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  1. #1
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    re getting in to graduate school.

    If you don't apply, you are guaranteed to not get in. If you want to go, then you should apply. If you don't get in to the program of your choice, there are other programs out there. If none of those work out, you are no worse off than you are today.

    Follow your heart!

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    Grad School

    How timely! I'm looking at options to get my MSW (Masters in Social Work.) I would have to go to our rival university - Arizona State - because Univ. of AZ doesn't offer any options for counseling degrees. That means I'd be a Sun Devil (we call them Scum Devils.) Argh!

    Seriously, I went to an info session & was surprised that many of the students were older. Not that I care much, but some people do. When I was in school (back when we had card catalogs in the library!) I disliked the older students because they would screw up the grading curve. Now, "I are one!"

    To train a dog, you must be more interesting than dirt.

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    Update: As of today our school district has reinstated funding for elementary school librarians!

    Dogmama, Have you looked into the NAU extension program? My hubby got his Masters in Counseling through NAU while living in Chandler and Mesa. Not sure if they have a Masters in Social Work program, but it might be worth looking into . . . Funny you should mention the ASU/UofA rivalry as my hubby graduated from ASU and his sister attended UofA. They rib each other about it to this day.

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    apply

    Just apply....

    I'm patiently waiting for January.. as the uni spots are handed out . I don't know if i'll be accepted to uni but it's worth a shot.

    I'm very happy that although i'd have to complete another undergrad degree, there's a year taken off because i've studied previously .

    Bring on january..then i can decide what to do next

  5. #5
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    Bah!!!
    I'm a Sun Devil. One of my kids went to U of A for a year. I guess it was so traumatizing he left and joined the Marines!
    Being at Lesley University, a very small private school, is soooo different. My program in clinical mental health counseling is totally experientially based. No tests to screw up the curve, but an incredible amount of reading, writing, presentations, and role playing. It's much harder than the PhD program I was in at ASU many years ago. I don't see how you could learn what you need to learn in this type of field by reading and regurgitating information back.

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    The MSW has a huge clinical component. In fact, you have to demonstrate 240 contact hours before you can be accepted. I agree - I don't see how you can get it by just reading a book. It's like reading a book on swimming & saying you're now a swimmer...Michelem - didn't know about NAU - thanks!!. Of course, you know that NAU stands for Not A University - right?

    Sorry - the Devil made me do it....tee hee...
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  7. #7
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    Wow, I never heard that one. I guess I have been away too long.
    I do know a few people, mostly children of friends, that completed degree programs through the NAU extension programs in the valley. They all liked it and have jobs.
    We don't have any university rivalries like AZ does. There are so many colleges here, that it doesn't matter. Maybe AZ needs more schools.

 

 

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