2013 APPIC Internship Application Thread

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A classmate was curious if they should re-submit their hours for phase 2 to our DCT, being that he accumulated more hours between November-February? I didn't want to give him the wrong answer, so figured someone on here would know.

:xf: 10 more days!
 
PsyDHokie said:
A classmate was curious if they should re-submit their hours for phase 2 to our DCT, being that he accumulated more hours between November-February? I didn't want to give him the wrong answer, so figured someone on here would know.

:xf: 10 more days!
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im not sure that the aapi allows us to make changes but it we can i wuld def wanna update my hours
 
wagwise said:
im not sure that the aapi allows us to make changes but it we can i wuld def wanna update my hours
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Not sure either... From what I heard from a classmate in Phase I was she accidentally submitted her hours incorrectly, so called the AAPI folks and had them "unlock" it so she could resubmit. I assume its a possibility, but just wasn't sure if you're suppose to resubmit your hours or not in Phase 2. If you are suppose to update your hours, figured it would be better to do it sooner than later.
 
PsyDHokie said:
A classmate was curious if they should re-submit their hours for phase 2 to our DCT, being that he accumulated more hours between November-February? I didn't want to give him the wrong answer, so figured someone on here would know.

:xf: 10 more days!
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I added a Summary of Supervised Clinical Hours log to my CV to incorporate the hours accumulated since I submitted the AAPI in October for the Phase 2 applications.
 
Zoe2014 said:
One week folks 🙂.
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It's the waiting that is killing me. I'm resigned to whatever happens. I'll be ecstatic if I match and can move on with my life, but if I don't match I would just like to get on with the next phase. One more week. My fiance is driving down to be with me the night before and to be with me when I open THE email. It will also be nice to have him here to help me research the Phase II sites if I don't match. Hoping for the best for everyone.
 
I'll go ahead and admit I'm being neurotic, but I'm now very worried about not matching. I ranked 8 sites and if I remember the data correctly that means I only have an 85% chance of matching, which is not high enough to suppress my concerns about putting my life on hold. I would kill for some stats on people who fail to match who have ranked 8 sites- perhaps they were all weird or from non apa schools or something.
 
bmedclinic said:
I'll go ahead and admit I'm being neurotic, but I'm now very worried about not matching. I ranked 8 sites and if I remember the data correctly that means I only have an 85% chance of matching, which is not high enough to suppress my concerns about putting my life on hold. I would kill for some stats on people who fail to match who have ranked 8 sites- perhaps they were all weird or from non apa schools or something.
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I'm willing to bet that a good number of those people really bombed their interviews. Failing basic interpersonal skills, not knowing anything about the program or rotations, coming across as arrogant or uninterested in training, and so on. Others probably were plain old unlucky, but I'd guess that's a much smaller number of people. If you got a good feeling from at least some your interviews, I think you have better than 85% chance.
 
bmedclinic said:
I'll go ahead and admit I'm being neurotic, but I'm now very worried about not matching. I ranked 8 sites and if I remember the data correctly that means I only have an 85% chance of matching, which is not high enough to suppress my concerns about putting my life on hold. I would kill for some stats on people who fail to match who have ranked 8 sites- perhaps they were all weird or from non apa schools or something.
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A guy in my program had 12 interviews last year and didn't match. He was probably the most qualified guy in our program, definitely from an apa school with a good reputation. Every one was shaking their heads in confusion at that one. The general concensus was two part, he must not have interviewed well and he applied to too many highly competitive sites. He took a different route this year and applied to less competitive sites and worked on improving his interviewing skills. I think he ended up with 10 interviews this time around.

I'm sitting here with only two interviews and one site that didn't offer me an interview but still told me to rank them. I realize my chances are a lot less then yours ! What gives me hope is that someone from my program did match last year with only two interviews. It only takes one good interview ! Good luck to all!
 
BorntoRun said:
I'm willing to bet that a good number of those people really bombed their interviews. Failing basic interpersonal skills, not knowing anything about the program or rotations, coming across as arrogant or uninterested in training, and so on. Others probably were plain old unlucky, but I'd guess that's a much smaller number of people. If you got a good feeling from at least some your interviews, I think you have better than 85% chance.
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Also, keep in mind that there's absolutely nothing stopping people from ranking sites at which they didn't interview (and which they weren't still encouraged to rank by the sites themselves). Thus, some portion of that unmatched 15% could reflect people who might've only actually had one or two interviews, but who ranked all of the sites to which they applied, just in case.

Beyond that, yep, bad luck can factor into things as well. These people might have also been geographically-limited, and may have ranked 8 or so sites that were nearby, but that weren't necessarily great fits for them. Or, as PhDMiss mentioned above, they might've applied to a good number of highly-competitive sites, may have ended up in the "second tier" rank-wise at all of them, and happened to have applied in a year when all of said sites got their first-tier applicants (I'm imagining this represents a minority of unmatched applicants, but because it's so striking when it happens, we all remember these cases very well).

Although yes, not interviewing well can play a huge part in how you're ranked, depending on the site.
 
Thanks B2R and AA!
I just compiled a list of 12 reasons why I'll match (according to me)- based on factors listed above, degree type, status, etc. I thought about adding "stuart smally" types of things on there too- I'm good enough, smart enough and dog gone it, people like me...

Gonna print out the list and post it somewhere.

FWIW, I not really that neurotic of a person, but this situation just has me really freaked out.
 
PhDMiss2014 said:
I'm sitting here with only two interviews and one site that didn't offer me an interview but still told me to rank them. I realize my chances are a lot less then yours ! What gives me hope is that someone from my program did match last year with only two interviews. It only takes one good interview ! Good luck to all!
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Yeah, dont get me wrong- I'm not complaining. I'm just well aware of how much this situation has gotten a hold of me. FWIW I had 1 interview last year and 1 other site that told me to rank them even though I didnt interview. And like you said, I had one great interview this year (where at least I think I knocked it out of the park.
 
PhDMiss2014 said:
A guy in my program had 12 interviews last year and didn't match. He was probably the most qualified guy in our program, definitely from an apa school with a good reputation. Every one was shaking their heads in confusion at that one. The general concensus was two part, he must not have interviewed well and he applied to too many highly competitive sites. He took a different route this year and applied to less competitive sites and worked on improving his interviewing skills. I think he ended up with 10 interviews this time around.

I'm sitting here with only two interviews and one site that didn't offer me an interview but still told me to rank them. I realize my chances are a lot less then yours ! What gives me hope is that someone from my program did match last year with only two interviews. It only takes one good interview ! Good luck to all!
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I'm in a similar position and the week cannot go by fast enough. Like bmed has been saying, I'm not normally neurotic either but this process (and the lack of direct control and predictability) have really thrown me for a loop. When interviewing for highly competitive practicum sites, at least I was able to make decisions (and for each of my practica experiences I have landed my top choices at really great sites)!

With internship the experience feels so different... so much guessing and secrecy about where and why I did or did not get interviews, feedback in regards to where I stand (especially related to the APPIC rules) that I'm feeling scared just from the uncertainty.

Like many here are saying, its a mix of hopefulness and knowing why each of us is a good candidate, in addition to our awareness about how unfair the current system is, too.

So good luck to you all in waiting this last week!! :luck::luck::luck:
 
There has been a lot of radio silence on here since the submission of our rankings on February 6th. We have less then 5 whole days left till we find out. What will you do when you find out your results?
 
Zoe2014 said:
There has been a lot of radio silence on here since the submission of our rankings on February 6th. We have less then 5 whole days left till we find out. What will you do when you find out your results?
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The weird part if... I have no idea how I am going to feel. I am part confident, part excited, part cautiously optimistic, and part aware that any one of us could be shocked to not match. I think the worst part, like Rivi said, would be telling people if I don't match.

... but part of me is excited about finding out where I will be going and starting to make plans! This process makes me feel like I can't plan for anything!

Either way, I think wine will be a part of my Friday- either to celebrate, or to take a break and regroup.
 
Zoe2014 said:
There has been a lot of radio silence on here since the submission of our rankings on February 6th. We have less then 5 whole days left till we find out. What will you do when you find out your results?
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I'm actually a little bit anxious about opening the email. I'm also not sure how sharing the results with others will go. If I don't match, I really don't relish the idea of telling my cohort. If I do match, then I don't want my exhuberance to rub people the wrong way should they fail to match. I have a lab meeting that Friday and my advisor has told our lab that if we don't match, we don't need to show up to the meeting. So of course my lab will know if I don't match and spread it around. However, that is only going to prolong the anxiety until Monday when I have to face others.
 
Yea I feel you guys. I am being asked by folks all the time and they keep saying your going to get matched. I did get 13 interviews but that doesn't mean anything unless I get matched. The dread of not completing my internship next year is anxiety provoking and I can't really find folks to talk to about this. I cancelled my hours at work on Friday and moved my supervision to noon just in case. I feel like time has slowed down since Friday :/.
 
ClinPsychEnthus said:
h. I think the worst part, like Rivi said, would be telling people if I don't match.

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Did this exact same thing last year- I had tons of people in my wife's world (speech language pathology) who equate our match with the same as the medical match (unaware of the imbalance) and they all were asking me over the course of a few days where I'd matched.

Worse, one of them heard the news and turned to my wife and said "how great, you'll get to be here for another year. I hoped it would work out this way." I'm still not okay with that one.
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I've been rethinking my rankings since submitting them on the 7th. At this point I just want it to be Friday so I find out where I'll be next year. I'm really hoping my sleep goes back to normal!
 
I agree. When I wake up and open my email on Friday, I will know that I did my best but there is an imbalance in the system. I have started packing and throwing things away to get my mind out of this process.
 
My sleep and stomach have been feeling it the past week. I planned some relaxation tomorrow with a floating/sensory dep appointment. Not sure how it will be but lots have recommended it! Maybe a trip to the sauna too is in order!
 
This process has been the absolute worst for me. If anything, I find myself completely consumed by the financial commitment that comes with moving across the country to a place where the stipend does not account for the cost of living...only to graduate and quite possibly have to do this AGAIN for post-doc.

Grant it, I will probably jump out of my skin if I match...and especially if I match in a place where I actually want to go....but its just frustrating. I feel like I cannot plan anything or look forward to anything until I know how this pans out. I'm completely overwhelmed with anxiety and stress and frustration....and there's no one to talk about it with. 🙁
 
BorntoRun said:
I'm willing to bet that a good number of those people really bombed their interviews. Failing basic interpersonal skills, not knowing anything about the program or rotations, coming across as arrogant or uninterested in training, and so on. Others probably were plain old unlucky, but I'd guess that's a much smaller number of people. If you got a good feeling from at least some your interviews, I think you have better than 85% chance.
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There are a lot of negative assumptions in this post....I'd probably recommend to not be so speculative when lacking actual data to support your position. While I'm only an N=1, I'm one of the cautionary whales of SDN....:laugh:, that someone referenced awhile back. I had 7 interviews out of 12-13 applications, all at top-tier AMCs (e.g. Boston Consortium, WVU, OKHSC, etc)...and I didn't match my first go around. Be geographically flexible & have a range of sites, as you want the best odds possible.

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Best of luck to everyone...almost there.
 
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ClinPsychEnthus said:
The weird part if... I have no idea how I am going to feel. I am part confident, part excited, part cautiously optimistic, and part aware that any one of us could be shocked to not match. I think the worst part, like Rivi said, would be telling people if I don't match.

... but part of me is excited about finding out where I will be going and starting to make plans! This process makes me feel like I can't plan for anything!

Either way, I think wine will be a part of my Friday- either to celebrate, or to take a break and regroup.
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Exactly how I feel. Friday can't come soon enough. Good luck everyone in waiting it out these next few days! :luck:
 
Therapist4Chnge said:
I'd probably recommend to not be so speculative when lacking actual data to support your position.
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Well, that is why it's speculation, qualified with statements like "I'm willing to bet," "I guess" and "I think." I certainly didn't mean to rub you the wrong way.
 
After months and months of hard work and full effort going into this process, I am expecting to match (to be honest). Now I realize this isn't completely rational because I didn't have all that many interviews and I can't say they went better than they might have for others. However, its so hard to wrap my mind around the potential of having done all of this for nothing that I will be in total shock if I do not match. I've tried to come up ways to prepare myself for it but I think I'll just have to tackle the feelings if/when they arise. I'm trying to stay realistic but hard work = positive results in my mind so I'm just not programmed to allow myself to think anything else. It will definitely be a hard blow if I don't match...
 
Therapist4Chnge said:
There are a lot of negative assumptions in this post....I'd probably recommend to not be so speculative when lacking actual data to support your position. While I'm only an N=1, I'm one of the cautionary whales of SDN....:laugh:, that someone referenced awhile back. I had 7 interviews out of 12-13 applications, all at top-tier AMCs (e.g. Boston Consortium, WVU, OKHSC, etc)...and I didn't match my first go around. Be geographically flexible & have a range of sites, as you want the best odds possible.

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Best of luck to everyone...almost there.
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At the risk of further stressing out a minority of applicants while assuaging the rest, I would say from my experience that the neuropsychology applicants are the ones who this most happens to. It's simply a numbers game - when competing for 1-2 slots, the odds of matching there are much smaller. True, many sites will proportionally scale the number of interviewees down, but not all do, and the opportunity to match still is limited - say you're ranked #2, but the #1 person matches there...then you go down the list to your #2, which can potentially bump someone else from matching. I also recall hearing that the top research applicants also sometimes have trouble, as they tend to apply to a smaller pool of research heavy sites. Regardless, everyone knows one or two people who are highly qualified, secure several interviews, and don't match their first time. It's still pretty rare and that's why we remember when it happens. Good luck to you all during this stressful time.
 
Is it bad that I've taken to reading my horoscope for this Friday?
 
PhDMiss2014 said:
Is it bad that I've taken to reading my horoscope for this Friday?
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Haha! Does Friday seem promising for you based on the horoscope? I was actually advised by an elderly woman to contact a psychic if I didn't want to wait till the 22nd! 🙂
 
PhDInsanity said:
Haha! Does Friday seem promising for you based on the horoscope? I was actually advised by an elderly woman to contact a psychic if I didn't want to wait till the 22nd! 🙂
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🙂 Friday is an amazing day for me career wise according to my horoscope.......
 
PhDInsanity said:
Haha! Does Friday seem promising for you based on the horoscope? I was actually advised by an elderly woman to contact a psychic if I didn't want to wait till the 22nd! 🙂
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Oh, the things we do when we want to feel some semblance of control! :laugh: I can relate to that!! 😀
 
ugh, this wait is dreadful. its part the inability to plan for next year (where am i going to live if i dont match?!) and part picturing telling this story some 50 times: "no, i didnt match. yes, i will have to wait till next yr. no, i dont know why i didnt matched. no, i really dont want to know what you think i should have done differently"
 
So which are the lucky star signs for getting an internship this Friday? I knew this Match process had a twist 😉
In reality, my mom said she would check my horoscope for me 🙄 and I cannot wait to ask her 😀
Ugh! I hate the wait.
 
I am wasting my time browsing Craigslist housing ads for all the cities I could possibly move to... Getting way ahead of myself, but it makes me feel better. I'll worry about not matching when it gets here, right now I'm just trying to stay positive.
 
PsyD2014 said:
I am wasting my time browsing Craigslist housing ads for all the cities I could possibly move to... Getting way ahead of myself, but it makes me feel better. I'll worry about not matching when it gets here, right now I'm just trying to stay positive.
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That's so funny, that's exactly what I was just doing. Browsing Craigslist housing listings. This is not going to be a productive week for me.
 
It is all about staying busy. During the week leading up to Match Day I worked out, hit probably 300 golf balls, taught, ran, swam, went out with friends, and otherwise kept busy. I wore myself out so I could sleep Thursday night. I still woke up a couple of times and then stared at my phone until I heard the "Ding" of the e-mail. There were a few dings before the one I wanted...but I just had a sigh of relief, posted a quick msg to facebook "Matched." and then I went back to bed. I didn't know where I would be moving until Monday morning, so that weekend was THE LONGEST WEEKEND EVER. :laugh: I'm glad they changed that and notify apps on the same day, and that they got rid of The Clearinghouse....as I think those combined events shaved at least 1-2yrs off of my life.
 
I received mine at 7:28 AM PST. But it's staggered a bit...some before, some after.
 
Therapist4Chnge said:
It is all about staying busy. During the week leading up to Match Day I worked out, hit probably 300 golf balls, taught, ran, swam, went out with friends, and otherwise kept busy. I wore myself out so I could sleep Thursday night. I still woke up a couple of times and then stared at my phone until I heard the "Ding" of the e-mail. There were a few dings before the one I wanted...but I just had a sigh of relief, posted a quick msg to facebook "Matched." and then I went back to bed. I didn't know where I would be moving until Monday morning, so that weekend was THE LONGEST WEEKEND EVER. :laugh: I'm glad they changed that and notify apps on the same day, and that they got rid of The Clearinghouse....as I think those combined events shaved at least 1-2yrs off of my life.
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didnt think of it, but hitting golf balls sounds like a good way pass the time! gonna go hit up the range later this week i think--thanks!
 
NeuroTrope said:
I received mine at 7:28 AM PST. But it's staggered a bit...some before, some after.
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I wonder what staggers it--is there any rhyme or reason why come come out at 8am others closer to 10?
 
You guys are hilarious!!!!! I've been coming on this site to laugh..... which is very useful to relieve anxiety with waiting for match day!!! You guys also tempted me to look up my horoscope as I am very very anxious and hope to get matched as well!!! Good luck to everyone!
 
Rivi said:
I am not really sure. I think I will just go about my day, a bit happier if I match, a bit unhappier if I don't.

I am really excited/nervous about this thing. I was pretty calm until the deadline started approaching. The thing that bothers the hell out of me is EVERYONE is asking me about it every other day. I dread having to tell everyone that I didn't match if I don't. Other than that, it is all good.
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i am having a party. it will be super fun if i do, and super awkward if i don't match, but it'll be super awkward if i don't match no matter what, so may as well rip off the bandaid and try to make things easy. if i don't match i'm going to have to tell people how to treat me, because i've seen it before, and if there aren't cues given people act very weird and sort of avoid you or pity you. ugh.
 
I should NOT have checked my horoscope -- despite not finding one whit of evidence for horoscopes and never taking them seriously, I found a random one online for Feb 22nd that said I had big career stuff going on this week "But that it might not go smoothly, so stay flexible." My stomach dropped. AAAAAAARGH. I'm sure I could find others that said the opposite if I wanted to though. 😉 (Nope, all of them are saying it...ok Cancers, if none of us match, I will officially believe in horoscopes.)

As for me, I've spent every spare moment doing cardio in an attempt to do something that doesn't involve freaking out.
 
tiredpsychgrad said:
I should NOT have checked my horoscope -- despite not finding one whit of evidence for horoscopes and never taking them seriously, I found a random one online for Feb 22nd that said I had big career stuff going on this week "But that it might not go smoothly, so stay flexible." My stomach dropped. AAAAAAARGH. I'm sure I could find others that said the opposite if I wanted to though. 😉 (Nope, all of them are saying it...ok Cancers, if none of us match, I will officially believe in horoscopes.)

As for me, I've spent every spare moment doing cardio in an attempt to do something that doesn't involve freaking out.
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Oh no!! I'm a cancer too so Friday we will put this to the test! But flexible might just mean getting our second choice as opposed to first! Let's go with that 🙂 Shoot, at this rate we will be turning to psychics by Wednesday night! Let's stay sane friends!
 
My horoscope says I'll feel good on Friday but sick on Saturday. I like where this is going.
 
I just wanted to wish everyone on this thread good luck! I'm not going through the Match until next year, but many people from my cohort are so I am very emotionally invested! I can't imagine any of my cohortmates not matching, they are all so skilled and qualified, so the odds that it could very well happen are just so weird to me.

Anyway, thinking happy thoughts and keeping my fingers crossed for you 🙂
 
Rivi said:
Does anyone know any cheap ways of cryogenically freezing oneself until Friday?
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Hah, that would be nice! My best friend suggested I find a way to contract a mild and time-limited flu -- severe enough to knock me out until Friday morning, but short enough to feel better in time to get on a plane to visit her on Friday evening. While I can't do the flu part, I am doing the visiting part. I figure, we can either celebrate together or she can help me drown my sorrows and start Phase II apps. Just 3.5 more days!
 
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Rivi said:
Does anyone know any cheap ways of cryogenically freezing oneself until Friday?
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i have suggested medically induced coma, which has not gone over well in my rehab med externship
 
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