(UMiss-Columbia) The School of Social Work at the University of

How this student rated the school

Research Quality	C	Research Availability	D
Research Funding	D	Graduate Politics	C
Errand Runners	-	Degree Completion	-
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]	D	Sufficient Pay	-
Competitiveness	D	Education Quality	B-
Faculty Accessibility	C	Useful Research	C
Extracurriculars	B	Success-Understanding	B
Surrounding City	B	Social Life/Environment	B-
"Individual" treatment	C+	Friendliness	C-
Safety	A	Campus Beauty	B
Campus Maintenance	B	University Resource/spending	A-

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Approachable Describes the faculty as: Condescending, Self Absorbed

Male

Lowest Rating Research Availability	D

Highest Rating Safety	A

He cares more about Research Availability than the average student.

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Social Work (This Major's Salary over time)
The School of Social Work at the University of Missouri is a scary place. It definitely has its bright points and good people. But there are also some good reasons why it is so far down in the rankings. Before entering this program, Google some MSW alumni and ask them specific questions about particular professors who teach the courses you will be required to take. Example, to get the conversation rolling: ask whether they observed incidents of classroom behavior that depart dramatically from social work ethics. (Do yourself a favor and look at the ethical guidelines in the NASW Code before calling.) Another possibility: visit the campus and see whether you can get students to talk frankly and openly about their experiences in those classes. My advice: get yourself into a program with dedicated professors who love the social work profession and are not so predominantly oriented toward their own personal issues.

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