UCLA MSW 2014

[Ardnas058]

Hi BD, I will be attending WD. I received an email today to rsvp for event.

[bdip]

Hi Ardnas,

That's great. I received it as well.  All the information was overwhelming but very exciting . Do you currently live in LA?

[Coffee-bird]

I was accepted to UCLA and already sent in my acceptance email. I am worried about finances and was wondering if it might be a good idea to defer. Does anybody know if you can defer admission to UCLA for a year? Thank you.

[Ardnas058]

Hi Ardnas,

That's great. I received it as well. All the information was overwhelming but very exciting . Do you currently live in LA?

Yes, overwhelming and exciting.. mostly exciting! Yes, I live in LA (:

[Ardnas058]

I was accepted to UCLA and already sent in my acceptance email. I am worried about finances and was wondering if it might be a good idea to defer. Does anybody know if you can defer admission to UCLA for a year? Thank you.

Hi CoffeeBird, no you can't defer admission, someone asked this question during the Diversity Fair. You may want to call MSW dep to confirm, but I believe it is also posted on their website.

[Coffee-bird]

Thank you, Ardnas058. I guess it's just better to suck it up and do it now, rather than wait anyways, when the fees and cost of living will go up!

[bdip]

Hi Coffee-bird,

I am starting to freak out a bit about finances for this as well. I have been on this high the last few weeks after being accepted and then came back down to reality when I started looking at prices again etc.  Taking out that much money in loans for social work seems scary but at the same time I really want to go there because it is a great school and I want to move to LA. Where do you currently live?

[Coffee-bird]

Hi bdip,

It feels better knowing that we are not alone in our fears and anxieties about grad school finances. I, too, was riding on a high and then crashed looking at the costs! I guess all we can do is consider our education an investment on our future. Let's try to enjoy the time before 2 years of grad school starts! I am trying to practice good self-care so I will be prepared for our program. That's the advice I was given by a current UCLA student in the program. 

[bdip]

Hi,

Thank you- yes this forum is great. Makes you know you aren't alone. I am waiting to learn more on Welcome Day- hoping it will allay these fears a little bit. Will you be going to welcome day?

[mswforlife]

Hello Ladies;

I have been accepted to UCLA too. I live in Winnetka (91306) in a 4 bedrooms 3 baths townhouse. I will have 2 furnished rooms for rent starting June. One room is 550, and you share the bathroom with another student. The other room is a very large bathroom for $650. They include water,  gas, wireless, kitchen rights. You only pay 1/3 of electric bill.

I have to drive to UCLA so we can share gas. We are about 18 miles away from UCLA. Let me know if you are interested. My phone is 818-6201801.  Rita