1. Admissions, Financial Aid, and the Student Experience Office of Student Services October 21, 2011 Erin Zimmer, Assistant Director for Student Services Tim Colenback, Assistant Dean for Student Services Brittany Sandefur, Current Student Catherine Clement, Current Student

2. Agenda – October 21, 2011  Admissions Overview Questions  Financial Aid Overview Questions  Student Experience Questions

3. Admissions

4. Application Issues  Curriculum Schedule  Concentrations  Specializations/Certifications  Dual Degree

5. Special Admissions  NAB  International  Transfer  Dual Degree  Extended Degree

6. How? Paper vs. Online When? Date to Apply  Online application preferred  When should you apply? Soon December 1 January 31 March 1 August 1

7. Criteria for Admission  Personal Characteristics  Recommendations  Supplementary Statement  Human Services/SW Experience  Academics

8. Personal Characteristics  Bi-lingual skills in relevant language  Commitment to social action/advocacy  Geographic location  Success in another field  Strong commitment to social work values  Work as an undergraduate

9. Personal Characteristics (part 2)  Personal qualifications: sensitivity responsiveness in relationships concern for the needs of others adaptability good judgment integrity

10. Personal Characteristics (part 3)  Life experiences which are good preparation for social work practice  Interest in an area with a shortage in social work (macro, aging, child welfare, work with developmentally disabled populations, etc.)  Strong interest in multicultural social work practice/issues

11. Recommendations  Overall recommendation  Individual category evaluations  Relationship of recommender to applicant  Length of time of the relationship  Status of recommender  Content of the narrative  Forms online (application or download)

12. Statement  Grammatical quality of the statement  Quality of the content  Success in addressing all four questions  Critical thinking skills  Extent to which social problem/program strategy interests are related to concentrations/specializations

13. Experience  Amount/quality of paid social work- related experience  Amount/quality of volunteer social work-related experience  Amount/quality of internship social work-related experience  Participation in CSWE accredited field placement(s)

14. Experience (part 2)  Extent to which experience is relevant to future goals within the field  Average experience: (one year paid with some volunteer work experience)

15. Education  Undergrad GPA Average over last 60-75 credit hours: 3.5  Grad GPA  Course content/major/institution attended  Significant research experience

16. Education (part 2)  Quality of academic recommendations  Undergraduate performance in first 2 years  Trainings/continuing education, workshops, professional enrichment activities

17. Questions???????? To schedule an appointment with an admissions counselor, call 734-936-0961.

18. Financial Aid http://www.ssw.umich.edu/finaid/msw/

19. Financial Aid Sources  School of Social Work (Grants/Scholarships)  University Office of Financial Aid (OFA) (Loans and work-study)

20. Financial Aid Approximately 90% of MSW students who apply on time receive some form of grant and/or scholarship assistance from the School of Social Work

21. School of Social Work Financial Aid  Dean’s Scholarships  Merit Scholarships  Mission Scholarships  Michigan Scholarships  Opportunity Grants  Community-Based Initiative, Child Welfare, National Community, Geriatric and Global Activities Scholarship Program  Jewish Communal Leadership Program  Peace Corps Master’s International  GSSA

22. School of Social Work Financial Aid (part 2)  Derrick L. Anderson MSW Memorial Scholarship  School of Social Work Scholarships  Freud Fellowships  Sims Endowed Fellowship  Lutterman Memorial Scholarship  Schaffer Memorial Award  Maynard Fellowship  Alumni Society Fellowship

23. School of Social Work Financial Aid (part 3)  Wheeler Family Memorial Scholarships  Ara Cary Fellowships  Cranefield Scholarship  Sarri Scholarship  Johnson Scholarship

24. University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid (OFA) Resources  Federal Direct Student Loans  Federal Perkins Loans  Federal Work-Study  Grad Plus Loans

25. Other Financial Aid Resources Check out: http://www.ssw.umich.edu/finaid/resources/  Center for the Education of Women (CEW)  Research Opportunities  Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)

26. Financial Aid Application Process  SSW Financial Aid Application (online application or download)  Special Program Applications: Deadlines: Dec. 1 or Feb. 1 Community-Based Initiative Program Child Welfare Scholarship Program Geriatric Scholarship Program Global Activities Scholarship Program National Community Scholars Program Jewish Communal Leadership Program

27. Financial Aid Application Process Cont.  GSSA application – Due February 1 st.  Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (www.fafsa.ed.gov) Available in January (send to all schools)

28. QUESTIONS??? After today….. just ask. Tim Colenback Erin Zimmer Nyshourn Price-Reed Lauren Davis Michelle Woods Michael Leier

29. The Student Experience Brittany Sandefur (barino@umich.edu)  Management of Human Services  Community & Social Systems  Extended Degree Catherine Clement (cathanne@umich.edu)  Interpersonal Practice/Mental Health  20-month