The University of XXXX is my first choice for earning my MSW Degree because you are the established online leader in this field and I will be able to complete your program at the same time that I continue to fulfill my professional responsibilities as a Family Resource Specialist with XXXX Charities…
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MSW, Immigrant Families, Bilingual California
PHD Social Work, Self-harm, Adolescent Females
Since September 2014, I have been working as a therapist for my internship with 5 adolescent female clients at the XXXX Community Treatment Center at XXXX University Hospital in XXXX, New York. I use CBT and motivational interviewing techniques among other strategies and try to stay up to date on th…
MSW Transfer of Program
Why Transfer: I decided that I want very much to transfer to XXXX University after attending your university’s “Welcome Day.” I especially love Richmond and find myself profoundly attracted to the enormous resources not only of XXU but also Richmond itself, serving to enrich the diversity of m…
MSW, Substance Abuse, Arab Single Mother
I write what follows on behalf of my application to study towards the MSW Degree at XXXX University. I am most fortunate to be alive and a practiced social work professional who is most happy, engaged, inquisitive, and productive—helping people is my life. This is particularly true from the fact tha…
MSW Online, US Navy, Sexual Abuse, Philippines
I have now been in the US Navy for the past 12 years and it is my home; and the context in which I hope to continue to make progress professionally as a social worker. It is my intention to excel in your flagship Masters Program in Social Work at UXX based not only on my experience with the military…
MSW Program Autobiographical Statement
The original foundation of my desire to become a licensed social work professional with the MSW is the fact that I am an African-American woman who grew up in inner city America, in my case Brooklyn, and was subjected to many of the social ills that are so very common among predominantly black commu…
DSW Program Personal Statement, Indian
At an early age, I became acutely aware of the power in something as simple as listening. I would sit for hours at dinner parties and talk to each ba (older woman) and dada (older man). Often I was the only young girl not playing with the other children. I became very interested in their stories, wh…
MSW Caribbean, Hispanic, Dominican Republic
I am a woman of Hispanic heritage, born in the Dominican Republic and have been resident in the United States since the age of 10. I speak English and Spanish. I hold a BS degree in Industrial Engineering Technology and a BA degree in Modern Languages (Spanish) with a minor in Business Management. I…
MSW, US Military, Mexican American
I am a fully bilingual English/Spanish American woman born in San Antonio to immigrant Mexican parents. Now 36, my central professional experience has been spending more than 13 years in the US Navy. I have always combined my military career with my passion for social work, however, and it is here t…
MSW, Hospice, Gerontology, Chinese
My father died of colon cancer in a hospice. I didn’t quite know what to expect in such an environment and was surprised to see patients, suffering from terminal illness, who were peaceful, cheerful and even joyful. I witnessed heroic levels of care provided and I also became aware of the important…
MSW Application, Military Social Work, Latina
I am a 27 year old woman of Mexican heritage and was raised in the troubled environment of South Central Los Angeles. My early environment was a spur to me to take advantage of all the
opportunities open to me and to try to help others to do the same, it also resulted in a desire to help others g…
MSW Program Admission Application, Asian
I am a 27 year old man of Armenian heritage now living in Los Angeles. I was born and raised in Armenia and lived there until I was 19 when I moved to the United States. I am applying to the Masters of Social Work Program at XXU because of the excellence of its program and its convenient location.
MSW Admission Autobiographical Statement
I date my interest in social work back to the age of 15. At the time, I had a counselor, XXXX, my mentor. To this day I look to her words for inspiration, her tranquility, patience, and no nonsense approach to life. She had given me books about social work practices, behavior analysis and unde…
MSW, Masters, Armenia, Youth Services
I am a young man of Armenian heritage now living in Los Angeles. I was born and raised in Armenia and lived there until I was 19 when I moved to the United States. I spent a year in India studying English when I was 15 years old. I subsequently graduated from the Humanitarian College of Foreign Lang…
MSW, Masters, Latina, Reserve Officers’ Corps
A 27 year old female of Mexican heritage, I was was raised in the troubled environment of South Central Los Angeles. This early environment was a spur to me to take advantage of all the opportunities open to me personally and to try to help others to do the same, it also engendered a desire to help …
MSW Program, Veteran Suicide Prevention
I am a Filipino-Caucasian woman born in North Carolina and raised in New Mexico. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and anticipate graduation, from the MA program in Human Services with a specialization in Marriage and Family, in March 2011.
My father was a serviceman who fought in Vietn…
MSW Social Work, Military, Domestic Violence
I am an African-American woman, born and raised in Georgia and now living in Honolulu, Hawaii. I have studied Sociology and Social Work at XXXX State University. As a child, I became aware of domestic and sexual abuse suffered by relatives and neighbors but lived in a culture where those who were aw…
MSW, African-American, Disabled, Spirituality
I am a disabled African American woman aged 52. I hold a BS degree in Psychology awarded in 1988 by the California State University at Northridge. It has been my ambition to complete the MSW program at XXXX since the 1980’s. My hopes were dashed in 1988, when I had to abandon the program during the …
BA Degree Social Work, Older, Non-traditional
Working as a social worker for the past 16 years has convinced me that I want very much to continue in this field. I hope to attain first a B.A. and later a M.S.W. in Social Work. As a profoundly abused child, by the time I became an adolescent, I dreamed of becoming a social worker who could help o…
PHD Social Work Doctorate, Gerontology
I have reached a point in my professional career where I feel I have exhausted every path of opportunity and challenge at my current academic level. Moreover, I have seen distinct and growing concerns in specific areas of Social Work and particularly Gerontology that need to be fulfilled. Indeed, …
For almost two decades now, I have supported myself and my family by helping applicants to graduate school draft eloquent and highly effective admission statements for degree programs BSW, MSW, DSW; and PHD. I am convinced that I have talent in this area as a bleeding heart, myself, a militant for healing and a lifelong learner; it is the stories of social workers that most intrigue me. Working on behalf of social workers keeps my heart engaged as well as my brain.
- MSW Statement of Purpose Sample, Children, Trauma
- PHD Social Work, Social Discrimination China
- MSW Social Work, Alzheimer’s, Armenian
- MSW, Domestic Violence, Women's Issues
- Military Social Work MSW, Marine Corp
- DSW, Armed Forces Issues, Cancer Survivor
- MSW, Military Social Work, Latino
- MSW, Jewish, New York City
- MSW, Addictions, Loss of Family in Death
- MSW, PTSD, Veterans, VA Hospital
- MSW Autobiographical, Healthcare Disparities
- MSW, Domestic Violence, Children, Africa
- MSW, Child Advocacy, Bilingual Latina
- MSW Social Work, Special Needs Children
- MSW Gerontology and Public Policy, Latino Issues
- MSW, Ethiopian, Daughter of Single Mother
- MSW, Military Family, Corrections Experience
- MSW, Older, African-American Man
- MSW Social Work, Historically Black University
- MSW Military Social Work, Navy, Mental Health
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