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Hey y'all, just turned down my admission to York for the full-time advanced standing program. Hopefully a space opens up for one of you!

advanced standing!

for those waiting to hear from York, I got my acceptance today! check MyFile to see your status

I got into Laurier advanced standing and I'm planning to decline. I was given until March 26 to respond.

Has anyone heard anything from York yet???? I'm dying from the waiting, they're the last school I'm waiting to hear back from.

Still full of indecision....so much indecision. To be honest, I think I am leaning towards U of T, despite the painfully high tuition. After doing my BSW at York, despite my love for critical social work, I think experiencing a change in approach & environment will be good! U of T is known for being clinical, as opposed to York and Ryerson which are critical. And I applied to the Social Justice stream at U of T, which I think will be a good medium place between clinical and critical, so I can experience a bit of both. I also think U of T seems to have more placement partners & connections than other schools in the area (at least from what I've heard). One sticking point though though - not to sound like a nerd or a glutton for punishment, but i kinda do wish U of T had a research paper component like Ryerson does. Despite it being a ton of work, I honestly feel it would be cool & ultimately rewarding to write a whole research paper and do independent research on a topic I'm really interested in. And it never hurts to get research experience on your resume! Side note: if any of you know anyone who is U of T's social justice stream, pass on any feedback they have to me! Or anyone in Ryerson's MSW program. Another side note: For Laurier advanced standing students - I am planning to decline my offer, as it's quite a distance from me and I'd prefer to save living costs by staying home, so a new space will open up for one of you! Good luck everyone.

My deadline is March 30, got the offer on March 2nd. They didn't specify the date in the admission letter I got, they just said four weeks from the date of offer.

Yes! I noticed the email first, then I logged onto Loris. I clicked on Admissions > Display admissions applications > Master of social work. After clicking on that last link, it took me to a page with the offer.

For those waiting for advanced standing Laurier - I got an email today around 4pm letting me know I got accepted.

I have a dilemma!!! I have until March 13 to respond to Ryerson, and until March 30 to respond to U of T - and I'm still waiting on York's response. I truly have no idea where I want to go!! I honestly did not think I'd get accepted to more than one school so I didn't prepare for this LOL. I'm doing my BSW at York right now, and loving the critical & anti-oppressive focus. I know that's something I'm very interested in. I know that Ryerson is known for being quite critical, similar to York, and U of T has a more clinical reputation, but I did apply to the Social Justice stream at U of T. U of T's tuition is also about $2500 more expensive than Ryerson's! I also hear most of U of T's placement partners are in clinical settings & hospitals. Also, I believe that while both programs have placements, only Ryerson has a major research paper component (correct me if I'm wrong) Does anyone know anyone who is in the MSW program at Ryerson or U of T, and what their thoughts on it are? Particularly ppl in the Social Justice stream at U of T - all of the feedback I've heard has been ppl in Mental Health or Children & Families. Any help would be much appreciated!

Guys!!!!! I made an account to let y'all know I literally just got off the phone with Ryerson! Jen Poole called me and told me I got in, and that I got a $1000 entrance scholarship! I'm over the moon. I also got my acceptance from U of T earlier today. Side note: I think Ryerson's admissions committee must have a lot of fun calling people to tell them the good news about acceptances. I kept stuttering "oh - oh my god...thank you oh my god....wow thank you..." and she was holding back laughter the whole time haha. Good cheer spreads! Good luck to everyone who is still waiting to hear back! I'm rooting for you all.