Since we are going to have to wait for UoT, and because I'm feeling really pessimistic, I thought I'd share my background with you all. Would be cool to know, once we get our letters, what kind of profiles they went for.
I am not from a SW background. I'm 31 with a BA in Political Science and a Gr. Dip in Economics. I got pretty varied grades in my first degree but smashed the Gr Dip.
I have worked for a decade in various activist and non-profit environments, having built myself into an not-for-profit operations leader in the climate justice space.
I'm also a certified trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator, which represents about 550 hours of cumulative training. This allows me to facilitate a yoga-based therapy for people with PTSD and other forms of complex trauma.
So, like I said, not a social work background. I applied on the basis of wanting to transition my career to support people through the climate crisis. Ha. I promise it sounded better than that in my statement!
I chose UoT because they seemed to be open to a range of different backgrounds and professional trajectories. I don't think I will get an offer, but it's been a good time of reflection for me on how to move my career in a direction that feels right.