

That’s amazing! I hope more decisions start rolling out soon

Ugh the waiting game is the hardest! What class did you take? What made you feel like you fit in so well? I’m in the decision making process and would love to hear your take!

Wow congrats!! I didn’t think they’d be sending out acceptances this soon! Did they tell you which cohort they accepted you to? What programs are you deciding between??

Woohoo congrats!

Woohoo! Congrats! Hmm it’s seems they’re just doing it in waves. A similar thing happened to me for UW admissions- I saw that people were hearing back for two weeks before I received my acceptance. Hopefully your friends will hear soon!

Hi! I applied for the 2 year cohort.

Yay congrats!! I just followed the steps to create an Odin account and then checked my PSU email and BanWeb page. When I go to look at my financial aid, it says that the award has not yet been posted. I'm really hoping they release financial aid info soon!!!

This is super helpful! I just followed these steps and found this: "We have received your financial aid application for the year, but have not yet awarded you aid. If you are admitted to the UW or are a continuing student, and are eligible for aid, we will send you an award letter and information about processing aid." Did you receive the same message? I'm wondering when I'll receive my aid package.

It was not an even split! I think that out of 12 people only 2 of them were PMCHA. And thank you!!

Has anyone else heard from Portland State yet? I just received my acceptance a couple of hours ago!!!

I know, I really wish it wasn’t so late either. I was also told the 1 in 3 number. Quite competitive!

So for the one I attended (Feb 28) there were 11 or 12 people. It sounds like that’s a standard size so if they have 6 interview sessions that means they’re interviewing 72 applicants in person. But idk how many virtual interviews they’re doing! I’m also very curious about admittance rates.

Oh dang! Intense in what way? I didn’t feel that the PMHC interview was too intense luckily, but stressful nonetheless!

I applied to the Professional Mental Health Counseling Program. What about you?

Hi! They told my group they’d be waiting until they finish interviews (the last interviews are March 20th) to send out decisions. As I understood it, this won’t be until late March or Early April sadly!

Yay that’s great! You have so many good options to choose from! That would be awesome if you could get an Assistantship from Columbia- NYC is great but cost of living is absurd. I’m more hoping for PSU because I recently lived in Seattle and really want to give Portland a go. Some of my closest friends are in Portland and I feel like it’s a good fit for me. And yes, I actually have my Lewis & Clark interview tomorrow! Eek! I’m really hoping they’ll give our decisions soon after the interview. I’m happy to hear you have good things to say about the CMH program. I’m excited to see how I feel about it after tomorrow.

I know! I think you’re correct. Ugh that’s so late for decisions! I’ll also be waiting to hear back from UW, though Portland State is much higher on my list. Where else did you apply? In addition to UW and Portland, I applied to Lewis & Clark (clinical mental health counseling) and University of Montana (MSW).

Who else has applied to this program for Fall of 2020? I applied for the 2-year Portland campus option. It seems that even though their email said to expect 6-8 weeks, in past years decisions didn't go out until around mid-March. This is my top choice but I know it's a competitive program!!