2011 APPIC Internship Application Thread

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W8ing said:
Don't give up hope if others have interviews and you haven't heard back! That does not mean a rejection is coming. People started hearing back from Children's Memorial earlier this week and I thought it was a lost cause, but I got an interview just now. So I am back to believing that no news IS good news!
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Congrats! That's very encouraging!
 
W8ing said:
Don't give up hope if others have interviews and you haven't heard back! That does not mean a rejection is coming. People started hearing back from Children's Memorial earlier this week and I thought it was a lost cause, but I got an interview just now. So I am back to believing that no news IS good news!
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Congratulations W8ing!
 
A friend of mine got e-mail invites to Stanford University CAPS and San Jose State University Counseling Services.

I didn't hear from anyone today. 👎

Best of luck to everyone!
 
Just received an email invite (form letter) from the London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium (Adult Mental Health track).

Go figure they only allow you to confirm a date by phone... office hours end at 4pm today, and they sent the email at 4:01pm. Boo.

Guess that's it for most of the emails until Monday. I'm taking a big breather from the constant "refresh" marathon and spending some quality time with my dissertation this weekend. Almost forgot it existed. 🙂 Hope everyone has a great weekend, and gets LOTS of really good news in the coming week!
 
YAY!!! Got an interview from UNC!!! 😀 It was a personalized e-mail (though fairly generic).

QUESTION: I applied to two separate tracks at UNC and the e-mail does not indicate in any way which one (or both?) I'm interviewing for...would it be okay to ask? I have to e-mail them back anyway to arrange an interview date and I'd really like to prepare specifically for the track(s) I'm interviewing for, but somehow it sounds foolish to ask which one (or both) I'm interviewing for. Thoughts?? Would like to e-mail them back ASAP....
 
I received snail mail from University of New Hampshire Counseling Center. I had two initial reactions: 1) Snail mail?!?! 😱 and 2) It's a thin envelope, must be a rejection :scared:

Turns out they send out optional demographics surveys to their applicants with self-addressed envelopes to return to them for their records. :laugh:
 
blindchaos said:
Putting out an APB for the following sites...anyone know if any of these places have started sending out invites (or know when invites might be sent out)?

Marcus Autism Center
Family Service & Guidance Center (Topeka,KS)
UNC - Chapel Hill (TEACCH and CIDD tracks)
Northeast Oklahoma Psych. (Tulsa Center for Child Psych track - I know the forensic track has already sent out invites)
Univ of Tennessee (in Memphis - St Jude's track)
The May Institute
The Watson Institute
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a colleague got an invite to UNC this afternoon. Good luck blindchaos!
 
blindchaos said:
YAY!!! Got an interview from UNC!!! 😀 It was a personalized e-mail (though fairly generic).

QUESTION: I applied to two separate tracks at UNC and the e-mail does not indicate in any way which one (or both?) I'm interviewing for...would it be okay to ask? I have to e-mail them back anyway to arrange an interview date and I'd really like to prepare specifically for the track(s) I'm interviewing for, but somehow it sounds foolish to ask which one (or both) I'm interviewing for. Thoughts?? Would like to e-mail them back ASAP....
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Which tracks did you apply to? I'm waiting to hear back from them about the clinical child, pediatric track.
And congratulations!!!
 
PsychingOut said:
Which tracks did you apply to? I'm waiting to hear back from them about the clinical child, pediatric track.
And congratulations!!!
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I applied to both the TEACCH and CIDD tracks, but the e-mail did not specify which one the interview was for (or if it was for both). Good luck! :luck:
 
blindchaos said:
YAY!!! Got an interview from UNC!!! 😀 It was a personalized e-mail (though fairly generic).

QUESTION: I applied to two separate tracks at UNC and the e-mail does not indicate in any way which one (or both?) I'm interviewing for...would it be okay to ask? I have to e-mail them back anyway to arrange an interview date and I'd really like to prepare specifically for the track(s) I'm interviewing for, but somehow it sounds foolish to ask which one (or both) I'm interviewing for. Thoughts?? Would like to e-mail them back ASAP....
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Definitely ask. Some sites will need to know (usually consortiums, hospitals, and/or any place that has multiple locations/dept) and others may be more flexible. I was invited to a consortium for one track, and once I got there they asked if I wanted to interview for another track. Of course the one they asked me about I LOVED...but the competition was ridiculous. At the time my research was very niche, but I guess it was in line with something the guy was considering because otherwise I'm pretty sure they got me confused with someone else. :laugh:
 
I just got an email invitation to interview at Pacific Clinics (Pasadena, CA) 😀. The dates are Jan 4, 5, and 6, in the afternoon. It was a generic email... and it was for the adult emphasis. Yay!
 
Rejectiion from Pilgrim Psych, like some others here reported already. This was expected based on the doubled number of applications per slot. Oh, well.
Congratulations to one of us who got an invite from them!!

An invite letter from VA Black Hills (via email) came today which balanced the rejection for me. Wish this would always work that way 🙂

I wonder if anyone heard if Atascadero SH sent out any invites. (I know they sent out rejection lettters a day or two ago). I received nothing so far.
Also, nothing yet from Wisconsin DOC.
 
well well, teh weekend is here; time to wait 2 more days! :idea:
 
I know no news is good news and all, but I just need to hear SOMETHING!... stupid stupid appic match.... +pissed+(since i cannot afford to ACTUALLY throw my comp, I am finding this emoticon vicariously satisfying)...


On another note: Congrats to all those who got invites today!!! 🙂
 
Did anyone get an invite from VA Illiana today? They said they hoped to send invites Dec. 3...
 
Got a rejection from Arkansas State Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital ( :cry: ) but an invite to interview from Pacific Clinics. All sent by generic email.

I'm averaging 1 interview: 3 rejections so far...Keep hoping it will stay at that ratio next week. :xf:
 
Anyone heard from, or know someone that has heard from, the following:

Harvard/Mass General BMED track
University of Mississippi Medical Center / VA Medical Center, Jackson
Baylor Neuropsych Track
VA Pudget Sound: American Lake
 
CMHpsych said:
Got a rejection from Arkansas State Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital ( :cry: ) but an invite to interview from Pacific Clinics. All sent by generic email.
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Which track did you apply to at Pacific Clinics? Congrats on the invite!
 
Mississippi VA/Jackson
I have a friend that is interning here right now. She said they had a meeting to decide on applicants today. I'm guessing they will notify shortly then...
 
Interview from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CC!
 
KCphd said:
Mississippi VA/Jackson
I have a friend that is interning here right now. She said they had a meeting to decide on applicants today. I'm guessing they will notify shortly then...
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Excellent, thanks!
 
Rejection from Delaware cc. WTF
Rejections from 3 sites and looks like possibly 4 more as folks on here have heard back in invites and I haven't. No invites.
Anger.
 
got 2 invites today pm me if you must know 🙂
 
I realize that there is no way for "no interview" not to feel like a major disappointment and a personal rejection. But as someone on the other side of this process (eg: receiving applications and sending No interview emails) I'd like to just throw this in the mix. It is your application, not you the person, they are saying "no" to (sometimes with a sigh of regret) and it is very often a host of factors far beyond your control (or their's) that are in the equation. Elements like dissertation progress, specific experience with a specific population, fit between your expressed goals and what the site can deliver, need for specific gender/language/ethnicity/skill set, prior experience with students from a specific program (positive or negative), and a host of other site-specific variables that lead to the "outcome" of "no" or "yes". We would often like to meet many more of the applicants to our site than we can reasonably manage to interview given staff limitations and the realities of the Match numbers. It is a painfully stressful process for all involved. So hang in there and do your best to not feel de-valued by a process that is way bigger than anyone can quite get under control.
 
Invite from Wisconsin Department of Corrections via email.
 
docma said:
I realize that there is no way for "no interview" not to feel like a major disappointment and a personal rejection. But as someone on the other side of this process (eg: receiving applications and sending No interview emails) I'd like to just throw this in the mix. It is your application, not you the person, they are saying "no" to (sometimes with a sigh of regret) and it is very often a host of factors far beyond your control (or their's) that are in the equation. Elements like dissertation progress, specific experience with a specific population, fit between your expressed goals and what the site can deliver, need for specific gender/language/ethnicity/skill set, prior experience with students from a specific program (positive or negative), and a host of other site-specific variables that lead to the "outcome" of "no" or "yes". We would often like to meet many more of the applicants to our site than we can reasonably manage to interview given staff limitations and the realities of the Match numbers. It is a painfully stressful process for all involved. So hang in there and do your best to not feel de-valued by a process that is way bigger than anyone can quite get under control.
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choices choices choices eh? It's tiring pouring over apps
 
TherapyCats said:
Me too! Good luck!! :luck:
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I also got an invite from Wisconsin DOC today. Cogratulations to you both!
The TD seems like a nice man, and since they have been struggling (as it seems) to get through the process fast in order to notify us ASAP, I wonder if maybe in the end they decided to invite most of those who applied? 🙂 But in any event we have an interview there, and this is great!
 
JockNerd said:
Rejection from Delaware cc. WTF
Rejections from 3 sites and looks like possibly 4 more as folks on here have heard back in invites and I haven't. No invites.
Anger.
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So sorry JockNerd. I got a kindly worded email rejection to Central Washington University CC this evening and it stung more than I expected. I hope you get an invite really soon. This process feels so unpredictable in so many ways sometimes both positively and negatively.
 
I got a not so nicely titled email from University of Illinois- Urbana Campaign (It was titled "Difficult News") at around 7:00pm last night. Now I'm at 2 for 4, so still doing fine.

My girlfriend received an interview at the Danville VA in Illinois. It came around 5:30pm last night.

Does anyone know if sites might actually send out interview information over the weekend?
 
madeincanada said:
If someone says yes, I suspect you will be checking your email all weekend, in case they are right.

If someone says no, I suspect you will still be checking your email all weekend, in case they are wrong.

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too true. can't pass anything by a forum of psychologists (some in training) 🙄
 
Well, I did get a rejection this lovely Saturday morning from Rusk--so, yes some places are sending out emails over the weekend.

I was wondering if anyone has heard anything from the University of Washington School of Medicine?
 
Lexington VA rejections went out yesterday via email (at least some of them).
 
Also, I did get an invite over the phone last saturday. So...the weekends are not safe.
 
Hi T4C and any other mods,

Just a thought, would it be possible to get psychology listed as one of the specialties listed under residency interview feedback? It would be nice if we could post about our interviews to help the next generation.
 
I got a rejection last Sunday evening as did a classmate of mine (different sites). I think the chances of hearing from any particular site on the weekends is less likely but still possible.

So far, I'm at 5-3-1....5 interviews, 3 rejections, 1 site withdrew from the match. Pretty darn happy with how things are going so far 🙂 7 sites left!
 
blindchaos said:
I got a rejection last Sunday evening as did a classmate of mine (different sites). I think the chances of hearing from any particular site on the weekends is less likely but still possible.

So far, I'm at 5-3-1....5 interviews, 3 rejections, 1 site withdrew from the match. Pretty darn happy with how things are going so far 🙂 7 sites left!
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Wow, those are great statistics! I'm 2-2 with 2 interviews (although one hasn't contacted me to schedule yet, they just let me know that they will be contacting me soon) and 2 rejections. If I can keep up my 50%, with the 21 sites I have left I will have an abundance of interviews. Good luck with your last 7!
 
Srei said:
Hi everybody! I'm new to the site. Here is what I have so far - rejections from FMC, Rochester and Atascadero SH. Invitations from Syracuse VA and Arkansas Behavioral Health. I received the same email from Albany Consortium. I just got back from a 4 hour hike - getting out and about is how I am taking care of myself through this crazy, stressful process. One more hanging in there with everyone else. Good luck, everybody! 🙂
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Rochester what? Univ of Rochester?
 
Rochester what? Univ of Rochester?

FMC, Rochester is the Federal Medical Center in Rochester - part of the Bureau of Prisons.
 
I'm only a second year so internship madness seems very far away to me ... but I was at a meeting with a bunch of fourth and fifth years yesterday and they announced where they had gotten interviews. These are all at counseling centers:

University of Delaware
University of Memphis
Appalachian State
Utah State, Logan
UC/Berkeley
UC/Irvine
Arizona State, Tempe
 
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