2013-2014 APPIC (internship) Phase II

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psychtalk1274 said:
I didn't apply to the Bronx VA but I often wonder if it is appropriate to ask that or not.

EDIT: I always wish I had the guts to ask but I never do!!!
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Me too! I really want to know the odds but don't feel like I should ask (not at Bronx VA but anywhere! )
 
ShakeyD said:
How long ago did they call you? Any indication they will be calling more people tomorrow?
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Tuesday, and I was so stunned that I don't think I realized what was happening until I put my phone down...
 
ShakeyD said:
Not to mention the flights and hotels! I had to wedge that interview in between two others, so I ended up with 3 interviews in 3 different cities in 3 days!
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What a nightmare! This whole process is ridiculous. How do these places expect us to support ourselves and get to interviews and be put together enough to do well in back - to - back interviews?
... I think that last part was a side effect of 3 interviews today. One of which caught me off guard because they called an hour early. So burnt out!
 
Psychgirl305 said:
That is a good concern. The way it was explained to me by my DCT for my school is to rank highest and in the order of where you want regardless of location. The problem with possibly not ranking the less desirable site is that if you don't match to the others, you will have to apply next year. You have to weigh out if you are willing to go to that fourth site or if you are prepared to possibly apply in November again.

I too have a fourth site I am not fond of, but I will be ranking them last because I can't afford to have all my loans kick in. I'm already having to pay undergrad loans. I personally will deal with post doc when the time comes. I feel that if you do quality work and do everything to enhance your skills therapeutically and in administering assessments, you should be able to land a post doc. Don't psych yourself out. Deal with one hurdle at a time. It will all work out the way it should. If you don't land a post doc, it means your weren't meant to be at those centers. There is something better suited for you.
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I agree. I keep telling myself that it'll all work out the way it should. It can be so hard to keep that in mind during times of stress though. My go to in these situations is to try and control things and plan. But outside of choosing how to rank sites a lot is simply out of my control. Here's to acceptance!
 
Psychgirl305 said:
Very well stated. I have been working for my clinic for 8 years and thought I would definitely get matched here. My supervisor thought so as well and it didn't happen.

This is after all the Internship games! Lol
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Ahh, I'm really sorry to hear that - it's so disappointing. Last year, I thought I had a chance of matching at the site of the externship I had at the time (which was at a prestigious hospital). I didn't, but felt a lot more confident this year about matching there. And... I didn't yet again. My former supervisor told me later that I had been ranked very highly this year. The jury is still out on whether that piece of knowledge makes me feel proud and heartened or bitter and borderline violent.
 
beebom said:
What a nightmare! This whole process is ridiculous. How do these places expect us to support ourselves and get to interviews and be put together enough to do well in back - to - back interviews?
... I think that last part was a side effect of 3 interviews today. One of which caught me off guard because they called an hour early. So burnt out!
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Calling an hour early, to me, is just as rude as calling an hour late. Rude, rude, and more rude. Shame on them for being so inconsiderate of your schedule and responsibilities.
 
AND I think in officially done waiting around for invites. If there are any last minute ones that pop in today, cool, but I pretty much haven't heard anything new since early last week. Wished I had more sites to rank, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
 
Will you guys rank sites that didn't send you a response OR that requested materials but failed to respond further? How would it hurt (or not) if you did?
 
SupportiveSpouse said:
Will you guys rank sites that didn't send you a response OR that requested materials but failed to respond further? How would it hurt (or not) if you did?
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No, I won't rank sites that requested materials but didn't have further response. St. Louis did this to me but I know they offered interviews to some so I'm assuming I'm out.
 
checked the late breaking news this morning:
Site: UCSD-VA San Diego Psychology Internship Training Program
Program #: 112527
TD Name: Sean P.A. Drummond and Sandra J Brown
TD Contact: [email protected]; (858) 642-3944
Date/Time Added: Tuesday, March 11, 3:10pm Eastern

Interview decisions have been made and no one else will be contacted for the two rotations: VA Family/Rady CAPS and VA Center of Recovery Ed / UCSD OPS.
 
My cat meowed for about 3 minutes straight during my interview this morning, I actively ignored and she stopped.

Way to show my interviewer that I'm a crazy cat lady. :cat:
 
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SupportiveSpouse said:
Will you guys rank sites that didn't send you a response OR that requested materials but failed to respond further? How would it hurt (or not) if you did?
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That's a good question. I didn't think about that. I assumed that if they didn't contact me it is because they did not see me as a good fit.

Let's say you rank them and they rank you without ever emailing you...and you match. My initial perception is that there is a lack of communication and professionalism at that site. I would not want to end up there because lord only knows what else they may do or have done, which you don't know about. You may put yourself at risk.
 
SupportiveSpouse said:
Will you guys rank sites that didn't send you a response OR that requested materials but failed to respond further? How would it hurt (or not) if you did?
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I remembered reading this on the FAQs (sorry the font is larger, it was cut and pasted)

"One note: In Phase II, applicants may wonder whether or not to rank sites to which they submitted an application but were never contacted. While it is certainly acceptable to rank such sites, it is probably not necessary to do so, as sites will rarely rank applicants whom they haven't contacted or interviewed."
 
I'll throw this out there one more time, and then I'll do my best to move on: Anyone heard from Brown?
 
I just submitted my rankings and thought that my anxiety would decrease but stomach is still churning. I am hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.
I was wondering if anyone heard from Jesse Brown VA.
 
ShakeyD said:
I'll throw this out there one more time, and then I'll do my best to move on: Anyone heard from Brown?
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still no...i'm still finding it so hard to believe none of us would have heard, although I guess statistically it's a possibility. Do we know how many of us are waiting to hear?
 
jennigold said:
still no...i'm still finding it so hard to believe none of us would have heard, although I guess statistically it's a possibility. Do we know how many of us are waiting to hear?
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I am starting to think that they notified people that are not on SDN, or just lurkers. Being Brown, and also being a heavily specialized research track, I also wondering if they only are interviewing a very small number of applicants. With that said, they do have two positions to fill.
 
ShakeyD said:
I am starting to think that they notified people that are not on SDN, or just lurkers. Being Brown, and also being a heavily specialized research track, I also wondering if they only are interviewing a very small number of applicants. With that said, they do have two positions to fill.
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right! well if anyone is interested in some stats - anyone who applied to Brown and haven't heard could shoot me a PM and I can compile and let the group know. I seem to recall it was more than just you and I, Shakey
 
Chinook80 said:
I just submitted my rankings and thought that my anxiety would decrease but stomach is still churning. I am hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.
I was wondering if anyone heard from Jesse Brown VA.
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I had an interview with Jesse Brown Tuesday morning. Also, I have not heard anything from Brown or the Bronx VA, though I know they're doing sly on the spot phone interviews.

Second, I just had an interview where they asked me why I think I didn't match in phase 1? Rude right? Anyone else had this?
 
I haven't heard from Brown either. I guess I will go ahead and submit my rank order list, although I am still really ambivalent about my fourth ranking and am kind of afraid I will end up there.
 
I just submitted my ROL and only want to vomit a little bit! Improvement upon Phase I, indeed.

I applied to Jesse Brown and Bronx, but it seems like everyone who would get contacted got contacted. I'm not holding out hope for them anymore.
 
jennigold said:
right! well if anyone is interested in some stats - anyone who applied to Brown and haven't heard could shoot me a PM and I can compile and let the group know. I seem to recall it was more than just you and I, Shakey
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I also applied and haven't heard a peep. I am assuming they are done at this point.
 
cpw1984 said:
I had an interview with Jesse Brown Tuesday morning. Also, I have not heard anything from Brown or the Bronx VA, though I know they're doing sly on the spot phone interviews.

Second, I just had an interview where they asked me why I think I didn't match in phase 1? Rude right? Anyone else had this?
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I actually hope I get asked this question. I feel like it's an opening to explain holes in my application, which are very reasonable with explanation, but might not be appropriate to talk about unless prompted.
 
cpw1984 said:
Second, I just had an interview where they asked me why I think I didn't match in phase 1? Rude right? Anyone else had this?
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That is INCREDIBLY rude. I would have such issues answering that question.
 
ShakeyD said:
I actually hope I get asked this question. I feel like it's an opening to explain holes in my application, which are very reasonable with explanation, but might not be appropriate to talk about unless prompted.
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I was not asked, but had a good answer planned out just in case.
 
Ugh, I hate this process. I'm sitting here thinking how many people did these places interview, I wonder how many site those people invited with, and I wonder what those other people will rank this position. I absolutely love this placed I interviewed with but it seems like there are so many qualified people there is just no way this could happen! I just want to yell "I will work for free, I just want an internship" haha. I'm sure you all understand.

I'm also still on the fence about ranking a site at all even though I pretty much know if I did rank them I would pretty much get it there if my higher sites didn't take me. I don't think I'll be happy there or that it will further my career.
 
psychtalk1274 said:
Ugh, I hate this process. I'm sitting here thinking how many people did these places interview, I wonder how many site those people invited with, and I wonder what those other people will rank this position. I absolutely love this placed I interviewed with but it seems like there are so many qualified people there is just no way this could happen! I just want to yell "I will work for free, I just want an internship" haha. I'm sure you all understand.

I'm also still on the fence about ranking a site at all even though I pretty much know if I did rank them I would pretty much get it there if my higher sites didn't take me. I don't think I'll be happy there or that it will further my career.
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If it is accredited or a VA I will rank it. Otherwise I probably won't. I had a friend go to an unaccredited site and he was miserable, and although he got a post-doc, he is still unhappy with where he's at career wise. At the very least, I think the site should be actively seeking accreditation. I think it says something negative about a sites commitment to training if they have been around several years and haven't even applied for accreditation.
 
ShakeyD said:
If it is accredited or a VA I will rank it. Otherwise I probably won't. I had a friend go to an unaccredited site and he was miserable, and although he got a post-doc, he is still unhappy with where he's at career wise. At the very least, I think the site should be actively seeking accreditation. I think it says something negative about a sites commitment to training if they have been around several years and haven't even applied for accreditation.
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They are accredited but they offer mainly consultation and assessment, very little therapy which is concerning to me.
 
cpw1984 said:
I had an interview with Jesse Brown Tuesday morning. Also, I have not heard anything from Brown or the Bronx VA, though I know they're doing sly on the spot phone interviews.

Second, I just had an interview where they asked me why I think I didn't match in phase 1? Rude right? Anyone else had this?
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Ohh, my initial reaction is that this is majorly taboo. How good would it make you feel to say, "I don't know, why do you think all of the people you wanted ranked other sites more highly?"
 
Just got my rejection from the college of William and Mary. At least it was personalized, although, I sent them an email a week ago.
 
psychtalk1274 said:
They are accredited but they offer mainly consultation and assessment, very little therapy which is concerning to me.
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It is actually a good sign. Therapy is mainly the domain of LPCs and MSWs now
 
Just received a rejection email from William and Mary
 
Vagery said:
Same here -pretty late in the game
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I interviewed here and received an email yesterday with contact info for current interns, and it mentioned that the training director had a family emergency and coordination was being taken over by another staff member - maybe this contributed to the late response?
 
jennigold said:
right! well if anyone is interested in some stats - anyone who applied to Brown and haven't heard could shoot me a PM and I can compile and let the group know. I seem to recall it was more than just you and I, Shakey
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Also applied to brown and haven't heard a thing..
 
My only one that I'm waiting on, and still feel I could possibly receive an interview from, is Terminal Island.
 
Wow! That's a lot of reading! I had a phone interview with the Jesse Brown VA yesterday morning and the DT was friendly and seemed very familiar with my vita. I said all that to say maybe they're taking a while to get back to candidates because they're truly looking through our application materials.
 
Initially I swore I would not check the forum during Phase II - during Phase I it made me WAY too anxious - but as we are approaching the deadline I have to ask if anyone has heard from a few sites:

Alaska Internship Consortium
Southern Illinois University
Carson Center for Children and Families

Sorry if people already posted about them. My cursory review of the thread might have missed something. Good luck to everyone!
 
DazedAndConfuse said:
Initially I swore I would not check the forum during Phase II - during Phase I it made me WAY too anxious - but as we are approaching the deadline I have to ask if anyone has heard from a few sites:

Alaska Internship Consortium
Southern Illinois University
Carson Center for Children and Families

Sorry if people already posted about them. My cursory review of the thread might have missed something. Good luck to everyone!
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Someone (not me) heard from SIU. This was posted like the Monday or Tuesday of the week after applications were due. Hope this helps.
 
Did anyone hear from the University of Houston? I sent them an email over a week ago and never received a response.
 
Psychgirl305 said:
Did anyone hear from the University of Houston? I sent them an email over a week ago and never received a response.
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I haven't heard, but am assuming they already extended all interviews.
 
I emailed them Wednesday of last week and I received my rejection letter yesterday. They also bolded and highlighted criteria I do not meet for their internship and why I should not have applied. It was actually quite rude
 
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