I spoke to a chair person of the APPIC process. She said the Dec. 15 deadline is a recommendation. It is not a real deadline, they can actually take as long as they wont to.....Sorry to burst your bubble. I too am waiting on sites.....
My bubble's not burst.
😛 All my sites list December 15th in their APPIC directory listing and in their materials. Here's an excerpt from the APPIC FAQ for TDs:
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"5. What is the "Interview Notification Date" in my APPIC Directory Online listing, and how should I go about setting that date?
According to the APPIC Match Policies, each site that participates in Phase I of the APPIC Match and that conducts on-site or telephone interviews is required to notify each applicant who submits a complete application to the site as to whether or not that applicant will receive an interview. Furthermore, each site is required to inform applicants in advance regarding the date (the "Interview Notification Date") by which such notification will occur. For APPIC members, this notification date must be specified in the site's Directory Online listing; for non-members, it must be included in the site's public information.
APPIC recommends that sites use December 15 as the interview notification date; however, each site is free to set whatever date it chooses. Sites are obligated via the Match Policies to notify applicants by the date that they have specified, and applicants must receive the notification by that date. Most Training Directors use e-mail rather than regular mail for this purpose."
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So these 3 sites are already not following the Match policies. That's a major problem (not notifying by the date is just a symptom).
Match policies can be found here, under APPIC Match Policies on the left, including 4b about the notification date requirement:
http://www.natmatch.com/psychint/
In case anyone is having trouble avoiding certain sites, like this forum, there's a great application for Macs called SelfControl that blocks sites for as long as you want, up to 24 hours. It has been very helpful to me in my work on my dissertation.
Good luck everyone!
