Graduate School Admission Results

Application materials (including letters of recommendation) were submitted on 2.28.2025 Received email that there was an update in my portal.

I had also submitted only two recommendations instead of the required three

Domestic; Applied for two year MSW (Mental Health Track).

Domestic applicant to the two year MSW program. BSc Psychology and criminology from UofT. GPA in last 2 years of study was 3.5, CGPA was 2.9. 3+ years of working in shelters, 2 years of social work-related volunteer and work experiences. Best of luck friends!

Domestic Canadian student graduating with an Honours Bachelor of Social Work from York University. Received an email to call the Graduate Program Engagement Coordinator; they did not answer, but called me the day after to offer me admission into the program.

Non-BSW domestic applicant. Current 4th year undergrad so limited paid experience, but several hundred volunteer hours. Research experience. Very strong references. Likely waitlisted due to limited professional experience.

Domestic applicant, non-BSW stream. 3.9/4.0 GPA, no social work-related experience, although I had a few customer-service experiences. Will most likely reapply after I do my master's, if I don't get in on waitlist!

domestic student, non-bsw stream. 50 ish hours of social service work

Notified by email to check portal. Waitlisted. Domestic student with a MEd from UofT and two years of experience with a lab in the social work faculty. Very sad!

Domestic applicant for joint program at UTSC (MHS-MSW). Not the greatest GPA (around the minimal requirement), have average work experience but not much in human services. Hopeful to apply again next year with improved GPA and experience, good luck to other applicants!

Canadian applicant. Strong academic record (3.95/4.0 undergrad; 4.17/4.0 graduate) with a previous master's degree. Rejected due to insufficient experience in the field. There were over 900 applicants to the program this year. Better luck to the other applicants.

Domestic student. Not the strongest GPA, but 8 years of social service experience, and retook a stats course (which it seems they look heavily upon) and received a 90% in that. 2-year Mental Health and Health stream.

Received an email inviting me to an interview. On their platform, there are no available times/dates (saw the email an hour after it was sent). Waiting to hear back from the admissions team on how to proceed, not worried about it though. Experience: 2 years employment in social work, 8 month clinical internship, a few research assistant positions, volunteer at hotline service.