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Hi, I am a new member to this site but I've spent some time going through the forums and looking for an answer to my question. Most of the people here have had better GPAs and psych majors, so I haven't been able to find a relevant answer to my question..
I majored in English Lit for my undergrad. My cumulative GPA is 3.29. I took two introductory psychology courses and a social science course. My GPA for those classes was 3.8. I graduated in 2009. I was more shy during college so I didn't make any great connections; i'd be surprised if most of my professors remember me after all of these years. I might be able to get them to write letters of recommendation but they would probably be generic.
I was actually looking forward to taking the GREs because I test well and I thought that a good score would make up for the not-so-stellar GPA and recommendations. Unfortunately the two programs in my state do not require GREs.
The programs I'd like to apply to are pretty good. One is a state school that is ranked 26 in social work according to US news and the other is a private school ranked 40-something.
So what are my chances? How competitive are MSW programs? Do I have a shot where I stand right now?
I majored in English Lit for my undergrad. My cumulative GPA is 3.29. I took two introductory psychology courses and a social science course. My GPA for those classes was 3.8. I graduated in 2009. I was more shy during college so I didn't make any great connections; i'd be surprised if most of my professors remember me after all of these years. I might be able to get them to write letters of recommendation but they would probably be generic.
I was actually looking forward to taking the GREs because I test well and I thought that a good score would make up for the not-so-stellar GPA and recommendations. Unfortunately the two programs in my state do not require GREs.
The programs I'd like to apply to are pretty good. One is a state school that is ranked 26 in social work according to US news and the other is a private school ranked 40-something.
So what are my chances? How competitive are MSW programs? Do I have a shot where I stand right now?