MSWyess

Anyone else feeling super discouraged? This waiting game is killing me. I am on week 9 of waiting for a response since they forwarded my application for review by admissions.

Thanks, I applied for the 2-year online program.

Hi everyone, So I interviewed on 2/19 and received an acceptance email on 3/5. I’m still waiting to hear back from CSULB, but CSUN asked for a reply back by 3/12. I tentatively sent in my documents to CSUN. If I get accepted to CSULB I’ll have to evaluate the pros and cons of the program.

Don't be nervous, it was honestly not as difficult as I envisioned it would be. Everyone including the interviewers were very supportive throughout the process. My group interview was with two faculty members and a total of 8 prospective students. They start out by giving an overview of the program and then everyone has a chance to introduce themselves. Then they move onto unique individual questions where you have 2 mins to respond to a question they put on the screen. The questions were typical interview/social work questions, such as: how do you envision SW to play a role in urban communities, how do you envision technology playing a role in SW, describe a time you were given constructive criticism and how did you apply it, (there were a couple more than I can't remember). Afterwards is the group activity. The interviewers turn off their camera and give the group a task to complete in 5 mins. Everyone was really supportive in my group and made sure everyone had an opportunity to speak. (Time goes by really quickly during this portion) After the 5 mins, you debrief the activity with the interviewers and share your thoughts on the experience. The interview concludes with them giving you a writing prompt to respond to via email within 10 minutes. It's a simple prompt asking you general questions about your plans to manage the demands of the program. I hope this helps you feel less nervous! Something that helped me out is having a glass of water nearby to take a sip every once in a while. Remember that they gave you an interview for a reason. You got this

I applied to UCLA (2yr), CSUN (2yr online), CSULB (2yr). This is what I've hear so far: UCLA-nothing CSUN- was invited to set up an interview for next week (received the email 2/12) CSULB-my application was forwarded to the intended department on 2/8 and on 2/12 I received an email stating that my application packet was complete and it will now be forwarded for evaluation. Congrats to those who have already heard back. Wishing everyone good luck!

Hi everyone. I applied to the Online 2yr Cohort and I received an email today to set up my group interview for next week. I'm feeling very nervous about the group portion of the interview. Wishing everyone here good luck!