2006 internship match

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In 2000 there were 2,957 applicants for an internship competing for 2,713 positions.

In 2006 there were 3,210 applicants for an internship competing for 2,779 positions.

 

[JatPenn]

In 2000 there were 2,957 applicants for an internship competing for 2,713 positions.

In 2006 there were 3,210 applicants for an internship competing for 2,779 positions.

Meh, I wouldnt sweat it. If you are a solid applicant coming from a strong program with enough relevant experience, you will get your match. No need to compound the already elevated day to day anxiety of a clinical psych student.

 

[positivepsych]

How much do grades matter in matching successfully?

 

[LM02]

How much do grades matter in matching successfully?

Unless there's some big red flag, grades don't matter. In fact, I don't even remember listing any grades other than my overall GPA on the AAPI application.

interesting stats above - as match day was yesterday, a colleague and I were talking about internship today. Apprently 731 didn't match this year, which sounds like a lot to me. If I weren't so lazy, I'd go to the appic website and see how this number compares to years past. But I'm lazy... 😉

 

[edieb]

I think this is a bad omen -- the professional schools are pumping out those degrees and there aren't enough jobs for everybody. Now all those unmatched folks will be back next year (right??) and overwhelm the system even more.

 

[edieb]

We had our yearly celebrity gues speak to our graduate class (rupaul) and altheugh she is not a psychologist, she observed that PsyDs are bringing the system to collapse -- professors here agree.

 

[JatPenn]

LOL edie

 

[PsyDGrrrl]

We had our yearly celebrity gues speak to our graduate class (rupaul) and altheugh she is not a psychologist, she observed that PsyDs are bringing the system to collapse -- professors here agree.

I really resent that.

PsyD's are not bringing anything to a "collapse." The issue is that there are too many degree-mills pumping out psychologists of all degrees (Ed.D. and Ph.D. as well as Psy.D.). Also, PsyD's and PhD's have different kinds of training and aren't really competing for the same positions as often as you might think. There are no PsyD's in academia. And a lot of clinical PhD's are doing research, not clinical work. I don't see what the problem is.

Furthermore, it's your competency and experience that matter more than your degree. So maybe if you PhD's were actually doing more work with people and getting the kind of experience to adequately compete with us PsyD's for clinical positions, then you wouldn't be losing out to more qualified psychologists.

 

[Annakei]

An even more relevant question is who in their right mind uses RuPaul of all people in the same sentence or discussion about APPIC matches within psychology as it relates to PHDs and PsyDs? Rupal probably read a few forums like this and decided it would be a topic of "interest" to incite "chatter" amongst the folks listening...pahlease!

Totally irrelevant-Rupaul=trannie in a tight suit trying to make some $$ after being washed up on post celeb beach. 😕 😴

Edie, whats the name of your school so we know to avoid it!

 

[edieb]

Yeah, guys, Ru did not speak at my school - she couldn't come cuz she was booked at Stanford instead.

Ha, brilliant!

Perhaps I'm wrong (though it's rare), but I don't think Edieb was serious. Rupaul? Come on people. It's a joke.

Professional schools do suck though.

 

[PsyDRxPnow]

We had our yearly celebrity gues speak to our graduate class (rupaul) and altheugh she is not a psychologist, she observed that PsyDs are bringing the system to collapse -- professors here agree.

Rupaul, are we serious? what a reference!

Perhaps he/she is upset at a PsyD for giving him/her an upsetting DSM diagnosis

 

[JatPenn]

who the hell is rupaul?