Thank you I applied in the beginning of September and my application was fully complete by Sept 30 (i.e. all my references were completed). I got my acceptance 3 weeks after my application was completed.
For my personal statement I really went in and talked about the reasons (i.e. personal details, etc) that led me to social work. I have 2 degrees (one being a bsw) and a diploma. Alongside that I have various certifications and whatnot. Total number of hours (i.e. work, volunteer, etc) was almost 6000. I made sure that my references were strong too. One was from my current workplace, another from a placement and the last one from a volunteer position. I can't really say for sure what made my application strong though.