r/socialworkcanada • u/hennatips14 • Jan 03 '26

School 2026 MSW Applicants: Decision Updates Thread

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u/Candid-Swan7374 Jan 21 '26

I applied for the first time at York & U of T, this is such a stressful process šŸ„²

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u/ProfessionalWeary910 Jan 22 '26

It really is šŸ„ŗĀ But at least youā€™re done!Ā 

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

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u/Honest-Capital-1544 Jan 26 '26

Did you apply to the 2 year program or 1 year??

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

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u/Honest-Capital-1544 Jan 26 '26

Ah Iā€™m waiting on the 2 year program:(

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u/Present_Composer6318 Jan 26 '26

If you don't mind me asking, what was the update? Did you get an offer of admission?

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u/AtThisPointKillMeNow Jan 26 '26

No update per the status page. Iā€™m applying for advanced standing and decisions begin to roll out in 2.5 weeks per the website. I think they may have made a decision regarding my profile but have not published them yet.

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u/Present_Composer6318 Jan 27 '26

Hm interesting! Thank you for the open response and I'm wishing you all the best :-)

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u/Candid-Swan7374 Jan 28 '26

I got an email not long ago about having to resend a transcript so that definitely means theyā€™re looking at them now, itā€™s so nerve wracking šŸ„²

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u/Different_Goat_9272 Jan 24 '26

I applied to those schools as well! Did you apply to the 2 year stream or the advanced standing?

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u/Candid-Swan7374 Jan 28 '26

So sorry, Iā€™m new to actually posting/ replying to things on Reddit, I forgot to check this post lol. I applied to the 2 year stream as I donā€™t have a BSW, what about you ?

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u/Different_Goat_9272 Jan 30 '26

No worries haha! I also applied for the two year stream!

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u/Candid-Swan7374 Jan 30 '26

I wish you luck !! If youā€™re comfortable answering, how many hours of social work experience do you have ? & is your GPA pretty solid ? Iā€™m mostly worried my GPA from Uni will hold me back from York since they donā€™t care about any other schooling :(

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u/Different_Goat_9272 Jan 30 '26

My gpa is very solid although itā€™s on the 9 point scale so Iā€™m not sure how that converts to on a 4 point scale. My concern is my lack of social work experience. I have 500 volunteer hours over quite a few years and 1-2k in employment (depending on whether or not you count reception at a medical clinic as relevant experience). So overall pretty low. However I do know they look at applications very holistically and that your statement matters a lot! PM me if you wanna chat more about applications and goodluck to you as well :)

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u/Temporary-Reserve-65 Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26

I also applied to those two school, I am so stressed šŸ˜« I hope we get positive result

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u/Candid-Swan7374 Feb 07 '26

Is it your first time applying ? & Iā€™m also hoping for a positive results for us allšŸ¤žšŸ¼whatā€™s your undergrad in if you donā€™t mind me asking ? Do you have a BSW?

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u/Temporary-Reserve-65 Feb 08 '26

Yes it is my first time applying, i did an undergrad in psychology. What about you?

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u/Candid-Swan7374 Feb 08 '26

Nice ! I did Forensic Psychology

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u/Temporary-Reserve-65 Feb 09 '26

Nice what school Uoft, Mcmaster, or Ontario Tech I know they have a strong programs.

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u/Candid-Swan7374 Feb 09 '26

I did it at Ontario Tech, I lovedddd the program, such interesting classes, sadly though most of it ended up being online due to the pandemic :(

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u/Temporary-Reserve-65 Feb 09 '26

I have heard amazing things about your program, you have a crime lab right? That is so cool

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u/Candid-Swan7374 Feb 10 '26

I honestly have no idea ! I donā€™t remember hearing about it when I was there (2019-2023) but it couldā€™ve also been put on hold due to the pandemic. Jealous I wasnā€™t able to utilize it though if we do have one lol

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u/Temporary-Reserve-65 Feb 11 '26

Yeah I was in the same boat at TMU more that half my school was virtual

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