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Tips for New Social Work Graduate (MSW) Students

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  Happy start of the school year! Perusing social media, I came across a NASW blog article called “Guide for the First Year Social Work Student”. This post provided lots of great information tailored for new undergraduate students interested in studying social work. I wanted to take that NASW post a bit farther and compile a list of tips specific to graduate students pursuing a masters in social work (MSW). In my opinion, graduate school is a completely different experience from undergraduate, so my hope is that these tips will serve to be beneficial. Tips for New Social Work Graduate (MSW) Students -Don’t worry about grades so much When I was in graduate school, one of my professors told a story about a straight A student who committed suicide several years after graduation. His point was that given the people we need to work with, we social workers need to focus less on being perfectionists (as demonstrated by obsessing over grades and test scores) and work on being empathetic an...
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About (not so) Cheap Social Worker

Hello, and welcome to (not so) Cheap Social Worker! I am a medical social worker living in the expensive Bay Area simply trying to make the most out of life. On this blog, you'll find my ramblings on a variety of topics including social work, money, product reviews, and life in general! As a travel addict, you'll also find recaps of the various trips I take throughout the year!

While I do blog about a variety of things, the general theme of this blog revolves around my attempts to maximize my social worker salary. As you will soon find out, I have a number of expensive hobbies such as shopping, traveling, and food. Through saving, money management, sacrifice, side income, and deal hunting my hope is to have fun, yet leave enough to fund future enjoyment!

Social worker or not, I hope you benefit from my journey. I'm certainly not cheap, but will try my best! Thank you for visiting my blog, and please don't hesitate to comment or connect with me via Facebook and Twitter. Hope you come back again soon!

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  1. Anuj AgarwalSeptember 6, 2017 at 2:53 AM

    Hi (not so) CHEAP SOCIAL WORKER Team,

    My name is Anuj Agarwal. I'm Founder of Feedspot.

    I would like to personally congratulate you as your blog (not so) CHEAP SOCIAL WORKER has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 50 Social Work Blogs on the web.

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    Anuj

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