I. What is your understanding of the social work profession?

II. Career Goals
What interested you in pursuing social work as a profession?
How did this interest develop?
In what special fields of social work do you have an interest in?
If you trained for or worked in another field, why are you proposing to get a social work degree?

III. Life Experiences Related to Social Work
Social work requires working with people of diversified backgrounds with varied problems and the capacity for understanding and helping people. What experiences have you had in working with people of diversified backgrounds and how would these experiences help you work with people of diversified backgrounds?
In what other ways have your experiences contributed to your interest in social work? Describe experiences in family relationships, group relationships, work, volunteer, recreational activities, etc., which you think affect your potential for social work.
What are your strengths, as you perceive them, which you think will stand you in good stead as a social worker?
What professional areas do you target for growth as you engage in social work?

IV. Graduate School Readiness

Graduate School is time-consuming and academically challenging. How do you plan to balance the demands of your personal life with the academic demands of graduate school?

All MSW programs require experiential learning through field education courses that take place in an agency setting as an integral part of social work education. Due to the experiential nature and supervision requirements, field education courses will be completed in an agency setting during normal business hours to provide an opportunity to develop competencies in areas prescribed by the Council on Social Work Education educational standards (evenings and weekends are the exceptions). This is often challenging for part-time, online students or students trying to work full-time. Please describe your plan to be available to intern in the agency during normal business hours to ensure the field is a successful part of your educational experience.

Also why I have a low GPA and the reason why I’m switching from forensic psychology to MSW.

I also served in the military for the United States Marine Corps. I was stationed at Walter Reed National Medical Center where I help families and wounded with hospital care which included MEDEVAC the wounded to the Intensive care unit and ensuring that families received adequate care and etc.

I struggled throughout my undergraduate due to serving in the military and many life-changing events. I started my graduate degree where more challenging events such as withdrawals from classes affected my GPA which forced me to placed on dismissal from the university which was beyond my control. I didn’t know the policy and time frame in regard to withdrawing from classes. because of the late withdrawal affected my GPA. At this point, I have considered changing majors to Social work. With this degree, I can utilize social work skills within the military amongst my Army soldiers in need of care.

I’m currently an Army Specialist within the Army National Guard Virginia. it would be a great honor to attend your University
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I’m originally from Flatbush, Brooklyn
I graduated from the University of Maryland University with a degree in psychology
I enlisted within the United States Marine Corps from 2006 to 2012
my Tours included Okinawa, Japan III Marine Expeditionary Force, 3d Maintenace Battalion from 2007 to 2009
my second duty station was Headquarters Marine Corps Quantico, Virginia
and third and final duty station within the Marine was Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where I took care of wounded Marines and their families
I’m currently stationed at 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion with the Army National Guard Virginia.

I currently work for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for the Navy surgeon general as special pays technician. My consist of Processes special pay requests for military personnel.
• Utilizes database to make entries regarding special pay tracking and accountability.
• Processes applications regarding special pay for the officer corps’ of the Medical Department.
• Utilizes manuals, instructions, directives, and memoranda regarding Medical Department Special Pays.
• Provides administrative assistance to the Director for the Special Pays Branch of the Manpower and Personnel Division and the Branch Head for the Special Pays Division.

I also did a President order exercise for the Federal Emergency Management Agency known as Eagle Horizon which I have rewarded a certificate of Appreciate for excellence

• Assisted wounded warriors with their education. More information can be found here:
http://www.hqmc.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/553075/wounded-warrior-marines-still-in-the-fight/