2010-2011 Internship Thread

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I personally found it hilarious because of the extent to which other sites have gone to sugar-coat their letters.

I think I have the mean number of interview offers for my cohort--two. A girl whose geographic range was literally double mine has three. Last year, less qualified applicants from our program had up to eight interview offers, so it is a bit disheartening.

We have been coping by making an effort to socialize after school/practicum hours. We used to do that often during the first two years, but allowed it to fall by the wayside with dissertations, marriages, etc. We also have plans to all show up in our department after match day to help peers who don't match go through clearinghouse. This is kind of a tradition in our program that even students from other cohorts regularly participate in.

I think it is awesome that your peers are planning to help those that don't match during the Clearinghouse. None of my peers thought that was a particularly important thing to do last year, and it was a lonely process when my program also decided to schedule interviews with grad school applicants that day.
 
Aha! This is exactly what I am going to tell myself about my rejections. Pshhh Rush and Palo Alto, you are below me. 🤣


an EXCELLENT approach. 🙂


so you've heard from rush? i'm waiting on 5. my 13 rejects came quickly... waiting this 5 feels like an eternity.
 
While I haven't necessarily seen sites that indicate that Counseling is preferred while Clinical is not, there are many university counseling centers that have not taken any clinical interns in the last three years. So there may be a selection of sites that are biased in favor of Counseling students even if they don't state it explicitly. Although I guess that is only helpful if you were interested in counseling centers in the first place.

It's helpful to me. I like counseling centers. 😍
 
Yeah heard from Rush on Friday... maybe yours will be an interview?!
 
Today is driving me crazy. Five sites left to hear from. I'm going to a Mexican restaurant with a couple fellow students now, and then I think I'll go do some light Christmas shopping for a coworker's kids.... partly because I want to and partly just to keep myself away from my e-mail. Anyone else using distraction as a coping method right now? 😎
 
I think APPIC should advertise as a remedy for confidence..."Are you confident in your abilities? Do you like yourself? We can take care of that! Join the APPIC Match process. Slaughtering self-esteem since 1968!"

On a slightly more serious note. This has certainly been a roller coaster. In the beginning I received a number of interviews, but the last few days have been murder. Today, rejections from USMC Springfield and UMass Worcester. Got an interview at Yale University School of Medicine though! Hooray! Just a little sweet for the sour. Hope others are also getting interviews.
 
So I just got an interview at University of Tennessee Consortium- Memphis. I got a rejection from Child and Family Health in Miami this morning. Still ten more to hear from....
 
hi everyone,
i just discovered this forum today, wish it would've been earlier! I received 9 rejections in a row, thought there was something wrong with my application (and me!) but I got two interview offers today 🙂

I'm still waiting to hear from:
lenox hill
nassau university medical center
queens children psychiatric
woodhull
lincoln
LIJ
Trinitas

has anyone heard from any of these sites?
thanks!
 
I got a rejection from Child and Family Health in Miami this morning.

If it makes you feel better, I did an externship at Institute for Child and Family Health last year and didn't think the training was all that stellar. 🙂
 
I think APPIC should advertise as a remedy for confidence..."Are you confident in your abilities? Do you like yourself? We can take care of that! Join the APPIC Match process. Slaughtering self-esteem since 1968!"

Haha, thanks for this. It made me laugh, which is a tough thing to do today! Thanks to everyone for the support. Maybe I'll hear something more positive in the 6 I have left, but I suppose there is nothing to do but wait and see. My husband keeps banning me from my email for 30 min to an hour at the time--and let me tell you, although it's hard, it really does help! It does no good to just stare and wait for that (1) to pop up... especially because it's usually a store ad or from a family member!

Good luck to all. At least, here on the west coast, it's almost the end of business hours, which gives me some hope that I can stop stressing until tomorrow morning.
 
Did anyone hear from University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center today? They have Dec. 14th listed as their notification date...
 
In case this helps anyone, Children's Hospital of Orange County sent out emails this afternoon.
 
For anyone interested, I just received a rejection email from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. It seems they also had an increase in applications this year.
 
Alright all,

I have decided to call it a night. So I have officially logged out of my school email account (and will NOT be signing back in till tomorrow), and once I post this, I plan to sign off of this forum for the night as well.

The plan for the night is to enjoy a hot shower, cuddle with my cats, hang out with friends, and attempt to get some work done.

Thanks to everyone for your support today, and I will see you all tomorrow... fingers crossed for an interview filled day! :xf:
 
Has anyone heard from:

West Virginia U (robert Byrd)
Miami Children's Hospital

i know some ppl have already heard from Rush, Baylor, and Henry Ford which i'm still waiting on.

THANKS!
 
Congrats! 👍

I haven't heard from them or from UCSD... come on, folks, quit torturing me!

Thanks, Scarycat! The email came after 5pm (West Coast), so they may either continue sending emails tonight or wait until tomorrow morning. Good luck!!
 
Has anyone heard from Virginia Treatment Center for Children or L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents?
 
In case this helps anyone, Children's Hospital of Orange County sent out emails this afternoon.


Was it an email for an interview? Just wondering bc I haven't heard from them. (Although i fully expect a rejection from them)
 
Oh, and I did get my rejection emails from UCSD and UNC today.. Surprisingly, I wasn't too upset. I think it helped to sort of be mentally prepared for this 🙂
 
Thanks, Scarycat! The email (from University of Washington) came after 5pm (West Coast), so they may either continue sending emails tonight or wait until tomorrow morning. Good luck!!

Let's hope so - I haven't heard and they are one of my top choices. Congrats to you!
 
Rejections from Montefiore and UC Davis today. The UC Davis rejection came through snail mail. I almost didn't even notice it!
 
Has anyone heard from:

West Virginia U (robert Byrd)
Miami Children's Hospital

i know some ppl have already heard from Rush, Baylor, and Henry Ford which i'm still waiting on.

THANKS!

Nothing from WVU yet. I guess they're waiting until tomorrow.
 
The UCSD VA makes offers for interview via telephone and did so last weekend.
 
Was it an email for an interview? Just wondering bc I haven't heard from them. (Although i fully expect a rejection from them)

Yes it was.

You never know about these sites. I fully expected to get rejected from all of the sites I've gotten interviews at. And, all of the sites that I thought I'd be safe in, have been rejections. It's a crap-shoot, really.
 
Oh, and I did get my rejection emails from UCSD and UNC today.. Surprisingly, I wasn't too upset. I think it helped to sort of be mentally prepared for this 🙂

I'm sorry! But sounds like you received good news today as well. Ugh..I still haven't heard anything from UNC. I just don't get it!
 
Got rejection from Montefiore this afternoon, which I just got now. Just one more day. Glad that it will be all over soon. Not sure what is worse - the waiting or the rejection.
 
Has anyone heard from:

West Virginia U (robert Byrd)
Miami Children's Hospital

i know some ppl have already heard from Rush, Baylor, and Henry Ford which i'm still waiting on.

THANKS!

I applied to West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston (not sure if it's the same as you), but I haven't heard back yet. I also applied to Miami Children's Hospital and haven't heard word on that application either.
 
Has anyone heard from Virginia Treatment Center for Children or L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents?

I applied to both of those sites and haven't heard anything back from them either. Waiting....
 
I applied to West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston (not sure if it's the same as you), but I haven't heard back yet. I also applied to Miami Children's Hospital and haven't heard word on that application either.


well i think tomorrow will be a big day! :xf:
 
I'm sorry! But sounds like you received good news today as well. Ugh..I still haven't heard anything from UNC. I just don't get it!

Thanks, Jeannebean! I hope that your email will be an invitation! It was funny.. the email said something like "we believe in notifying applicants early of their interview status such that they can make appropriate travel arrangements". They emailed me on the 14th
 
I applied to West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston (not sure if it's the same as you), but I haven't heard back yet. I also applied to Miami Children's Hospital and haven't heard word on that application either.

I applied to Charleston as well, but have not heard from them yet. I heard from someone that they are a bit slow in notifying people, so I hope we will both get some good news from them tomorrow!
 
Sunstroke and Clinicaltrainee

What track did you apply to at University of Washington?
 
I applied to Charleston as well, but have not heard from them yet. I heard from someone that they are a bit slow in notifying people, so I hope we will both get some good news from them tomorrow!

I received a letter in the mail from Charleston a few days ago. I don't think they "invite" you to an interview--on their website it says to contact the director to see if you're a good match, and then they'll set something up.
 
Has anyone heard from:

West Virginia U (robert Byrd)
Miami Children's Hospital

i know some ppl have already heard from Rush, Baylor, and Henry Ford which i'm still waiting on.

THANKS!


responding to my own post... geesh.

REJECTION from Rush... super. i can only hope tomorrow is better then the past month.
 
Rejections from Connecticut VA and Rush... those of you that were rejected from Rush, did the rejection say, "Although you were among the well-qualified candidates, we had to narrow the field and in that process select only a few."?

 
I received a letter in the mail from Charleston a few days ago. I don't think they "invite" you to an interview--on their website it says to contact the director to see if you're a good match, and then they'll set something up.

I probably missed this! Is it in their brochure? Was the letter an invitation?
I thought I read on here that several people had received invitations from MUSC. Are we talking about the same site?
 
Rejections from Connecticut VA and Rush... those of you that were rejected from Rush, did the rejection say, "Although you were among the well-qualified candidates, we had to narrow the field and in that process select only a few."?




hahaha YEP!
 
Thanks, Jeannebean! I hope that your email will be an invitation! It was funny.. the email said something like "we believe in notifying applicants early of their interview status such that they can make appropriate travel arrangements". They emailed me on the 14th

I just want to know either way. I have mentally prepared myself for a rejection and an invite would be a nice surprise. Funny...they are the last site I am waiting to hear from...so much for notifying early! Thanks so much. Congrats again on all your good news!!!
 
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