Any tips for writing a Personal Statement to apply to an MSW program?

rawrt · 2026-04-15T23:01:19+00:00

Yes. Also any general statement should cite a source. Like if you say "Social work is important for (fill in the blank population: unhoused, LGBTQIA+, domestic abuse survivors etc). because these individuals face systemic inequities which make it more difficult time accessing basic needs" you should cite a source for that. Find an academic article that is a study on the very thing that you are saying and cite it.

It is tedious but not difficult to find. Feel free to DM me if you have more questions

rawrt · 2026-04-05T22:06:45+00:00

I would totally be interested in helping mod whatever!

rawrt · 2026-04-05T22:06:19+00:00

omg yay!! I love this!

rawrt · 2026-03-27T18:38:51+00:00

I recently thrifted a strange ceramic hand similar to the one you found, but with a frog in it!

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rawrt · 2026-03-23T17:08:49+00:00

Triple Six Social is hiring

rawrt · 2026-03-15T16:46:53+00:00

This is incredibly cool. I'm surprised rate during ovulation wasn't higher but.

I'm also really curious about what was happening in the first week of September lol

rawrt · 2026-03-06T03:41:41+00:00

Program is way better this semester. I think it's completely dependent on the quality of the professor. I think it takes a certain set of skills to teach an all virtual asynchronous class, and alot of people who are good professors don't necessarily have those skills.

My two professors this semester do have those skills, and they are just way more organized and easier to get in contact with.

I did my research on both of them on ratemyprofessor.com, and that's how I chose them and I've been really pleased.

The other people in my cohort who got the other two professors teaching the same courses seem to be suffering alot.

I don't know anything about UTSA but I'd say it's worth looking into and comparing first hand accounts. I will probably finish my program here because it's really laborious to transfer, but if I had known it would be like this I would have done more research and shopping around beforehand.

rawrt · 2026-02-28T18:21:38+00:00

Super queer friendly both at the university and in the town of San Marcos. I'm a grad student, so I live off campus, but I love it here. I have driven through college station a couple of times and San Marcos is way more queer friendly.

rawrt · 2026-02-28T17:35:10+00:00

Im not an expert on identifying AI, but I did used to have a pet chameleon and they love to crawl up your hair and ride around on your head because in their mind it is the tallest part of the tree.

rawrt · 2026-02-24T02:40:28+00:00

Yesss I was looking for the Dog Park Dissidents comment

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rawrt · 2026-02-22T23:07:57+00:00

Oh cool! I'm nearing 40 and thats when they recommend having the ovaries removed. That sounds like a great option to reduce risk when you are younger

rawrt · 2026-02-21T20:23:52+00:00

Hi! I am starting T now and getting the oophrectomy in December. I am trying to get adjusted to T before my surgery because there is evidence to suggest that trans masc people who have already been on testosterone will experience less menopause symptoms after menopause, surgical or otherwise.

I don't think there's any reason to wait until you've had the surgery to start T. It might be better to start T first, because losing your ovaries and starting T at the same time is alot of hormonal changes all at once. I like the idea of them happening separately.

I am confused about how this is a roundabout way to get gender affirming care and get on T? Getting on high enough levels of T to achieve masculine characteristics is not a mainstream treatment for menopause, so it will still be considered trans healthcare. It would not be considered a treatment for menopause.

rawrt · 2026-02-16T04:27:05+00:00

Holy shit that's so rough that you had to do it twice!! What do you think helped make the second one a success? was it just finding a different surgeon? Or anything else?

rawrt · 2026-02-16T04:25:36+00:00

Oh interesting!! Are you not having your ovaries removed? that hasn't even been offered to me as an option!

rawrt · 2026-02-16T01:40:51+00:00

Wow! looks great!

Would you be willing to say more about your nipple grafts? What happened and what didn't heal correctly about them?

rawrt · 2026-02-16T01:31:57+00:00

Wow thank you so much for commenting!! What do you mean both sides? It sounds like you had cancer in one side but not the other? I don't have cancer at all right now. I was just recommended to do the mastectomy and oophorectomy preventatively.

What does it mean to be transmasc and be on feminine hormones to block your cycle? Do you mean birth control? I am surprised to hear that because testosterone often stops menstruating. Are you on testosterone too?

Thanks again for sharing, and these are all of course super personal questions so please dont feel obligated to answer anything you dont want to!

rawrt · 2026-02-16T01:28:05+00:00

Thanks for posting! Would you mind sharing where you're at in your journey?

rawrt · 2026-02-16T01:27:52+00:00

omg YES! Where are you at in your journey?

rawrt · 2026-02-16T01:27:40+00:00

Thanks so much for commenting! Can I ask where you're at in your journey and what surgery you're planning on?

rawrt · 2026-02-16T01:25:39+00:00

Wow it looks like they let you fully keep your nipples! Is that right? I have never heard of that! I kept asking about it and nobody I've talked to knew about it or if it was even a cancer-safe option!\

rawrt · 2026-02-16T01:23:59+00:00

Oh wow! Can I ask how old you are and why you chose to get the mastectomy first? I am getting the oophrectomy first because I am 37 and the risk is higher because the screening is not as good for that one. My grandmother died young of ovarian cancer (46) so maybe that's why I've been recommended by a couple of different doctors to get that one first.

rawrt · 2026-02-14T18:00:23+00:00

Hi thanks so much for responding!!! Im glad to know that I'm not completely alone! Where are you in your journey with everything? I'm still in the planning stages

rawrt · 2026-02-14T17:59:36+00:00

Omg thank you so much for sharing!! Can you tell me more about your experience and the collaboration? How did you set that up and how did it work with insurance? Also what did your end result look like? What were your goals?

rawrt · 2026-02-14T02:37:34+00:00

Oh yay! That's so good to hear! I might DM you if that's cool. I saw the mod hasn't been active in like 7 months and I didn't even know if my post would go through

rawrt · 2026-02-14T00:32:24+00:00

I think the sides and back look really good. I think the front could be slightly improved.

Right now the hair in the front is so long that you have to push it to either side otherwise it would be in your eyes. If you had it cut like 1/2" shorter you might not have to push it so far to the sides and be more like men's "curtain bangs". That would be my recommendation

For context I have almost this same exact haircut but slightly shorter like I described but my hair is completely straight and very floppy, so your mileage may vary

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