OrangeJuice14

Ah, Congrats! I am hoping to get into Columbia for Fall 2021. How long did it take for them to get back to you? If you don't mind, can you share your stats? Thanks so much.

Wow! Huge congrats to you- for overcoming addiction, going back to school, and looking forward to graduate school. I am so happy for you and the social work field will be blessed to have you joining in. To answer your question at the end - Yes! I am incredibly nervous that it may be online. To be quite honest, after working both remotely and in person over the past 6+ months, I've come to learn I am not quite good at doing efficient and productive work that is the best of my ability. I would consider deferring and working another year if things are online... Anyway, only time will tell. Best of luck to you and I'm excited to hear where you may end up! The only school we have in common is Columbia... hopefully see you there! Also, don't worry about starting applications now. I haven't submitted a single one and still plan to before the Dec 1 deadline! We'll be OK

Hey! I'm applying for my MSW this application season.. and starting to get super nervous! I am an Americorps alum, have been interning/volunteering in the non-profit world for a few years now and feel good about my experience. But, I double majored in undergrad which brought down my GPA (3.1) I also am struggling with references- I have tons of employers who I can ask, but only 1 academic so far. Any advice? I want to apply by the priority deadlines (Dec 1 for a lot of the schools) and I want to get into Fordham, NYU, Columbia, UW, UC Berkley, UCLA..Michigan? I also feel pretty confident in my essays. Should I be worried?? Any advice/feedback would be appreciated.