MSW 2022 CANADA APPLICATION FORUM

[frances1022]

Has anyone received a rejection or waitlist from Laurier advanced standing yet? 

[teaandSW21]

1 hour ago, EMWC said:

Joining the waitlisted for UofT club ?

I'm not super interested in waiting another year to apply just to stay in Toronto so i've conditionally accepted the offer from Carleton. I would have loved to go to Dalhousie just to be on the east coast but perhaps its not a wise to spend a bunch of money just to go live by the sea~~~~~~~~~~~

To be honest I didn't notice much of a difference between the Carleton and Dalhousie programs - does anyone have any insights into any big differences between the two?

Sending love to all you waitlisted babes out there, you are worthy.

see you in the fall at Carleton

[ChipDip]

37 minutes ago, jam22 said:

i haven't heard back anything yet- applied dec 3rd, references in dec 7th, got first email about application being under review jan 11th and second feb 7th. If it's rolling admission- in that they give decisions based on when people applied- i would have thought i would have heard by now...so no idea what to think...do UBCO keep a waitlist?

You got 2 emails that it was under review? I only got one on January 24th…did anyone else get 2 emails?

[mswwaiting]

9 minutes ago, frances1022 said:

Has anyone received a rejection or waitlist from Laurier advanced standing yet? 

Nope  absolutely no news yet, starting to get worried

[Nus219]

I was 110% sure thar rejection coming on way but just got WAITLISTED for Uoft 2 years MSW program! 

[FingerCrossedMSW2022]

1 minute ago, ChipDip said:

You got 2 emails that it was under review? I only got one on January 24th…did anyone else get 2 emails?

Chill out my friend. I got no email from UBCO since the day I applied. Have no idea about what happened with my application.☹️

[ChipDip]

Just now, FingerCrossedMSW2022 said:

Chill out my friend. I got no email from UBCO since the day I applied. Have no idea about what happened with my application.☹️

You should email them and see! I’m sorry you haven’t heard anything at all, I can imagine how frustrating that is (I’m in the same boat for other schools). It’s worth a shot to reach out and just inquire!

[frances1022]

9 minutes ago, mswwaiting said:

Nope  absolutely no news yet, starting to get worried

Same here... I just want to know?

[jam22]

12 minutes ago, ChipDip said:

You got 2 emails that it was under review? I only got one on January 24th…did anyone else get 2 emails?

yeah i got 2 emails, no idea why!

[FingerCrossedMSW2022]

4 minutes ago, ChipDip said:

You should email them and see! I’m sorry you haven’t heard anything at all, I can imagine how frustrating that is (I’m in the same boat for other schools). It’s worth a shot to reach out and just inquire!

Thank you for the advice. I've just emailed them, hope it was simply due to a system glitch. Finger crossed for both of us. 

[TeeM2022]

I got waitlisted for the UofT MSW program.  I got an email today at 12:49 saying 'an update has been made to your application.  I'm a domestic student.  I wonder what the odds are of getting off this waitlist

[taco-belle]

Also joining the waitlist club for UofT 2 year... there certainly seems to be a lot of this ?

I'm figuring the likelihood of getting accepted off the waitlist is probably pretty small, but I'm just happy that I wasn't outright rejected lol

Edit: in case it's helpful to anyone, my last name initial is L and I'm a domestic applicant.

Edited March 30, 2022 by taco-belle

[RiceCrackerrr]

Nothing from UofT yet… No offer, no waitlist, nothing. Been refreshing my SGS page and email every 5mins. Geez I’m soooo done with this waiting game ?

 

Still holding a tiny bit of hope on alphabetical orders… Last name initial Y. Anyone with last name starts with U-Z received their decision? 

[TeeM2022]

12 minutes ago, TeeM2022 said:

I got waitlisted for the UofT MSW program.  I got an email today at 12:49 saying 'an update has been made to your application.  I'm a domestic student.  I wonder what the odds are of getting off this waitlist

My last name starts with 'M'

[shani101]

Just got waitlisted for UofT 2 Year Program. My first time applying, last name starts with an S and I got the email at 1:39 p.m. I heard the waitlist is unranked bc if someone rejects their offer, they'll find someone with a similar candidate profile. For example, if you have lots of research experience but less field experience, they'll find someone on the waitlist with those same qualities to offer the acceptance to. 

Still waiting to hear back from the York 2 Year MSW program. Has anyone heard anything yet? 

[DD2021]

2 minutes ago, shani101 said:

Just got waitlisted for UofT 2 Year Program. My first time applying, last name starts with an S and I got the email at 1:39 p.m. I heard the waitlist is unranked bc if someone rejects their offer, they'll find someone with a similar candidate profile. For example, if you have lots of research experience but less field experience, they'll find someone on the waitlist with those same qualities to offer the acceptance to. 

Still waiting to hear back from the York 2 Year MSW program. Has anyone heard anything yet? 

This is very interesting and insightful information about the waitlist, thank you for sharing! 

[Unicornfrrf]

I just found out I am in the waitlist for uoft ? ya there is no way I am getting out of this waitlist 

[ShaDiMSW2022]

22 minutes ago, shani101 said:

Just got waitlisted for UofT 2 Year Program. My first time applying, last name starts with an S and I got the email at 1:39 p.m. I heard the waitlist is unranked bc if someone rejects their offer, they'll find someone with a similar candidate profile. For example, if you have lots of research experience but less field experience, they'll find someone on the waitlist with those same qualities to offer the acceptance to. 

Still waiting to hear back from the York 2 Year MSW program. Has anyone heard anything yet? 

?Where did you hear that the unranked waitlist is based on similar candidate profile? This might change my RNGesus prayers because I can get a lot more specific with them ?

[RiceCrackerrr]

Just received email from UofT, waitlisted, again. My last time apply is 2 yrs ago and also wait-listed.

Well, still gonna wait and try my luck. Congrats for whoever gets their offer & best of luck for my waitlisted fellows!!

[jyjy22]

Joining the waitlist group for the UofT MSW 2-Year! Got an email at 1:59pm. I'm a first-time domestic applicant. 

Just a quick question, what closing date are you guys putting when filling out the document? 

[RiceCrackerrr]

I just put September 30, 2022. I know it says it's gonna close by early Sept but just in case. 

[TikiRogers]

Hello everyone!

Long-time lurker, sporadic contributor to the 2-year MSW thread of last year. Congrats to all those who have been accepted to various programs :)

I have been accepted to a school, rejected from two schools, and waitlisted at two others - one of my waitlist schools being UofT (like so many of us, it seems). Honestly at this point in my life and my academic career, it doesn't make a huge difference to me which school I attend (I am fortunate in that I will be able to relocate anywhere in the country without it being super hard on my finances, and I have no caregiving responsibilities anymore), and I've only applied to CASWE-accredited schools.

I've noticed a big emphasis on UofT in this thread. I understand that it's the number 1 social work grad school in Canada, has a good amount of focus on clinical work, and is close, for those of us who live in the GTA. But I am wondering if there's anything to recommend it beyond those factors. 

I don't want to take the wind out of anyone's sails if you're waiting on a response from UofT, or applying again next year, or to diminish your achievements if you got in (far be it from me to do so! I think it's an amazing achievement with such stiff competition), but I am wondering if you all know something I don't lol.

I am genuinely curious: why is it that people apply year after year almost solely to get into UofT? Is there something very unique about the skills it equips you with? Does it offer more opportunities to its students or graduates? Is it easier to get a position as an MSW in the job market if they see you've gone to UofT?

Yeah :) These are all the questions I can think of, but if you can also answer a question I haven't thought to  ask, that would also be cool! 

Good luck to everyone, and don't let this process get you down <3 

[MSW20222023]

3 hours ago, SWKMSW11 said:

I JUST GOT ACCEPTED TO YORKS AS!!!! AND while I was on the phone with Pip I got an email from Western offering me admissions. I AM SHOCKED. I literally thought it was over for me seeing that everyone had already heard back. PLEASE do not give up hope guys! 

Congrats!!! ?I just accepted York AS! Are you planning on going to York or Western? 

[Waiting4AdmissionDecisions]

11 hours ago, hogsmeador said:

this is for domestic students yes?

Oh yes, definitely. I'm not sure what exactly tuition is for international students, but it's much more than this.

[DD2021]

39 minutes ago, TikiRogers said:

Hello everyone!

Long-time lurker, sporadic contributor to the 2-year MSW thread of last year. Congrats to all those who have been accepted to various programs

I have been accepted to a school, rejected from two schools, and waitlisted at two others - one of my waitlist schools being UofT (like so many of us, it seems). Honestly at this point in my life and my academic career, it doesn't make a huge difference to me which school I attend (I am fortunate in that I will be able to relocate anywhere in the country without it being super hard on my finances, and I have no caregiving responsibilities anymore), and I've only applied to CASWE-accredited schools.

I've noticed a big emphasis on UofT in this thread. I understand that it's the number 1 social work grad school in Canada, has a good amount of focus on clinical work, and is close, for those of us who live in the GTA. But I am wondering if there's anything to recommend it beyond those factors. 

I don't want to take the wind out of anyone's sails if you're waiting on a response from UofT, or applying again next year, or to diminish your achievements if you got in (far be it from me to do so! I think it's an amazing achievement with such stiff competition), but I am wondering if you all know something I don't lol.

I am genuinely curious: why is it that people apply year after year almost solely to get into UofT? Is there something very unique about the skills it equips you with? Does it offer more opportunities to its students or graduates? Is it easier to get a position as an MSW in the job market if they see you've gone to UofT?

Yeah These are all the questions I can think of, but if you can also answer a question I haven't thought to  ask, that would also be cool! 

Good luck to everyone, and don't let this process get you down ❤️

I got accepted into UofT MSW (fourth attempt). UofT was my top choice because of location (I can't move super far from Toronto/want to keep my current job as part time during grad school), I know many UofT social workers who have great careers in my areas of interests, they have 5 streams which helps you specialize into your area of interest (I'm choosing Mental Health/Health), and they usually have great practicum placements available (esp. Clinical-focused placements).

 

Overall UofT is very clinical-focused which is ideal for people who want to work in hospitals/practice in clinical settings and do therapy. Other schools have different foci like social justice, macro practice/policy, and others are more generalist. 

 

Forgot to add but another poster reminded me - this is one of the few programs that have a non-BSW program and they have a much bigger cohort (140 vs. 25-30). 

Edited March 30, 2022 by DD2021