SDHresearcher

Hello! I thought I'd start this thread for students who are applying to any post-degree Bachelor of Social Work programs in Canada! I applied to the Dalhousie U distance delivery BSW, and will apply to others next year if I don't get accepted. My stats are as follows: Grades: 3.1 cgpa, 3.665 L60 (not sure if it will be rounded up), 3.8 L30. I'm currently in the last year of my undergrad, set to finish in April. Experience: multiple volunteer positions with nonprofit organizations, response teams, harm reduction and advocacy roles. I've had a few internships as a research intern on the topics of social determinants of health and LGBT. I'm currently working two jobs: 1) research assistant for a lab on my campus and 2) family services worker. All together, I have around 3000 paid hours and roughly 500 volunteer. Dalhousie is very competitive and I'm so nervous! I spent two weeks on my personal statement alone due to revisions.

Hi Folks! I'm applying to the Western U (kings) MSW 2-Year program and the BSW post-degree at Dalhousie U. I'm only applying to these two schools right now, and if I'm not accepted to either I'm going to take a year off to work more in the field or start a Master in Interdisciplinary Studies at my current school before re-applying down the road. I was told that I'm a competitive applicant at Kings according to their Social Work Programs Liaison after reviewing my transcript and experience, I can only hope that means I'll be a strong applicant with Dal as well. My CGPA is only 3.2 due to some personal reasons in my first two years, but that has been recorded through my university and my worst grades were suppressed. However, these two schools only look at your last 60 credits, which makes my GPA 4.0 on their evaluation scale since I've got nothing but mostly A's the last three years (I'm doing a 5th year). Some stats about me: 60 credit GPA is 4.0 A little over 3000 hours of experience, around 1400 is paid social services work, the rest is through volunteering in the area's of harm reduction, suicide prevention, SDH research, health events, etc. I have a lot of personal experiences that are relevant to the social work field (substance abuse in my immediate family, PTSD diagnosed) and many more that will help my personal statement be less textbook style. I hope to chat more with 2022 applicants, best of luck everyone!