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Thanks for sharing this this info and your process! Mine was unsuccessful and I got an email confirming it, now I'm thinking it's likely because I didn't meet the minimum admission requirements due to my poor GPA. I'm re-taking courses at the moment to improve my GPA so hoping for better luck next year!

Hey everyone! I applied to the 2 year mental health stream. Good luck to us all.

Thank you! I'm definitely disappointed but I'm trying to remain positive as I still have 2 other schools to hear back from and this is my first year applying. I applied to 2 year programs.

I just got an email confirming the rejection so sadly I think it's legit and not an error (at least in my case).

Mine says that too... and I'm wondering the same things you are lol

The deadline for Western / Kings College is January 15, I'm applying there!

Here's how I responded to that part of the question, I'd love to see others! What I can contribute to the FIFSW MSW program are my sensitivity and skills gained from my lived experiences and research experience, including policy research and non-traditional forms of research, including community-engaged and peer-based projects. I have experience navigating difficult and emotional conversations, supporting peers, and debriefing to prevent re-traumatizing participants when discussing tough subjects. I am an abolitionist and will use this framework to propel the field towards anti-carceral social work practices, particularly in the settings of child welfare, gender-based violence, and schools. Additionally, I can contribute an intersectional feminist, anti-oppressive and anti-racist lens to social work, with a commitment to mutual learning and teaching with faculty and among my peers.

So I found through a horrifying misunderstanding that their deadline of Dec 10 actually meant Dec 9 at 11:59PM. I was reviewing my application around 11:45pm on Dec 9 and was ready to submit around 12:30am on Dec 10. When I went to press the button I got an error message stating that the program had closed... and immediately started freaking out. I then googled "what do I do if I miss the deadline" on the verge of tears lmao and most of the recommendations were to contact the admissions office and ask about their policies or for an extension. So I emailed Angelo Umbrello (Administrative Coordinator for Admissions + Programs) and basically begged her to let me submit because their deadline time was unclear (and everything was already submitted like my supporting documents and references). Luckily she responded and let me submit because she said they were giving people a "limited grace period" due to using a new application platform.

Hi everyone!! So glad I found this thread as I'm applying this year for September 2022. Something I've always had concerns about in regards to my application is my GPA. Overall its 68%, 64% for the last 30 credits and 66% for the last 60 credits. I really struggled with my mental health throughout my undergrad degree as well as had family issues which is why it's so low. It's kinda frustrating tbh cause I was a 90%+ student in high school. I'm even re-taking some courses at the moment to try to boost my GPA and still not making that much of an improvement (achieving ~70% on current midterms). Does anyone have thoughts or suggestions on how I can make my application more competitive? My other stats are as follows: BA in Psychology + English Literature from UBC GPA (as mentioned above): Overall 2.3 / 4.0 60% in Research Methods Research Assistant for ~1 year (~256 hours) Over 4000 hours combined paid and unpaid experience Paid: Social Planner, Community Resource Specialist, Community Support Worker, Summer Camp Leader Unpaid: Community Organizer, Crisis Line Volunteer I'm confident in my ability to write a strong compelling personal statement that also ties to my lived experience as a mentally ill Black queer femme but I'm worried this may not be enough and that my grades may still be a barrier. I'm applying to U of T, Carleton, Western, and York this year, with the understanding that I may not get in on my first try. Anyway any advice is much appreciated