When are they doing housing checks?

My roommates moved out for the summer but I will be staying. Will they still be checking my apartment?

It’s called Zotero.

Barely anyone seems to know about it and more people should because it genuinely carried me through undergrad, publishing research, and now grad school. It’s the best tool I’ve ever used.

I was introduced to Zotero by my PI during undergrad to help me write APA papers for school and papers for my research.

Eventually I ended up using it while I was working on my (now) published manuscript during undergrad and it lifted off so much stress because everything was already organized and easy to access.

It’s basically a free research and citation tool plus browser extension that lets you save journal articles, books, PDFs, websites, and sources directly from your browser into organized folders for different classes, projects, and papers.

And when I say free I mean actually free. No weird hidden fees. (Edit: they give you a certain amount of storage that’s free but over that is $20 a year. The storage seems pretty big since I personally haven’t run out myself!)

What makes it so much better than a lot of other citation generators or extensions is that it is not just a quick citation website. It actually helps you organize your entire academic life long term.

You can save sources directly from databases and websites in one click, organize all your research into folders, store and annotate PDFs, automatically generate citations and bibliographies, insert citations directly into Word or Google Docs while writing, and instantly switch citation styles. It does all the hard work for you.

I still use it constantly now in grad school and it has genuinely saved me an embarrassing amount of time and stress.

I hope someone finds this tool helpful as well! I wanted to share because I genuinely do not think tools like this should be gate kept, especially when so many students are already overwhelmed and struggling through papers and research.

Knowledge should always be shared!

I signed the contract for EC housing for the upcoming semester because I wasn’t sure where I would live but now I’m moving to an apartment in the surrounding area instead.

How do I cancel my agreement? I know the deadline for a refund is June 1 but I’m not sure who to contact :/

Thank you!

I just finished my first year of my MSW program and will be starting my internship in the upcoming semester.

I chose to work in hospice since I want to become an oncology social worker.

This will be my first time working in a social work environment and as a social worker (I have zero previous experience in this field). I have extensive experience working in clinical psychology research as a research assistant.

Anyone have advice or insight on what their experience was like?

Thank you so much !

I’m seeing a lot of posts asking for help with applications especially when lacking in experience so I hope this helps!!

I could arguably state that your personal statement is one of THE most important parts of your application. It can make or break your application.

Your personal statement is extremely important because that’s the admissions committee’s ONLY impression of who you are.

Does your statement show who you are and your values and does it align with their standards of what a social worker should be and reflect.

You don’t have to have social work experience to get in because what they’re looking for is whether you have experience that can show if you have the skills and ability to be a social worker.

How can you apply the skills you already have to social work?

I applied to my program with zero social work experience but I had research experience which is the complete opposite. So in my personal statement I connected my research experience to how it can benefit my ability to be a good social worker and etc.

If you lack in experience you have to show 1) How can your experiences demonstrate your commitment to social work and 2) shape how you will be and grow as a social worker?

They want to see if you can critically think.

You can also have years of experience and still not get in because what matters is are you the type of person they want as a social worker?

Your personal statement will reflect that to them.

Hi parents,

I just finished my first year of my MSW program and I hope someone can be proud of me.

You deserve so much mothers.

You are all just girls at the end of the day who have made sacrifices and have put yourself last even through times where it is not obvious or acknowledged.

As a daughter I want to express my gratitude for all you have done and continue to do. Thank you for everything.

You guys add so much color and love to the world.

Thank you so much.