2014-2015 APPIC (internship) interview thread

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psychPhD gal said:
site: Southern Arizona VA
Invite
General track
Mass email
dates:
Dec 19 9 am to 12 pm
Jan 5 1:30 to 4 pm
Jan 9 1:30 to 4 pm
Jan 12 9 am to 12 pm

I also need some advice, If I responded to an invitation for an interview with date preferences on Monday and have not heard back yet, how long do I wait to contact the site to see about scheduling? Has anyone else been struggling with this? I don't want to pester because I know scheduling can be difficult but it does make it hard for me to schedule other interviews....
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...if it was Monday, personally I'd call. But I understand the dilemma.
 
I'd given up hope for UNC because others heard about my tracks several days ago - but got an invite today!!

UNC
Invite
Personal email
Date - they had you list preferences on cover letter and I got my 4th choice (Jan 23) but works out fine - would have made it work whenever it was!
Track - TEACCH & CIDD
 
singasongofjoy said:
I'd given up hope for UNC because others heard about my tracks several days ago - but got an invite today!!

UNC
Invite
Personal email
Date - they had you list preferences on cover letter and I got my 4th choice (Jan 23) but works out fine - would have made it work whenever it was!
Track - TEACCH & CIDD
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I applied to the Women's Health Track and haven't heard a thing. I ranked four dates on my cover letter and already had to schedule another interview on one of those dates. What happens if they contact me and offer me an interview on that date?
 
-Site name: VA Northern California Health Care System
-Date notified: 12/4 @ 3:50pm
-Invite or rejection: Rejection
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): Not specified but I applied to the neuropsych track
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Mass email
 
psychrat said:
I applied to the Women's Health Track and haven't heard a thing. I ranked four dates on my cover letter and already had to schedule another interview on one of those dates. What happens if they contact me and offer me an interview on that date?
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I had to do the same thing for South Shore...if they offer me an interview on the day I had to schedule, I'm just going to call them and ask if I can move it to the other offered day. :-\
 
-Texas Child Study Center
-12/4/14
-Rejection
-General track
-Personal email
-Interview dates offered: I wish !

No good news this week :/ hopefully Friday is more kind !!
 
anxietyisfun said:
I had to do the same thing for South Shore...if they offer me an interview on the day I had to schedule, I'm just going to call them and ask if I can move it to the other offered day. :-\
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I guess that would be the only option. I feel like sites that have us rank dates on the cover letter (which was tough because I do not even know what I am doing tomorrow) should try to send their invites out early on in the process.
 
University of Pittsburgh interview invite received just now 🙂

In-person:
Monday, December 15, 2014
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
Monday, January 5, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Skype:
Monday, January 5, 2-4PM
Friday, January 9, 2-4PM
Monday, January 12, 10AM-12PM
Monday, January 13, 3-5PM
 
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psychrat said:
I applied to the Women's Health Track and haven't heard a thing. I ranked four dates on my cover letter and already had to schedule another interview on one of those dates. What happens if they contact me and offer me an interview on that date?
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I applied to the same track and haven't heard anything yet either. I have had at least two sites where I had to rank order interview dates as well on the cover letter -- it wasn't a big deal. The first one assigned me my second choice, and I was already booked that day, so I told them and they rescheduled me for another date. The second one asked us again which three of the days we preferred and then confirmed the date I chose via email (which was different than the one I originally listed in my letter). So hopefully it'll be fine.
 
heartdignan said:
This makes me curious how much sites expect us to know the DSM 5 and if using dx from IV-TR is adequate enough. Almost all the brochures I saw (granted some were a tad outdated) talked about using DSM-IV-TR diagnoses at their sites, and I would imagine most sites would be in the same boat that we all are - slowly trying to integrate. Because I guarantee the 5 was not out at the time any of us took Psychopathology.
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The entire country is walking the line on this one and many states are holding with DSMIV while they sort out various ACA/compliance issues and wait for ICD 11 to be finalized. Do not stress on this difference beyond knowing the basics about some of the changes introduced in 5. It is unlikely to be a focus in any interview, I believe. More important is to demonstrate that you understand basics of differential diagnosis and (if it is a dx specific kind of site) that you know the relevant issues for that diagnosis. (So if you are looking for sites on where the autism spectrum is central than the DSM 5 changes may be more important to know). Most sites will be interested in how you think about diagnosis as a process I believe.
 
Hey!!
Not sure if anyone's posted these yet, but I figured I would just in case:

Pacific Clinics
12/4
Rejection
0-5 Child Outpatient Track
Mass E-mail
🙁

Child and Family Guidance Center (Northridge, CA)
12/4
Invite
Balboa Site (Trauma/Early Int)
Personalized Email
December 9-23 and January 5-28
🙂

Everybody hang in there, waiting is absolutely awful, but we'll all get through it!!!
 
PinkPsychGirl said:
Hey!!
Not sure if anyone's posted these yet, but I figured I would just in case:

Pacific Clinics
12/4
Rejection
0-5 Child Outpatient Track
Mass E-mail
🙁

Child and Family Guidance Center (Northridge, CA)
12/4
Invite
Balboa Site (Trauma/Early Int)
Personalized Email
December 9-23 and January 5-28
🙂

Everybody hang in there, waiting is absolutely awful, but we'll all get through it!!!
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Congrats for the child and family guidance center, What time did you got the email from them?
 
singasongofjoy said:
I'd given up hope for UNC because others heard about my tracks several days ago - but got an invite today!!

UNC
Invite
Personal email
Date - they had you list preferences on cover letter and I got my 4th choice (Jan 23) but works out fine - would have made it work whenever it was!
Track - TEACCH & CIDD
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I'm still waiting to hear from them too (clinical child-community & CIDD)! Good to know there is still hope!
 
Has anyone not heard either way from the Richard Roudebush (Indianapolis) VAMC? They sent out mass invites and rejections for all tracks a while ago and I still haven't gotten anything:shrug:
 
Some of my recent rejection emails have been kind, others have been blahhhhh, and one received today was just rude. Specifically, the subject was "Notification of No Interview". Talk about being blunt +pity+lol!

I'm glad that I've been able to balance them with my invites! Today was full of rejections, however, so I'm looking forward to lining up a few more invites within the next week.
 
buss723 said:
Some of my recent rejection emails have been kind, others have been blahhhhh, and one received today was just rude. Specifically, the subject was "Notification of No Interview". Talk about being blunt +pity+lol!

I'm glad that I've been able to balance them with my invites! Today was full of rejections, however, so I'm looking forward to lining up a few more invites within the next week.
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What!!! That subject is insane.. Seriously, what's the thinking behind that? Rip everything off like a bandaid? How very psychologically minded..
 
buss723 said:
Some of my recent rejection emails have been kind, others have been blahhhhh, and one received today was just rude. Specifically, the subject was "Notification of No Interview". Talk about being blunt +pity+lol!

I'm glad that I've been able to balance them with my invites! Today was full of rejections, however, so I'm looking forward to lining up a few more invites within the next week.
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I'm really sorry that happened to you. What site was it? PM is OK if you're not comfortable posting.
 
buss723 said:
Some of my recent rejection emails have been kind, others have been blahhhhh, and one received today was just rude. Specifically, the subject was "Notification of No Interview". Talk about being blunt +pity+lol!

I'm glad that I've been able to balance them with my invites! Today was full of rejections, however, so I'm looking forward to lining up a few more invites within the next week.
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I got the same rejection email today. I actually appreciated the bluntness -- in my mind, it's better to know immediately so I don't have that brief moment of hope before reading "We regret to inform you..." halfway down the page. Rip that band-aid off!
 
buzzworm said:
I got the same rejection email today. I actually appreciated the bluntness -- in my mind, it's better to know immediately so I don't have that brief moment of hope before reading "We regret to inform you..." halfway down the page. Rip that band-aid off!
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I also got this message. I'm sorry, but if we're required to be professionals in this horrible process, the least that sites can do for us is have some tact when giving us bad news (via mass email, nonetheless). It's sort of like breaking up with someone via text message. Just don't do it.
 
-Site name FORT WORTH ISD
-Date notified 12/3/2014
-Invite or rejection INVITE
-Track (please specify even for general tracks) GENERAL
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone) MASS EMAIL
-Interview dates offered 1/9, 1/16, 1/23

Make sure you are checking your spam folders! This one ended up in spam and I didn't catch it. Luckily, the training director called to make sure I received the email. They had let us know in the email that if we didn't get back by 5:00 today, we would miss out and they would move on the list. :/
 
hillies said:
I also got this message. I'm sorry, but if we're required to be professionals in this horrible process, the least that sites can do for us is have some tact when giving us bad news (via mass email, nonetheless). It's sort of like breaking up with someone via text message. Just don't do it.
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at least it wasn't a post-it.
 
hillies said:
I also got this message. I'm sorry, but if we're required to be professionals in this horrible process, the least that sites can do for us is have some tact when giving us bad news (via mass email, nonetheless). It's sort of like breaking up with someone via text message. Just don't do it.
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Now I want to know! Which site did this?
 
So, interview at Spring Grove Hospital coming up next Wednesday? Does anyone have any experience with this site? Externship? Internship? Fellowship? Heck with this process I'd even take a former patient. Anyways, anyone have a scoop on the process they feel like sharing?

Good luck to everyone!
 
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psy-or-die-applying said:
So, interview at Spring Grove Hospital coming up next Wednesday? Does anyone have any experience with this site? Externship? Internship? Fellowship? Heck with this process I'd even take a former patient. Anyways, anyone have a scoop on the process they feel like sharing?

Good luck to everyone!
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Me too! Any info would be amazing, please! 🙂
 
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