<p>Any other prospective MSW's out there? Anyone particularly know a lot about U of Mich's program (current/past students)?</p>
<p>Basically, my whole heart and soul is set on getting accepted to University of Michigan's MSW Program. I'm in my senior year at Purdue University studying Child Development and Family studies, with minors in psychology and Spanish. My cumulative GPA is only a 3.38 :( My sophomore year was tough, I received 2 C's (the rest of my grades are roughly 60% A's, 40% B's, give or take). I am really working hard to improve my GPA even more. Trust me, I know GPA is not the most important thing to grad schools--but it freaks me out because in the pool of applicants, there's ALWAYS someone with better credentials.</p>
<p>As far as experience goes, I feel I have a lot of it. While this has nothing to do with social work, I studied abroad in Spain for a semester. Relative experience includes volunteering with terminally ill children at Give Kids the World; child mentor for Salvation Army; observation practicum with children; working with adults at a learning center; and this summer I'm job-shadowing a Child Life Specialist in a pediatric hospital. Next summer, I also intend to scope out Child Life practicums/internships to take part in.</p>
<p>I'm also a Directed Honors Research student, so I have two different research experiences to help boost my resume (both doing with children and families). Additionally, I just completed Maymester in Costa Rica in which I visited national institutions for the protection of children, engaged in service-learning activities with children at elementary schools, visited children's hospitals, participated in a service project, and made donations.</p>
<p>Beyond anything, I feel my desire to work in this field and be in this program could show through in my statement of purpose, etc. </p>
<p>University of Michigan's MSW Program is one of the best in the country (Ranked 2nd). With these credentials, is this a realistic option for me? Or am I getting my hopes up?</p>