<p>Hello, </p>
<p>I read through some of the admissions 101 tips so hopefully this isn't too redundant. I've been obsessing over career related items recently and know fairly little about the grad school process so am looking for some tips.</p>
<p>I'm currently a psychology major in my junior year with the overarching goal of becoming a therapist and have decided an LCSW is the way to go. I'm also considering adding a social work minor as an undergrad.</p>
<p>I currently have a 2.93 GPA and am desperately trying to get it above a 3.0 but, assuming I don't, would a graduate program in social work still be something I could achieve?</p>
<p>In addition to going to school I have worked for my universities disability resources since freshman year and am in the process of becoming a hospice volunteer. Will that help out when applying for grad school at all ? </p>
<p>In addition, I spoke with my advisor about how one pays for grad school and she said basically loans and if you're lucky stipends. With my less than adequate GPA would a program that provides financial assistance even be something that would be possible for me? Are there other financial assistance options that would be possible for me? My concerns with loans are a.) Repayment (obviously) b.) I don't have credit (have never owned a credit card c.) Parents are not fond of co-signing loans. </p>
<p>Sorry for the lengthy post, as I said I have gotten into a career oriented mindset and realize I graduate next year and I'm probably overdue to start considering these things. Any advise is appreciated :).</p>