Columbia MSW Applicants (Fall 2018)

[HopefulforMSW]

Hi everyone!  I just heard back from Columbia and got accepted!  I'm floored!  No info on financial aid, which will determine whether or not I actually go, but this made my day!  Email directing me to the website arrived an hour ago.  Good luck to everyone!  

[Rockybaby]

36 minutes ago, HopefulforMSW said:

Hi everyone!  I just heard back from Columbia and got accepted!  I'm floored!  No info on financial aid, which will determine whether or not I actually go, but this made my day!  Email directing me to the website arrived an hour ago.  Good luck to everyone!  

Congrats! That’s amazing!!! When did you submit your application? What were your stats, if you don’t mind sharing 

[Justsomename]

Oh man...I’m never going to hear back at this rate! All of you applied before the priority deadline? I submitted my application February 1st ??‍♀️ Looks like I won’t have a decision before Christmas!!!

[HopefulforMSW]

I submitted it on Dec 1 but had recurring electronic submission problems with one of my transcripts, so they didn't officially receive the whole thing until December 11.

I had a 3.89 undergrad GPA and a 4.0 master's in an unrelated field (applied linguistics), and have worked abroad for 3.5 years with an education NGO in Indonesia and 2.5 years with another one in Afghanistan.  

BTW, my application was to the online MSW program so I wonder if they have a different timeline for that.  I've heard from my SW professor friend that they are really trying to amp up this new program.  So don't feel bad if yours is still coming -- I'm guessing the NY campus is more competitive and taking them longer to process.  

[Rockybaby]

Thanks HopefulforMSW :). Those are amazing stats, no wonder you were accepted! Fingers crossed the rest of us find out soon too.

[HopefulforMSW]

Thanks Rockybaby -- honestly the only reason I'm going for my MSW though is that no social work job would take me with my background bc it's so heavily language and education-focused, so this is a great first!  A single acceptance after a string of rejections for the last few years, and it feels so good!  

[Kat_MSW2018]

It sounds like the online program applicants are getting their decisions already. It may take a bit for us advanced standing or traditional 2-Year folks :/ but congrats @hopefulformsw !!! Thanks for shedding some light on us!

[JonoDuncan]

In years past it seems that online and two year in person applicants receive their decisions first. Advanced Standing candidates are usually last to year in the priority bunch. 

[Rockybaby]

Has everyone who has heard already been an applicant for the online program? 

[kypie]

14 hours ago, HopefulforMSW said:

Hi everyone!  I just heard back from Columbia and got accepted!  I'm floored!  No info on financial aid, which will determine whether or not I actually go, but this made my day!  Email directing me to the website arrived an hour ago.  Good luck to everyone!  

Congrats!  

[Rockybaby]

I was accepted!!!

[TooExcited&Nervous]

9 minutes ago, Rockybaby said:

I was accepted!!!

CONGRATS! What did you apply for?

[kypie]

14 minutes ago, Rockybaby said:

I was accepted!!!

Congrats! Did you apply online, two-year, or advanced standing?

[Rockybaby]

Thanks!! I applied to the two year program (and I put health, mental health, and disability as my concentration). Good luck to everyone still waiting! 

[honeynut]

3 hours ago, Rockybaby said:

Thanks!! I applied to the two year program (and I put health, mental health, and disability as my concentration). Good luck to everyone still waiting! 

congrats rockybaby! mind sharing your stats?

[Rockybaby]

I’m a history and philosophy double major. 3.9 GPA; I’m in a few different academic honor societies; a presidential scholar (and created a program to make my campus more accessible to students with disabilities); working on an honors thesis; and I TA for two classes.

When I’m home for breaks I’m a teaching assistant at a school for kids with severe disabilities, I’m an Ambassador for the American Cancer Society, I train seeing eye dogs for the Guide Dog Foundation for the blind, I work with a case manager to provide services for families in a homeless shelter, and I have my Girl Scout Gold Award

[stheart]

@Rockybaby You're incredible!!!

[Rockybaby]

@stheart thank you!!

[TariSafarii]

Has anyone heard back? 

[kypie]

16 minutes ago, TariSafarii said:

Has anyone heard back? 

Not yet! I called their admissions office on Friday and they said that priority applicants will hear back by March 1st. 

[TooExcited&Nervous]

They just emailed me asking for an updated transcript with my Fall grades and spring enrollment. I am probably borderline lol. Luckily I had a 3.9 last semester. 

[justsomename12]

I applied Feb 2, and just now received the email from Columbia stating they have received all required materials for my application to our and that the "application is now complete and will enter the admission review process."

Did any of you receive this email AND get your admissions decision? I'm wondering what the time frame might be between this email and hearing if I'm accepted or not.

[TariSafarii]

GUYS I GOT INTO COLUMBIA 

[TooExcited&Nervous]

4 minutes ago, TariSafarii said:

GUYS I GOT INTO COLUMBIA 

Congrats!!! Did you get an email?

[JonoDuncan]

3 hours ago, justsomename12 said:

I applied Feb 2, and just now received the email from Columbia stating they have received all required materials for my application to our and that the "application is now complete and will enter the admission review process."

Did any of you receive this email AND get your admissions decision? I'm wondering what the time frame might be between this email and hearing if I'm accepted or not.

To this point I've never received that email from Columbia! NYU uses the same application portal and I when I applied there I was accepted a couple days after getting that completion email.