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    @thisisnotalyssaYes- I'm accepting 🙂 VERY similar story- I only applied to UPENN this year with the intention that I would cast a wider net next year if it was bad news. I'm so happy I got it together for this one application. Yes lets connect- I'll try to send you a message on here!
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    @thisisnotalyssaHi- and hi everyone- I also got a call yesterday from UPENN, thankfully with good news 🙂 . I'm still in a bit of disbelief and kind of wanting to see the letter first just in case they made a mistake- lol. Wishing everyone on this forum great luck.
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    @clx33I think the video interview is now what they rely on mostly. I think they said in certain circumstances they'll have an in-person interview but that the video interview would replace the live interview piece.
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    @all4foofightersYes the tuition$$ at these places is kind of nuts. I have a little bit of tuition reimbursement at work and I just got my MSW student loans forgiven so how annoying is it that I'm like "lets take out more loans then!". But i've thought about/wanted to get a PHD/DSW for 5+ years now and I just have to do it. The psychedelics and racial trauma pieces are so interesting and critical and I would think a school would very MUCH want to support students focusing on that because I think they're both very innovative/emerging topics that I also think future students and SW professionals will want to learn about. I'm very geared towards substance use treatment, LGBTQIA+ populations, and chronic condition management- also want to do some work in perceptions of pain and alternatives to traditional pain management. Good luck to you! The wait has been long but I think we'll be posting updates in no time which is also just a different kind of stressful!
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    @all4foofightersApplication was actually not too bad- a while ago I had a applied to a PHD program so i really just updated and adapted a lot of those materials. I got some good letters of rec (but wishing I knew someone better with an actual DSW). UPENN has a recorded video interview that definitely felt awkward but I think i did fine. Definitely hoping i know something soon. I'm also an adjunct and now my school is asking for my availability for next semester and I can't commit until i know what might happen! Oh no- October is SUCH A LONG WAIT! You were totally probably hoping to hear by Dec/Jan at that point! It feels silly for a school to sit on an application for nearly half a year! I had reached out to NYU last year and it felt very very clinical in nature which isn't so much of my background (mine is more research + Teaching) so I just anticipated it wasn't going to be a good fit. Keep us posted. Good luck everyone!
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    Looks like its a more quiet year! I'm thinking of applying to more schools next year but got my act together to apply to Penn's DSW this year. Looks like responses get sent out in early-mid April. Wishing everyone the best of luck!
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    Still nothing from Columbia on my side....which doesn't feel like its a good thing....
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    I just checked Columbia's results page and, in general, i don't see a lot of activity right? Like across disciplines...
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    Just want to give you EVEN MORE kudos for this post- I'm in substance use/HIV for 10+ years and have had a rough go of it in terms of PhD cycles. This year has been my "lets find a school that won't dramatically alter my life" cycle and next year I guess will be a much different approach. Thanks for this again.
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    I think getting your MSW at a university you might intend to get your PhD in is a huge help- you'll know faculty, you'll have an "in", you'll be able to speak to a lot in your SOPs. That said- i've also seen a lot of posters say they did NOT get into their uni/school's PHD program despite having gotten their master's there so its not 100% guaranteed. In general what i like about SW is that they're not too elitist in terms of colleges/university's and i think it more has to do with research/experience/fit with faculty, etc. I've thought about applying to a PhD at my MSW institution but my interests over time have really drifted away from what a lot of their faculty do so i'll definitely not be a great fit there.
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    Yes- been here for almost 8 years! Trying to get in somewhere here but next year will look at places around the country- my partner loves NYC so has wanted me to focus here but willing to go elsewhere if its all bad news (hopefully it isnt!)
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    You too! Are you based now in NYC? @AReelExpert are you in NYC?
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    SAME- i feel like i'm just not as productive with my work with having this holding pattern over this potential result! Sorry @HOPfor turning this briefly into a Columbia thread. I'm applying to NYU next year if this is bad news for me- i ONLY applied to Columbia this year (as it works better for my work) but I'm casting a much bigger net next year.
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    Same my portal feels like its mocking me. Your status is still "Submitted" right?
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    Nothing at Columbia from me. I looked at past years here and it looks like we have another week or so before past acceptances have gone out- one year they werent sent until early March. Good luck everyone!
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    CONGRATS!!!!
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    Does anyone else hate silence from schools on Friday evenings knowing we now have 2 whole days of no possible responses.
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    Congrats! Still awaiting Columbia too- seeing acceptances show up on this forum is definitely fueling my anxiety/eagerness!
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    OK awesome! I know so little Social workers getting PhDs that this is nice to read. I do have an MSW but not clinically licensed- i went more into administration/program management. I thought i would want to be clinically focused when i started my MSW and QUICKLY jumped ship- lol.
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    Oh interesting you're also looking into psych programs! Awesome- do you have an MSW?
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    Hi- Columbia Phd SW applicant here- really ONLY applied to Columbia this year and will see about casting a wider net the following year- if bad news. To think i might have to wait another month and a half is EXCRUCIATING.
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