2014-2015 APPIC (internship) interview thread

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HopefullyHopeful said:
For those waiting on Hines: Last year I went into major freak out mode (it was one of my top sites) after I saw that others had been getting invites for at least several weeks since they are personalized. I even talked with someone who apparently had an "in" who told me that letters would be finished being e-mailed out at a certain date. Once that date came and went I officially wrote it off for myself. However, a week later I received the invite (neuro track).
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I had a similar experience last year with the general track. It was several days after first seeing invites on here that I received a personal invitation.
 
psychnow said:
I know Vanderbilt -VA Internship Consortium sent out invites for the general track, but what about the neuro track? If so, what interview dates were offered? I'm thinking I should just assume i'm not getting an invite.. 🙁
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I got a phone call invite for the neuro track at the Vanderbilt VA sites last Tuesday. Since I'm local (i.e., driving distance), they offered Dec. 4. It's very possible that they are still doing rolling invites for their January dates, so don't give up hope yet!!!
 
I was invited to an east coast site, but I live on the west coast. It's not one of my top choices, and I'm questioning whether it's worth the travel and costs. Any suggestions?
 
WanderWoman said:
I got a phone call invite for the neuro track at the Vanderbilt VA sites last Tuesday. Since I'm local (i.e., driving distance), they offered Dec. 4. It's very possible that they are still doing rolling invites for their January dates, so don't give up hope yet!!!
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Ugh, that sucks (for me)....I was really hoping to interview there. But congrats on your interview!
 
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ANOTHER attempt at one of these:

Anyone with a Nationwide Child-Pediatric date on the 15th or 16th willing to switch with me on Jan 5th? I know those early Dec dates are a premium. =/
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Rejection from the Virginia Commonwealth University counseling center (no track) by mass email (12/3)
 
-Site name: Northampton VA
-Date notified: 12/2/14
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-Track: General Mental Health track
-How notified: Personalized stock email
-Interview dates offered: January 7, 9, & 12

-Site name: Princeton House Behavioral Health
-Date notified: 12/3/14
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-Track: Women's Program
-How notified: Mass email
-Interview date offered: January 19
 
LAPsyGuy said:
I was invited to an east coast site, but I live on the west coast. It's not one of my top choices, and I'm questioning whether it's worth the travel and costs. Any suggestions?
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Yes, it is always worth it to attend an interview. I do not know your personal situation: years in your program, family obligations, financial status, but from my personal experience of not matching last year, GIVE YOURSELF AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO MATCH AS POSSIBLE. I had 6 interviews last year, and was concerned about not matching, but figured I would be okay based on the stats. I didn't match, and I regretted not applying to sites in more undesirable locations, or sites that I initially thought were beneath me. In hindsight, I would rather have spent a year (name your hell) than delayed graduation by another year, and have to pay for applications and travel to interviews again.
 
Madkrisjazz said:
They make phone calls and a friend of mine received an invite on Monday.
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To clarify - your friend was invited for the MGH Neuropsychology Track, specifically? I know other tracks at MGH have been invited, but I haven't heard of anyone getting a neuropsych invite yet.
 
nppsych said:
I guess that's probably a rejection for me 🙁
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Not necessarily! For example, UCSD does phone invites and I think their notification process took 3 or 4 days at least - so it's quite possible MGH Neuro is also still in the process of calling people. (I really hope so, at least!)
 
cara susanna said:
Someone earlier asked about the Ann Arbor VA open house. I went last year. Not a lot to add on top of what others posted, aside from that they do ask you to fill out a name tag. Of course, all of the open houses that I attended had name tags.
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Cara, did you feel as though it was useful enough for them to evaluate you... or you them (which is what most indicate open houses are best for)? Do you think the way they ranked depended on individuals who attended -- despite them indicating it wouldn't?
 
ddsooner said:
Cara, did you feel as though it was useful enough for them to evaluate you... or you them (which is what most indicate open houses are best for)? Do you think the way they ranked depended on individuals who attended -- despite them indicating it wouldn't?
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Honestly, no, but I felt that way about open houses in general. I had no way of knowing how they felt about me and I felt like I didn't learn as much about sites at OHes as I did at interviews. However, I matched at a site that only did an OH despite my feeling that I left absolutely no impression on them whatsoever, so the no interviewing thing ended up working out for me at least. 😉

I can't answer the ranking question becaues I have no idea how they ranked people. I do feel that attendance didn't really matter that much at Ann Arbor. Can't speak for other OHes. However, I get the general impression that sites that hold OHes base their rankings a lot on paper materials.
 
ShakeyD said:
Yes, it is always worth it to attend an interview. I do not know your personal situation: years in your program, family obligations, financial status, but from my personal experience of not matching last year, GIVE YOURSELF AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO MATCH AS POSSIBLE. I had 6 interviews last year, and was concerned about not matching, but figured I would be okay based on the stats. I didn't match, and I regretted not applying to sites in more undesirable locations, or sites that I initially thought were beneath me. In hindsight, I would rather have spent a year (name your hell) than delayed graduation by another year, and have to pay for applications and travel to interviews again.
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Thank you. I have to give it some serious thought. Given some newer personal and financial factors, it may be unrealistic to consider it (and I may not have even applied had I known then what I know now). We'll see.
 
Please include the following information
-Site name GEISINGER
-Date notified 12/3/14
-Invite or rejection REJECTION
-Track (please specify even for general tracks) ADULT
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone) MASS LETTER ATTACHED TO EMAIL
-Interview dates offered
 
Site Name: Westchester Jewish Community Services
date notified" 12/3/2014
rejection
track- general
notified via personalized email

P.S Mercyfirst sent me an email asking about my doc project- didn't reject or invited me but sent an email asking for my dct and thesis chair to contact them. not sure what that will mean...
 
howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
Please include the following information
-Site name GEISINGER
-Date notified 12/3/14
-Invite or rejection REJECTION
-Track (please specify even for general tracks) ADULT
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone) MASS LETTER ATTACHED TO EMAIL
-Interview dates offered
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Ditto. I figured this one was coming since they sent out invites last week. Boo
 
Please include the following information
-Site name Devereux Institute of Clinical/Professional Training and Research
-Date notified 12/3/14
-Invite or rejection: Invitation
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): It didn't specify but I applied to Community Services and Adult Services
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Mass Email
-Interview dates offered:
Wednesday, January 7th Friday, January 9th Wednesday, January 14th Friday, January 16th Wednesday, January 21st
 
12/3/14 324PM
Site: Massachusetts Mental Health Center (affiliated w/ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Med School)
Invitation or rejection: INVITE
Track: General (email said I may be in process of being considered for a specialty track as well; I applied to General track though)
Notified via e-mail (not personalized)
Interview dates: 1/5 and 1/12

Note: Learned my lesson about counting places out; I thought I didn't get an interview because they sent out a mass invite for the general track before Thanksgiving for interviews 12/15. They must have rolling invites for later interview dates.
 
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It seems that the general consensus is that if invites were sent out and you didn't get one that you're probably going to get a rejection. Does that seem to be the case? I still haven't heard from any but one of my sites has sent out acceptances and one has sent out rejections. I'm not sure if I should be hopeful for one or both.
 
ayzmo said:
It seems that the general consensus is that if invites were sent out and you didn't get one that you're probably going to get a rejection. Does that seem to be the case? I still haven't heard from any but one of my sites has sent out acceptances and one has sent out rejections. I'm not sure if I should be hopeful for one or both.
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Not necessarily the case. I just got an interview from a site that I had crossed out because they sent invitations a week or two ago. I think some sites do rolling invitations, particularly when they have multiple interview dates.
 
In desperation I must ask . . .

Has anyone heard from:

-Illinois Masanic?

-Alexian Brothers adult php/substance abuse treatment track?

Thanks in advance!
 
Just curious, how are other folks coping with the uncertainty and the unpredictable reinforcement system we find ourselves in? Do you check your e-mail every 30 seconds, once an hour, or not check it regularly at all? I was good about not checking it until this week, and now it's torture. At least for match we know exactly when we are going to get the news. Still waiting to hear back from 15 sites here...
 
LGBTpsyD said:
Just curious, how are other folks coping with the uncertainty and the unpredictable reinforcement system we find ourselves in? Do you check your e-mail every 30 seconds, once an hour, or not check it regularly at all? I was good about not checking it until this week, and now it's torture. At least for match we know exactly when we are going to get the news. Still waiting to hear back from 15 sites here...
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I compulsively check my email as long as I'm not with clients. Compulsively. It's bad. Every time I get an email I have a mini-heart attack.
 
Constantly. Then I'll flip to my spam folder, you know, just in case. Then to this forum to make sure no one has heard from my sites yet. Then back to my email. Then back to my phone in case I missed a call (despite the volume being turned up). Then I look over my site list again. Still waiting on 14.

Super healthy habits.
 
dynamicpsyd said:
-Site name: Devereux
-Date notified: 12/3/14
-Invite or rejection: Invitation
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): CIDDS
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Mass email
-Interview dates offered: 1/7, 1/9, 1/14, 1/16, 1/21
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Rejection received from Devereux Mapleton Track
Mass email
12/3

Very nice rejection email though.
 
Ahhh, the email-checking. I have gone too far the other way and have just filled my life with distractions.

Today I:

Got the kid up and to day care
Took my wife's car to the shop and got 2 new tires, haggled an alignment and oil change
Put new wipers on her car and stopped by her work with a burrito, exchanged cars with her
Stopped in at another car shop to discuss how to recover from a DIY project in which I got way over my head
Went to the pharmacy to pick up meds
Went home and cleaned out that DIY project minivan
Called the tow truck to have the van towed
Stopped back into the shop to leave my info and authorize the repair
Got to the office at 3:00 (note, this is my 9-5 day job, thank the old gods for nice bosses :owle:
Emailed a mentor about a thing
Emailed a lawyer about an old tax return I've been needing to amend for like ever
Called, then emailed American Airlines about a ticket change/refund (avoid them, please, they really just don't)
And now this. The SDN thread.

Maybe I should work on my dissertation?
Hang in there everyone.
 
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