mapletree Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 I found out I received admission to the Berkeley School of Social Welfare this morning in an email! They also asked which concentration I would be most interested in pursuing. Has anyone else heard back yet? Congrats! I think you're the first to get accepted on this forum. Which concentration did you apply for? I was under the impression that you had to choose your concentration when you submitted your application?
vmpancucci Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 I found out I received admission to the Berkeley School of Social Welfare this morning in an email! They also asked which concentration I would be most interested in pursuing. Has anyone else heard back yet? Yeah, that's odd considering you select which concentration you're interested in your application. It's also odd, because they admit by concentration.
annibanani Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 The email I received said I was admitted to the program and selected for two concentrations (health and gerontology) and to choose which I preferred. Once I chose I would receive an official letter of admission from the school.
mapletree Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 I feel that under normal circumstances, you would be receiving a lot more "congrats!" posts from other users. I think the reason you are not is because we are a bit confused about the unusual "selected for two concentrations" thing. Under Berkeley's MSW FAQ's page, it says: What if I am interested in more than one concentration? If your interests are broader than one concentration area, you must still choose one area upon applying to the program. You will have learning opportunities to explore the other concentration areas by way of elective courses and in your field placements. Students in all concentrations will graduate from the program with the knowledge and training required for a successful career in social work working with any population in any setting. (From http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/Admissions/MSWFAQS.shtml) If I remember correctly, there was a drop-down menu on the grad app that makes you pick which concentration you want to pursue. Either that, or you type it in. Did you pick one, and they emailed you about two? Did you type in two? Did you express in your essays that you were interested in both concentrations? So many questions!
ATohCe.24 Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 annibanani, its great news that you're the first and that Berkeley is getting back to us. What I've noticed with the health and gerontology concentration is that they don't always do the generic email to check your application status. Last year I think someone from the health concentration received a phone call from the person's future adviser congratulating that person. Now annibanani may have selected one concentration but her background might appeal to both concentrations so they're considering annibanani for both (all hypothetical). I remember reading from another post that someone didn't apply for the child welfare stipend but was considered due to that person's background--and Berkeley inquired if that person had interest to interview for it. That should be a really positive sign from Berkeley because they will evaluate an applicant in its entirety and even ask an applicant just to make sure. I believe the rest of us will probably hear back in the next week or two. Lets not deter anyone from sharing their result.
rjose Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) I remember having to pick two concentrations as well. If I remember correctly there were two drop down menus - one for your first choice and then another for your second choice. I, however, applied for the MSW/PhD program. I say congrats on hearing from Berkeley, it's a great, selective program, so congrats, congrats, congrats! Again, congratulations! Have you decided which school you're going to? Edited March 5, 2012 by rjose
mswhopeful2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Posted March 5, 2012 @annibinani... What were your stats/ experience when you applied, and when was your app complete?
mswhopeful2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Posted March 6, 2012 I applied to MAP. What do you want to use the Health concentration for?
BellaBear Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 hi guys! has anyone else heard back yet?? This waiting is positively awful!!
msw12 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Hey everyone! I just got an email and I have been admitted to the school of social work at UC Berkeley!! I am so excited!
mswhopeful2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Posted March 7, 2012 Congrats!! What concentration and when/ how did you find out?!
msw12 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 I applied to the health concentration and I found out about 2 hours ago.
BellaBear Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 I just found out as well! (well, actually, at 5:03pm). I got an email saying to check my admission status online as it had been updated and found out I was admitted Gerontology concentration FYI
rjose Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Has anyone else noticed that the link to your application has changed? It no longer says "apply," instead it says "login to view application status," and that you'll be receiving an email with a link? Guess decisions are on their way! Good luck everyone!!!
BellaBear Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 CONGRATULATIONS! how exciting.... Do you mind sharing your stats? thank you!!! so glad the wait is over!! and sure! what info were you looking for?
msw12 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Thank you and congrats! Let me know what information you would like to know and I would be glad to share!
BellaBear Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 I applied to the health concentration and I found out about 2 hours ago. congrats!!!! did you apply anywhere else?
mswhopeful2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Posted March 7, 2012 What type of experience did you have when you applied and what did you write about in your essays?
rjose Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) Jeez, folks are pouncing on the folks who got in by asking them their stats. I guess to compare themselves with those that did get in? Relax. Edited March 7, 2012 by rjose
love2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Jeez, folks are pouncing on the folks who got in by asking them their stats. I guess to compare themselves with those that did get in? I think its interesting to know and learn about their background and experiences, plus Berkeley being a highly selective school, they must have been competitive applicants so i was curious to know...
mapletree Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Congrats msw12 and BellaBear! Glad you guys got the fantastic news and also glad decisions are starting to roll out.
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