Just heard from Durham VAMC for interviews.
Hi Sunstroke. The interview is from Yale University School of Medicine (1183). Hope that's good news 🙂 I also applied to UCSD, and have yet to hear anything from them.
Hi Sunstroke. The interview is from Yale University School of Medicine (1183). Hope that's good news 🙂 I also applied to UCSD, and have yet to hear anything from them.
Has anyone heard from Emory and University of Washington?
Has anyone heard from Emory and University of Washington?
Has anyone heard from Emory and University of Washington?
I'm sorry, Scubapsy. One of my colleagues also got a rejection from them yesterday. Hang in there! Hope it goes better with the others!
Hi all
Anyone hear from: West Haven VA, Western Psychiatric, Montefiore, Beth Israel (NY), or the CBT track at MGH yet?
Scubapsy - this is a very trying process. I went through it last year and it sucks even more the second time going through it.
Several encouraging words - There is still a little under two weeks to hear back from other sites. A lot can be learned from a little adversity. As much as it feels like it, these rejections are not a reflection on who we are as a person, but rather an outsider's subjective opinion of how our qualifications fit with their program. Good luck.
Do you mind if I ask what track you applied to? I am still waiting on UCSD as well!
Thank you!
why don't some of the sites that have offered interviews send out their rejections already? I know of a few that have not done so
Take UF and MGH, for example. I think they sent out invitations before Thanksgiving!
No problem, I applied to this placement at Yale: Acute Inpatient Unit (APPIC #118324)
Good Luck! This part of the process is stressful!
This week I and my colleagues have heard from Brown, Community Healthlink (in MA), Utah Neuropsych., Jackson Miss. Medical Center, & St. John's Child & Family Development Center (in Santa Monica).
In regard to "Jackson Miss. Medical Center", do you know if that was the University of Mississippi Med Center?
lpt09 my colleagues and I have heard from University of Minnesota Medical School, Mailman Center in Miami, the Hennepin County Medical Center, Children's national in DC, and Lexington VA.
Do you mind if I ask what kind of news your heard from Mailman Center in Miami- and when?
lpt09
it was an invitation to interview on Tuesday
Same.... 🙁
.... these rejections are...an outsider's subjective opinion of how our qualifications fit with their program. Good luck.
Or the name of the reputable adviser who wrote your letters. Frankly, I saw plenty of less qualified candidates match last year who came from big name advisers. When sites are interviewing 70-150+ people for 5 or 6 slots its just not humanly possible to fairly and equally consider how each candidate fits with the program. Let's face it, in many cases the best man for the job doesn't make the cut.
I was just talking to someone today about how it seems as though a big component to all of this is not necessarily "what you know, but WHO you know..." The variables are so vast who knows *why* applicants get rejected. Take for example your application vs. another application who has a LOR from someone in the field who used to work for/graduated from the site you're applying to. Situations like that could be how the person next to you gets chosen instead of you. Doesn't mean you weren't qualified or didn't have a stellar application ... the other person just simply knew someone. Good luck to you all.
Hi all, I am still waiting on 10 sites (I've already received rejection emails from Boston Consortium, UCLA, the Portland VA, and the Center for Multicultural Studies). A 0% hit rate is not very comforting.... I am practicing ACT on myself (CBT doesn't work as well for me) in order to feel better about this whole process
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My classmates have all received several interview offers (Boston Consortium, McLean, Wisconsin, Brown, UCLA, Stanford, Children's National Medical Center in DC, Mailman, LSU, NYU, UNC, and several others that I can't remember... mostly child sites).
I heard that UCSD is still turning in their rankings, so we should hear within a week (a rather long time when waiting is torture). Any news from UIC, Western Psych, or the Palo Alto VA?
Hang in there, everyone!
Just heard from Baylor this afternoon
Hi all
Anyone hear from: West Haven VA, Western Psychiatric, Montefiore, Beth Israel (NY), or the CBT track at MGH yet?
How are you all handling interview offers that you are not 100% sure you want to take?
Here is the deal- I applied to 17 sites and only heard back from 1 so far -with an interview offer. The site that made the offer is not exactly my top choice (though I would be happy to be there). Given my finances, it is likely that I can only afford to go on about 5 interviews (because I will be flying to every single interview).
-How in the world do I tactfully avoid responding to the site for 11 days regarding the interview offer (it says let them know at my earliest convenience) without sending the impression that I am not interested?
-MANY of my sites have interview/open houses on Jan 6 - 8! Is this common? How are you all handling this?
interview? which track?