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Accepted to UNB Med Counselling!! 

hope that waitlisted uoft appicants will hear back soon in the coming month

I'm a new BSW grad and applied to U of T and Waterloo. I am not super confident in my application packages this round but am still anxiously waiting as I expect we hear in the next couple weeks?! Good luck to everyone!!  

I'm a new BSW grad and applied to U of T and Waterloo. I am not super confident in my application packages this round but am still anxiously waiting as I expect we hear in the next couple weeks?! Good luck to everyone!!  

I'm a new BSW grad and applied to U of T and Waterloo. I am not super confident in my application packages this round but am still anxiously waiting as I expect we hear in the next couple weeks?! Good luck to everyone!!  

I'm a new BSW grad and applied to U of T and Waterloo. I am not super confident in my application packages this round but am still anxiously waiting as I expect we hear in the next couple weeks?! Good luck to everyone!!  

I'm a new BSW grad and applied to U of T and Waterloo. I am not super confident in my application packages this round but am still anxiously waiting as I expect we hear in the next couple weeks?! Good luck to everyone!!  

Hey!
Is anyone applying to a 1 Year MSW right out of their BSW? Is that possible or do most have work experience? Thanks!

Hi everyone! Congrats on all acceptances!
I am finishing up my BSW this year, have my BSc in Psychology, about ~2000 hours in human services work and will have 700 of social work related work from placements. I also have a few other small positions including research assistant. I have an A range GPA, but am nervous about applying for MSWs due to lack of experience (and 0 post-bsw experience!). 
Has anyone been successful with not a whole lot of experience/years in the field!? I am debating on applying right away or waiting until I have experience as a social worker.
Thanks ❤️ 

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It's pretty difficult to get a placement if you're not bilingual, especially if you have a particular interest, like in the hospital/ health care system - you're expected to be able to communicate with clients, coworkers, police, government, etc. who only speak French or they don't want to talk to you in English.
Bilingual BSW students are allowed to do their final placement in hospital and I wouldn't even be considered. There are very limited opportunities for people who aren't bilingual - apparently this comes from the organizations and is coming down from the province. I did my BSW there and was told to either find my final placement in Cornwall and commute (2-3 days a week) or do a block placement in the spring/summer in Ontario (which would delay my graduation and affect my student loans). They don't want you finding your own placement in Montreal and wouldn't provide much help to find a placement or offer much supervision support if placement is done out of the area. Not sure how different the MSW program is, like if you can get set up to do a block placement elsewhere. 
I consulted with people I knew who lived in Montreal and/or studied there before I went and general consensus was that I'd be ok in Montreal (especially downtown) as someone who isn't fully bilingual. I even know a couple Anglophone doctors who went to med school at McGill and they didn't have any issues with French. When I mentioned this to the placement coordinator, I was essentially told that med students and doctors are treated differently and "they can have other people translate for them".
Schools or programs tend to have a quota where they try to accept out of province students because they can charge them more for tuition. I paid for more tuition there and got little support. The majority of students were already from the Montreal area and they prioritize these people.
Just some food for thought based on my own experience...