2014-2015 APPIC (internship) interview thread

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Baruch College Counseling Center sent invitation via email, tailored to out of town applicants, with interview dates end of November, early December, and January 30th
 
LGBTpsyD said:
Baruch College Counseling Center sent invitation via email, tailored to out of town applicants, with interview dates end of November, early December, and January 30th
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And apparently, based on their APPIC interview stats, they interview everyone...well 72/75 folks lol
There goes my excitement for being interviewed
Those poor 3 who didn't get interviews....
 
LGBTpsyD said:
And apparently, based on their APPIC interview stats, they interview everyone...well 72/75 folks lol
There goes my excitement for being interviewed
Those poor 3 who didn't get interviews....
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Love it!!!
 
Memphis_ten said:
Children's Mercy contacted via phone call on 11/14 (peds track). Interview Dates 1/12 and 1/13
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Bummer for me, congrats for you!!!

Any of the child/peds applicants hear anything from Nationwide yet? It seems they usually have interviews mid-Dec and send out invites on the earlier side of things.
 
LastSecondHailMary said:
Bummer for me, congrats for you!!!

Any of the child/peds applicants hear anything from Nationwide yet? It seems they usually have interviews mid-Dec and send out invites on the earlier side of things.
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I'm anxiously awaiting Nationwide too. Hopefully it's good news for both of us!
 
Re: Hartford Consortium/Newington VA
Mass. Interview dates offered: December 5, 12, 19, Jan 9 and 16
 
TravelerPsych said:
mass e-mail. 5 dates offered. December 5, 12, 19, and January 9, 16.
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That may mean I am out of the running for that one 🙁 Oh well, I guess I should be happy that I have one interview invite already and it is still early. Congrats,
 
gigigirl said:
I thought i would cry when i received my first rejection but i am too numb to react lol🙁
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I told myself that I would try to cognitively reframe rejections as, "At least it's one less interview I have to go on/place I have to spend time traveling to/money I have to spend." Because rejections are actually good things for those reasons! And while it also feels surreal and confusing to receive a rejection, at least it cuts out the mystery over a particular site. You know to stop spending time thinking about the site or caring about their materials. ALSO - another positive spin is that although they've rejected you now, that same site may actually pop up again in Phase II if you end up in that position so there's always some minor possibility you can apply again.

Hopefully one of those perspectives will help get you/us all through rejections!
 
heartdignan said:
I told myself that I would try to cognitively reframe rejections as, "At least it's one less interview I have to go on/place I have to spend time traveling to/money I have to spend." Because rejections are actually good things for those reasons! And while it also feels surreal and confusing to receive a rejection, at least it cuts out the mystery over a particular site. You know to stop spending time thinking about the site or caring about their materials. ALSO - another positive spin is that although they've rejected you now, that same site may actually pop up again in Phase II if you end up in that position so there's always some minor possibility you can apply again.

Hopefully one of those perspectives will help get you/us all through rejections!
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So, a related thought/question: -- I am having this kind of more picky moment... -- if I'd end up receiving no invites, just rejections, am I still eligible to move to Phase II, b/c, technically, I had no chance to not matching, correct?
 
skinnerboy said:
So, a related thought/question: -- I am having this kind of more picky moment... -- if I'd end up receiving no invites, just rejections, am I still eligible to move to Phase II, b/c, technically, I had no chance to not matching, correct?
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Yes, so long as you registered for the match. Here's the question/answer piece that speaks to this:

3. Who is eligible to participate in Phase II?

Any applicant who registered for the APPIC Match on or before February 4, 2015, and who did not obtain an internship position in Phase I, is eligible to participate in Phase II. This includes applicants who (a) withdrew from Phase I, (b) did not submit a Rank Order List in Phase I, or (c) did submit a Rank Order List but were unmatched in Phase I. An applicant who has accepted an internship position at a program that is not participating in the APPIC Match is NOT eligible to participate in Phase II.



But really, it is so so early to be hearing back from anyone at all. Unless you've gotten all rejections from every site, I wouldn't worry about this yet!
 
AppsAintNoThang said:
Yes, so long as you registered for the match. Here's the question/answer piece that speaks to this:

3. Who is eligible to participate in Phase II?

Any applicant who registered for the APPIC Match on or before February 4, 2015, and who did not obtain an internship position in Phase I, is eligible to participate in Phase II. This includes applicants who (a) withdrew from Phase I, (b) did not submit a Rank Order List in Phase I, or (c) did submit a Rank Order List but were unmatched in Phase I. An applicant who has accepted an internship position at a program that is not participating in the APPIC Match is NOT eligible to participate in Phase II.



But really, it is so so early to be hearing back from anyone at all. Unless you've gotten all rejections from every site, I wouldn't worry about this yet!
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Thanks! ...just one of those nights!!!!!! I haven't gotten any invites nor rejections yet. What ever that means
 
skinnerboy said:
Thanks! ...just one of those nights!!!!!! I haven't gotten any invites nor rejections yet. What ever that means
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It means it's early! 🙂 I have a list of when my sites notified last year, and like 90% notified within a couple days of December 15th. It seems like most sites are pretty similar. Keep the faith! (And also, remind me to keep the faith once I start panicking). 😉
 
AppsAintNoThang said:
Thanks! So I'm clearly really slow (internship brain) but what page in there has the piece about interview numbers and March rates?
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I'm not sure if there's more up to date info but under the "Survey Results" section, they have "Part 2: Applicant Placement by Applicant & Program Characteristics" for the year 2012. (Here's the direct link: http://appic.org/Match/MatchStatistics/ApplicantSurvey2012Part2.aspx) ... #12 on that page asks about # of interview offers received & match rate. Hope that was what you were looking for!
 
Seriously losing it... :wacky:

I certainly don't want anymore rejections, but I want to know something! Any info from:
- Nationwide
- Baylor/Tex. Children's
- Mt. Washington Peds
- Minnesota Medical?

Just madness!
 
skinnerboy said:
So, a related thought/question: -- I am having this kind of more picky moment... -- if I'd end up receiving no invites, just rejections, am I still eligible to move to Phase II, b/c, technically, I had no chance to not matching, correct?
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This happened to a student at my school last year. She got no interview offers so she knew early on that she'd have to rely on Phase II. In a way, knowing ahead of time is helpful because I believe the normal window between Phase I Match Day and Phase II is like 6 days, which leaves little time to prep materials. So, knowing earlier allows more time to reevaluate your essays/training goals/CV (maybe some time to add last minute trainings or presentations) and consult with faculty. You can even get newer, stronger letters of rec if that's what you need. However, you're limited in that you wouldn't know what sites are going to be available so it's hard to tailor things to unknown sites. BUT with this student from last year - she ended up placing at a great site in Phase II that was within an hour of her mom in another state, so she had a good site and a nice, unexpected built-in support system.
 
AppsAintNoThang said:
Thanks! So I'm clearly really slow (internship brain) but what page in there has the piece about interview numbers and March rates?
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I'm too lazy to look at this and see if the answer is on there, but my understanding is that you need 7-8 interviews in order to match. That's my scientific opinion haha.
 
AppsAintNoThang said:
It means it's early! 🙂 I have a list of when my sites notified last year, and like 90% notified within a couple days of December 15th. It seems like most sites are pretty similar. Keep the faith! (And also, remind me to keep the faith once I start panicking). 😉
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How did you get this list?! Or is this obvious and I'm just losing it? You can PM if you want.
 
ilovedance1 said:
My first rejection was also Nationwide ped psych track. Sigh. This was one I actually thought that I would get. Hopefully I get an invitation soon so I can recover. :/
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To clarify, not liking the rejection, but the hoping to get an invitation soon. I hope you get one! And then that opens the floodgates and we all get invites. 🙂
 
Hi guys, how many people from the same program do sites typically invite for interviews? We are 5 applying this year and there are 4-5 sites we are all applying to we all applying to. i am wondering if there are any negative consequences of this situation.
 
ilovedance1 said:
Not at all. You have a 48% chance of matching with just 1-2 interviews. That's not too bad considering such a low number. The average applicant only gets 6.
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Agreed! Last year, a girl in my program only had 3 interviews and ended up matching at an APA accredited internship in round 1! It can definitely happen. It ain't over til it's over!!! 🙂
 
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