2014-2015 APPIC (internship) interview thread

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AbnormalPsych said:
Has anyone heard from the San Francisco VA this week? I know they sent mass rejections as well as phone call invites last week, but I have not heard a peep.
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I actually logged in because I was wondering the same thing. I have not heard either way, and I wondered if I should check that they have/reviewed my application. I feared it had fallen through the cracks.
 
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- Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
-12/9
-Rejection (no tracks)
-Mass email from administrator with attachment of a personalized letter on letterhead word doc from the DCT
 
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
 
Veiledrose said:
-Site name: St. Vincent Hospital/Neuroscience Institute
-Date notified: 12/9
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): No track
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Personal email
-Interview dates offered: 1/14 (they assign either a morning or afternoon slot, I received afternoon)
-Cookies: Pumpkin snickerdoodles
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Me too.
- No cookies, but a boatload of snickers.
 
howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
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I got an invite to the Salem VA (personal phone call) about a week after the first notification was listed on here. It's my sense (and I have absolutely no proof of this and am as in the dark as everyone else about this process), that the personal phone calls tend to go on for longer and you shouldn't give up hope. However, when the mass invites go out, and you're not on that list, you can essentially expect that the best you'll get is wait list status. I have no clue about the personal emails, though.

Hope this helps and good luck with the remainder of this process!
 
howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
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For any program specifically? I did for one program so far -- first round went out 11/20, then I got an invite second round 12/3. If you check out the first page of last year's thread you can probably get a better sense how often this happens (you'll see some programs had multiple notification dates, some pretty spread apart).
 
diversitydoc said:
Did anyone else get the horrible string of 5 email rejections from UCSF-SFGH CAS.....accompanied by an email from an admin worker saying "My sincerest apologies. We erroneously programmed an email to you." :wtf:This seems to be a day for program f-ups. The worst part is I worked in that same program three years ago....and the TD wrote me one of my grad school LORs. *facepalm* This process makes no sense!!! /endrant
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Because one rejection isn't painful enough...I mean, really, keep on rubbing salt in the wound.
 
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anxietyisfun said:
I get that sites interview a bunch of people and it takes a while to organize everything...but seriously...waiting for confirmation of interview days is a humongous pain in my patootti, especially when multiple invitations come in a day. I'm banking on getting my first choices...if I don't I'm going to have a huge issue.
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While I can understand your frustration, please remember that while your situation is stressful, it is still a better situation than to be in by some. I imagine that there are individuals out there who may only have a few interviews.
 
Henry Ford Health Sciences interview date switch, please!

I am hoping that someone who received an interview at Henry Ford Health Sciences may be willing to switch interview dates with me. My interview is scheduled for January 9th and unfortunately I can no longer attend that date. There are no remaining openings at HFHS; however, I have spoken with Dr. Mateo and she noted that it is perfectly acceptable to trade dates with another applicant. I would happily handle all of the arrangements through Dr. Mateo.

In addition, I have a lovely hotel room with transportation to the site reserved, which I would be happy to transfer to you as well. I am also open to assisting with any financial problems related to rescheduling flights.

Please help if you are able! Thank you very much.
 
howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
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Yep, I got one under these circumstances. The site sent out mass invites, but I got a personalized one a few days later. Miracles do happen!
 
howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
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Yup. Salem VA and McLean. Both were weeks after I saw them on SDN.
 
Hi everyone! I am wondering if many other people have heard back from Boston Children's Hospital. I am considering sending a follow-up email tomorrow but would hold off if many other people are still waiting to hear after they emailed/called.
 
Minz8806 said:
While I can understand your frustration, please remember that while your situation is stressful, it is still a better situation than to be in by some. I imagine that there are individuals out there who may only have a few interviews.
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I'm sorry. I didn't mean to come off as insensitive. I didn't match last year, so I completely understand the frustration. It's just a totally different type of stress than I was anticipating and since most of my classmates matched last year I don't have much of an outlet for grumbles.
 
Minz8806 said:
While I can understand your frustration, please remember that while your situation is stressful, it is still a better situation than to be in by some. I imagine that there are individuals out there who may only have a few interviews.
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I agree. I have friends with no interviews and friends with many interviews--everyone is anxious! This process is naturally stressful because so much of it is out of our control. Hopefully we can all be mindful of that as we express it =)

6 days to go, good luck everyone!
 
howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
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I got a phone call from University of Wisconsin-Madison 5 or 6 days after the first person posted an invite on here. I waited a similar amount of time hoping to hear from Hines VA (they sent personalized emails) and they sent me a rejection letter today. So I think it's a crapshoot. But you really aren't out of the running until they say so, in my book.
 
JessicaCM said:
Henry Ford Health Sciences interview date switch, please!

I am hoping that someone who received an interview at Henry Ford Health Sciences may be willing to switch interview dates with me. My interview is scheduled for January 9th and unfortunately I can no longer attend that date. There are no remaining openings at HFHS; however, I have spoken with Dr. Mateo and she noted that it is perfectly acceptable to trade dates with another applicant. I would happily handle all of the arrangements through Dr. Mateo.

In addition, I have a lovely hotel room with transportation to the site reserved, which I would be happy to transfer to you as well. I am also open to assisting with any financial problems related to rescheduling flights.

Please help if you are able! Thank you very much.
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Sorry, that's the same day I'm scheduled for. Good luck, hope someone can switch with you!
 
howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
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I got an invite to a site a week after the first round went out. It seemed like they were trying to fill up spots that were leftover after the first round went out. But hey, foot is in the door!
 
howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
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Of the two sites that ended up on the SDN list before I heard from them, both ended up being rejections.

I think this is another one of those things where there's so many examples on both sides of the equation that there really is not adequate assurance. Basically anything that can begin as, "I know someone who matched with [this bizarro and minimally likely scenario]...."
 
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howdoesthatmakeyoufeel said:
here's a question. has anyone received an invitation AFTER you saw the first round of invites go out on this thread and having not gotten one? in other words, did you get an invitation much later than the first round? just curious. i know some folks say until you hear, you don't know… but i'm curious about what those stats are.
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I got an invitation on 12/4 after someone posted they received an invite on 11/21! I had written off the site.
 
PsychDepression said:
-Site name: Phoenix VA Health Care System
-Date notified: 12/9
-Invite or rejection: Rejection
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): General (I applied general, but it wasn't listed in the email)
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Mass email
-Interview dates offered: N/A
-Cookies: all.
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Me too. I've moved on to pie...
 
Hi,

I was wondering how people have handled Open House invitations scheduling conflicts when the sites are only offering one day? I have 3 invitations for the same day, and a fourth invitation at a site that geographically I would not be able to get to in time the next day! One is an interview at a very competitive site - and the others are Open Houses at very good sites. Has anyone had luck in the past with visiting at other times (and if so would you mind sharing/private messaging me the program?). Being that these conflicts are almost half of my invites, I am hoping I can find a way to make it happen... Thanks for your help!
 
heartdignan said:
Of the two sites that ended up on the SDN list before I heard from them, both ended up being rejections.

I think this is another one of those things where there's so many examples on both sides of the equation that there really is not adequate assurance. Basically anything that can begin as, "I know someone who matched with [this bizarro and minimally likely scenario]...."
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I agree --- there is always the exception. I received an invite to one of my sites a week after initial invites were sent out, so I am one of them. However, on average, Id say that most sites don't seem to be doing the rolling invite thing. So while we may not be completely out of the running after not getting an invite in the initial round, the odds are against us for that site. I've got 2 more that I am REALLY hoping I'll be that exception. Not holding my breath though.
 
-Site name: Philadelphia VA
-Date notified: 12/10/14
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-No track
-How notified: mass email
-Interview dates offered: Half days on January 2nd, January 5th, January 6th, January 8th, and January 12th
 
-Site name: Huntington VA
-Date notified: 12/10/14
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-No track
-How notified: mass email
-Interview dates offered: Jan 5th, Jan. 8th, Jan. 12th
 
-Site name: Woodhull Medical Center
-Date notified: 12/10/14
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-How notified: mass email
-Interview dates offered: Dec 17, Dec 18, Jan 7, Jan 15, Jan 20
 
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