2013 APPIC Internship Application Thread

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I'm also curious, this is my top site and I'm rather freaking out now that it's the evening and I haven't heard anything!
I'm with you two. SF VA is one of my top choices and I haven't heard anything either way. If they are doing personalized e-mails, maybe it is taking them longer and they're spreading out the invitations...Fingers crossed we get some good news in the next few days!
 
U Wisc Madison--Health track
Tulane-Bmed
Palo Alto VA--health
Madison VA


Anyone have any news?
 
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Congrats! I'm eager to hear from them... Did they call or email??

They e-mailed me around 2 pm today. A friend of mine heard from them later in the day. You can tell the e-mail is a template because the name and date look different so he could be sending them out individually. Good luck!
 
U Wisc Madison--Health track
Tulane-Bmed
Palo Alto VA--health
Madison VA


Anyone have any news?

I haven't heard anything from Palo Alto, and neither have the others in my program who applied. Not totally sure what's going on -- every other place I applied with that early a deadline has gotten back to me. But I think they're super competitive and have tons of tracks/rotations/interests so maybe they just have a lot of apps to go through.

I also haven't heard from:
North Florida/South Georgia VA
Pacific Islands VA
Louis Stokes VA
Central Texas VA
Alaska VA
 
I haven't heard anything from Palo Alto, and neither have the others in my program who applied. Not totally sure what's going on -- every other place I applied with that early a deadline has gotten back to me. But I think they're super competitive and have tons of tracks/rotations/interests so maybe they just have a lot of apps to go through.

I also haven't heard from:
North Florida/South Georgia VA
Pacific Islands VA
Louis Stokes VA
Central Texas VA
Alaska VA

Does Louis Stokes actually contact applicants to let them know if thier application is being considered or ranked, or are we all just invited to the open house and thats it?
 
I also haven't heard from:
Palo Alto VA
Louis Stokes VA
North FL/South GA VA
Central TX VA

The Louis Stokes entry on APPIC site says they invite selected applicants to track-specific open houses which include an interview, so I'm guessing they'll be contacting applicants either way.
 
The Louis Stokes entry on APPIC site says they invite selected applicants to track-specific open houses which include an interview, so I'm guessing they'll be contacting applicants either way.

thanks!
 
I also haven't heard from:
Palo Alto VA
Louis Stokes VA
North FL/South GA VA
Central TX VA

The Louis Stokes entry on APPIC site says they invite selected applicants to track-specific open houses which include an interview, so I'm guessing they'll be contacting applicants either way.

Sounds like we applied to a lot of the same places! Maybe we'll end up at some interviews together.
 
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They e-mailed me around 2 pm today. A friend of mine heard from them later in the day. You can tell the e-mail is a template because the name and date look different so he could be sending them out individually. Good luck!

Thanks - staying hopeful until I hear one way or the other! One more question: adult or child track??
 
I haven't heard anything from Palo Alto, and neither have the others in my program who applied. Not totally sure what's going on -- every other place I applied with that early a deadline has gotten back to me. But I think they're super competitive and have tons of tracks/rotations/interests so maybe they just have a lot of apps to go through.

A friend of mine is an intern there now, and she told me they're not planning to send out notifications until late next week. They apparently have a ton.
 
A friend of mine is an intern there now, and she told me they're not planning to send out notifications until late next week. They apparently have a ton.

blorgh. so want to know to make arrangements or not. but thank you for the info!!!
 
Does Louis Stokes actually contact applicants to let them know if thier application is being considered or ranked, or are we all just invited to the open house and thats it?

They contact you either way. I applied there last year.
 
First rejection today. Andrus. Just glad to know really. Thanks for all the updates everyone!
 
Personalized e-mail this morning informing me that Rusk won't be able to interview me. Alas. 🙁
 
I am guessing I will receive a rejection from UNC- Chapel Hill and Texas A&M since they sent out interview offers already.
 
To those of us who have been extremely fortunate to receive 10 or more interview invites: does anyone have any thoughts on the maximum number of interviews that one can/should reasonably attend? I applied to too many(20) sites (but they are all great fits, and I'd be happy to match at any of them), and am now struggling with juggling a crazy interview schedule. I think 12 might be my maximum number, but I chose that number arbitrarily. Any more, and I am afraid I won't be able to interview well because I'll be too tired. Plus, I'm not sure I can afford it, but as others have said, going on a crazy number of interviews is cheaper than the cost of applying again if you don't match! Given that all the sites I applied to are great fits, I don't know how to choose which to attend and thought I might eliminate those most expensive to travel to, but am not sure that that is the best way to make this decision. Any thoughts?

And to those who are not happy with the number of interviews they received: I, like many others, know many applicants who matched with only 2 interviews, and also know others who have failed to match with 7-10 interviews. So, just ace the ones you've got and you may actually be better off!
 
I am guessing I will receive a rejection from UNC- Chapel Hill and Texas A&M since they sent out interview offers already.

I'm in this same boat! I haven't heard back from UT-Knoxville and they sent out interview invitations on Friday! They were a top site for me too 🙁

Try to focus on the good news Zoe!
 
Has anyone else heard from Bellevue either way since they invited people a few weeks ago? I'm so nervous to hear from them, and I'm trying really hard not to assume I've been rejected already.
 
I'm in this same boat! I haven't heard back from UT-Knoxville and they sent out interview invitations on Friday! They were a top site for me too 🙁

Try to focus on the good news Zoe!

I am focused on the good news and have good luck thus far 🙂. I have 5 interviews, 0 rejections, and 12 more to go 🙂. Thanks for the happy thoughts!
 
Just received a personalized email to attend an Open House at Mailman Center for Child Development in Miami (Dates: Jan 8th, 10th, and 15th). 😀
 
Has anyone else heard from Bellevue either way since they invited people a few weeks ago? I'm so nervous to hear from them, and I'm trying really hard not to assume I've been rejected already.

I am still waiting to hear from them... There's always hope til you actually hear.

Interview invite today from Salesmanship club in Dallas.

Anybody still waiting to hear from SSMH??
 
Has anyone else heard from Bellevue either way since they invited people a few weeks ago? I'm so nervous to hear from them, and I'm trying really hard not to assume I've been rejected already.
Also still waiting to hear from Bellevue, and Kings County, which sent out both invites and rejections about 100 years ago 🙁

On a good note, got a personalized e-mail invite for an interview a Yale (Adult Outpatient Services) last night at about 10pm. Hurray! This brings me to five invites, two rejections, and six more sites to hear from... final stretch.
 
Also still waiting to hear from Bellevue, and Kings County, which sent out both invites and rejections about 100 years ago 🙁

On a good note, got a personalized e-mail invite for an interview a Yale (Adult Outpatient Services) last night at about 10pm. Hurray! This brings me to five invites, two rejections, and six more sites to hear from... final stretch.

I haven't heard either, but assuming rejection. Just not sure what the delay is for...
 
I haven't heard either, but assuming rejection. Just not sure what the delay is for...

I interviewed at NYU Bellevue last week and I heard from other interviewees that the site has multiple interview dates although they only offered me one option in their invitation. It is still possible that they are still calling candidates for interviews.

I am also waiting on several sites. Anyone hear from the following sites outside of dates not already listed on the main list?

LIJ-child
St. Luke's-child
Citrus

Also, do we know if the following sites have rolling interview offers? (Like many others, I haven't heard anything from these)

Lincoln Medical
Geisinger
Institute for Child and Family Health
DuPont
SUNY Upstate- child
 
Are sites encouraged or required to send notifications? There are 6 sites on the list that I haven't heard from at all. I am assuming they're rejections but saw that this was discussed briefly and wanted to bring it up again.
 
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Praying for good news for all of us this week! I have 8 sites left to hear from!
 
Are sites encouraged or required to send notifications? There are 6 sites on the list that I haven't heard from at all. I am assuming they're rejections but saw that this was discussed briefly and wanted to bring it up again.

The Match Policies state, "Notification of interview status for Phase I of the Match must occur no later than the interview notification date that appears in the program's APPIC Directory Online listing and/or other publicity materials, and may be communicated via e-mail, telephone, regular mail (to be received no later than the interview notification date), or other means."

Earlier, someone posted on this thread that sites have to make "reasonable efforts" to contact all applicants.
 
I'm not sure about the official policy, but one of my friends who went through this last year said there were several sites that never notified her at all about her not being invited for an interview.
 
Speaking from experience last year, I applied to 16 sites and only heard one way or another from approximately half of them. :lame:
 
Just received a personalized email to attend an Open House at Mailman Center for Child Development in Miami (Dates: Jan 8th, 10th, and 15th). 😀

Congrats!! Me too 🙂. And I had crossed them off the list since they sent out invites a while ago...
 
Congrats!! Me too 🙂. And I had crossed them off the list since they sent out invites a while ago...

So happy for you guys. I was really hoping to get an interview at Mailman but I haven't heard either way from them or eight other sites.
 
Speaking from experience last year, I applied to 16 sites and only heard one way or another from approximately half of them. :lame:

Yep, these responses are about what I figured. How rude of these sites.
 
Hey everyone! It's finally interview week (tentatively), and I am sending positive thoughts to all who read every post on this site. May this week bring good news, and may your bad news be tempered by the support of good friends, family, and colleagues.

And everyone remember to be patient with these sites. The date suggested by APPIC for notification for interviews was (I'm assuming) chosen before the APPI went on-line and it became easy and cheap to send a bazillion apps. Also with the "crisis" in the internship training model, sites are going to have more apps than ever to go through.

See you all on the other side. Whenever that may be.
 
I haven't heard either way yet, but two of my classmates received personalized invites from Fulton State Hospital tonight
 
ummm...they definitely rejected me at 6am on a Sunday morning.....and called me the wrong name in the email. Thanks NYU!!
 
I interviewed at NYU Bellevue last week and I heard from other interviewees that the site has multiple interview dates although they only offered me one option in their invitation. It is still possible that they are still calling candidates for interviews.

I am also waiting on several sites. Anyone hear from the following sites outside of dates not already listed on the main list?

LIJ-child
St. Luke's-child
Citrus

Also, do we know if the following sites have rolling interview offers? (Like many others, I haven't heard anything from these)

Lincoln Medical
Geisinger
Institute for Child and Family Health
DuPont
SUNY Upstate- child
Dont know about alternative dates but I have heard that St Lukes is putting out multiple waves of notifications.

Also check your spam boxes frequently-- I just found a rejection email buried in mine!
 
Dont know about alternative dates but I have heard that St Lukes is putting out multiple waves of notifications.

Also check your spam boxes frequently-- I just found a rejection email buried in mine!

A trick to this is making the @____.edu safe from being sent to the spam box. It helped me after I found a receipt from a school saying they received my application.
 
I'm not sure about the official policy, but one of my friends who went through this last year said there were several sites that never notified her at all about her not being invited for an interview.

That is certainly not ideal. I wonder whether we can use our collective accounting from this listserv to notify APPIC re: what sites are not letting applicants know their status by the Dec 15 deadline.
 
That is certainly not ideal. I wonder whether we can use our collective accounting from this listserv to notify APPIC re: what sites are not letting applicants know their status by the Dec 15 deadline.

I think we can email Jason (or would it be Greg?) about those sites privately, and they will take it from there.
 
Very nice personalized email invite :laugh: Dates available are Jan 4th, Jan 11th, and Jan 18th.
 
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