We're helping future social workers break barriers and get accepted to their dream MSW programs.
The personal statement is a crucial tool for admissions committees to assess an applicants readiness for graduate school. Yet, many students struggle to write a personal statement that reflects their skills, strengths, and potential. MSW Helper is here to change that.
Through our resources, partnerships, and services, we educate and support MSW applicants in submitting their applications with confidence knowing that they put forth the best application possible.
By supporting applicants through the writing process we increase diversity and equity in the social work field, creating a field that better reflects the people we support as social workers.
How we help MSW applicants
Resource Library
Blogs, webinars, workbooks, and other resources designed to educate applicants about best practices in the MSW Personal statement.
Academic Partnerships
We help universities support their students through the application process by offering resources and webinars.
Personal Statement Editing
The MSW Helper team is ready and available to edit and critique personal statements to ensure applicants writing is thorough and cohesive.
Meet the Team
MICHELLE BRUXER
MSW., RSW.
Founder & CEO
SARAH. R
BSc Psych., MSW Candidate
Application Advisor
SYDNEY C., BA CYC, OCGC Publishing, MSW Candidate
Application Advisor
JESSICA S.
BSW., RSW., MSW Candidate
Application Advisor
MSW Helper’s Mission and Values
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As a team of MSW’s and social workers, we utilize social work values to inform our work and use our industry knowledge to support the next generation of social workers.
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MSW Helper offers a wide range of services, from our free webinars, resources, blogs, and university partnerships, to our paid editing services. We’re here to serve anyone who’s on their journey to obtaining an MSW.
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We meet our clients where they’re at, and do the work WITH them instead of FOR them.
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We help all applicants identify and capitalize on their strengths, no matter what their unique circumstances are.
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At MSW Helper we know that writing ability doesn’t always translate to an applicants ability to be an amazing social worker. We strive to use our services to enhance equity and accessibility for applicants who come from various life experiences.
How MSW Helper got started.
Hi, I’m Michelle Bruxer - a Registered Social Worker and the Founder of MSW Helper.
Applying to grad school is an exciting - and stressful - milestone for students. Even though I have always been a strong writer I had no idea if the personal statements I was crafting was what admissions committees were looking for.
So, after I got accepted to graduate school I started helping MSW applicants with their personal statements. This started as a hobby based out of my local library as a budding social worker. At the time I would have never imagined the demand and unmet need for grad school application services that specialized in social work applications.
5 years later the MSW Helper team has edited hundreds of personal statements and supported thousands of future social workers with our free resources.
The MSW Helper team offers a wide variety of resources aimed at helping MSW applicants feel confident about their applications. From the blog, resource library, university partnerships, webinars, to our personal statement editing and support services, MSW Helper is the go-to resource for Master of Social Work applicants.
Featured in:
Recent blog posts
MSW Helper in the Media
Social Workers, Rise! Podcast
Learn about how to write a MSW personal statement that stands out, how (and why) Michelle started MSW Helper, and your chances of getting accepted to MSW programs if you have a low GPA.
Social Work Insider Podcast
Listen to Michelle from MSW Helper chat with Harleny Vasquez from Your Evolved Mind talk about what it takes to write a personal statement that stands out
The New Social Worker Magazine
Featured article: Applying to your Master of Social Work with no experience
Social Work Degrees by Wiley
Top 10 mistakes in the MSW Personal Statement - Click to read
How to write a top notch personal statement - click to read
Some schools we’ve helped applicants apply to:
MSW Helper has worked with hundreds of applicants across the USA, Canada, the UK, and across the world. Here’s a list of some of the schools MSW Helper clients frequently apply to:
USA
Canada
Get in touch.
For quotes and inquiries, please connect with me at info@mswhelper.com.