2014-2015 APPIC (internship) interview thread

[boomshakalaka]

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I did this ALL the time at my former job...its the little things in life 🙂

Did we just become best friends!?!? People thought I was nuts when I did that lol

 

[Madkrisjazz]

Did we just become best friends!?!? People thought I was nuts when I did that lol

They should try it before they say such things! It's a lot less expensive than buying Mochas in coffee shops and is just as tasty!

 

[President_LeslieKnope]

Received a snail mail rejection from James Quillen VA (Mountain Home, TN)...you already emailed me a rejection letter last week. I don't necessarily need or want double the rejection notices 👎. And they misspelled my name 😵

Two sites left to hear from - Puget Sound/American Lake VA and Maine VA. Ready for this waiting game to be over!

 

[Dr STD]

Clemson UCC

Invite

Personalized e-mail (12/15)

Interview dates to be given in one to two days

 

[Madkrisjazz]

Received a snail mail rejection from James Quillen VA (Mountain Home, TN)...you already emailed me a rejection letter last week. I don't necessarily need or want double the rejection notices 👎. And they misspelled my name 😵

Two sites left to hear from - Puget Sound/American Lake VA and Maine VA. Ready for this waiting game to be over!

Puget Sound/American Lake VA - same here. Hope they will notify today.

 

[AppsAintNoThang]

,,,

 

[velga2006]

Hefner VA
12/15
Invite
Mass email
No track
Interview dates: 1/5, 1/7, 1/9, 1/12, 1/14 and 1/16

YAY!!!! Super excited!!! This is one of my top sites (doing a little dance over here 🙂 )

No cookies yet, but we have a holiday luncheon at my practica site, so I think it's going to be at least a couple of white chocolate macadamia nut cookies today... OR maybe even a brownie 🙂

 

[howdoesthatmakeyoufeel]

Albany Consortium
Mass rejection

Cherokee Health Systems
Mass rejection

 

[FuturePhD]

Well, officially have heard from all of my sites. Kind of a relief. Just waiting to confirm one interview date, then I'll be set for the crazy travel logistics!

I have officially heard from all my sites as well!! Let the travel arrangements begin!!

 

[Nellie1234]

Hefner VA
12/15
Invite
Mass email
No track
Interview dates: 1/5, 1/7, 1/9, 1/12, 1/14 and 1/16

YAY!!!! Super excited!!! This is one of my top sites (doing a little dance over here 🙂 )

No cookies yet, but we have a holiday luncheon at my practica site, so I think it's going to be at least a couple of white chocolate macadamia nut cookies today... OR maybe even a brownie 🙂

SAME!! Congrats! Also one of my top choices, and the only site I had left to hear from!

 

[baristablair]

University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTPPIC)
Rejection via mass email
12/15
No tracks indicated, but I applied to General track and St. Jude

 

[AphFall63LLN]

Waiting on three sites (though one doesn't inform until Dec 22) = 3 cookies ready to go!

One of mine doesn't notify until Jan 1st... I don't even want to think about the amount of cookie weight I will gain between now and then!

 

[EDPPsych]

One of mine doesn't notify until Jan 1st... I don't even want to think about the amount of cookie weight I will gain between now and then!

I am waiting on a Jan 1st notification date as well...so painful!​

 

[h2ofall]

NJVA
Mass email rejection
12/15

 

[PSYPAS002]

-Site name: Wright State SOPP
-Date notified: 12/15/14
-Invite or rejection: invite
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): N/A
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): personalized email
-Interview dates offered: date assigned (1/7); confirm by 12/18
Most importantly:
-Type and number of cookies eaten today: none; need to lay off to fit properly in my suit

 

[dynamicpsyd]

Has anyone heard from the Milton Hershey school either way?

 

[anxietyisfun]

Has anyone heard from the Milton Hershey school either way?

Nope. Nada.

 

[SD101010]

Sharp SD
12/15/14
Mass email
Interview dates:

Thursday January 22, 2015

Friday January 23, 2015

Monday January 26, 2015

Tuesday January 27, 2015

 

[Madkrisjazz]

-Site name: VA Puget Sound, American Lake Division
-Date notified: 12/15
-Invite or rejection: invite to the open house
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): not specified
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): mass email
-Interview dates offered: Open House 1/7

 

[pittpsych2014]

-Site name: VA Puget Sound, American Lake Division
-Date notified: 12/15
-Invite or rejection: invite to the open house
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): not specified
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): mass email
-Interview dates offered: Open House 1/7

Congrats! That's huge. I know a lot of you have been waiting on that one.

 

[DocStudent2079]

Anybody hear from University of Florida UCC or Rappahannock Area Services Board?

 

[APACounselingPsych1987]

Anybody hear from University of Florida UCC or Rappahannock Area Services Board?

I'm also waiting to hear from UF UCC, I haven't heard anything either way yet.

 

[President_LeslieKnope]

-Site name: VA Puget Sound, American Lake Division
-Date notified: 12/15
-Invite or rejection: invite to the open house
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): not specified
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): mass email
-Interview dates offered: Open House 1/7

+1. Yay!

 

[psychrat]

American Lake VA invited to open house
LIJ adult invited for interview
Lincoln Medical Center rejection
North Crntral Bronx rejection

The rejections stung bc I felt like they were both great matches

 

[psychrat]

Anyone get through to hudson valley VA to setup interviews?

No. I left a message bc only one of the dates works for me.

 

[AppsAintNoThang]

I am loving these interview invites, but am completely hating how screwed I would be if I didn't get my first choice interview spot to two of these! Maybe I should think about how great it would be to get the first choice spots.. ?? Really irritated with IoL for STILL not getting back to us on dates.

 

[anxietyisfun]

-Site name: Canvas Mental Health
-Date notified: 12/15
-Invite or rejection: A weird mix. I'm in their second tier of applicants, so I'm not being offered an interview, but they're ranking me.
-Track (please specify even for general tracks): not specified
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): fill-in-the-blank email
-Interview dates offered: Negatory
-Food Therapy: Dove Chocolates

 

[ClinicalGal]

I still haven't heard from IoL's CBT track, one way or the other. Anyone else in the same boat? Eating lots of Christmas cookies over here...

 

[ClinicStudent]

Northern Arizona VA
Invite
Personal Email (very friendly) 🙂
Given interview date in email
Jan 23rd

 

[ChiPhD99]

I still haven't heard from the Asheville VA. I'm assuming it's a rejection, but anyone else in the same boat?

 

[rceb]

UT Houston CC -- anyone hear from them?

 

[ClinicStudent]

I still haven't heard from IoL's CBT track, one way or the other. Anyone else in the same boat? Eating lots of Christmas cookies over here...

Also waiting to hear (assuming rejection)

 

[heartdignan]

Site: Travis County Juvenile Probation Dept.
INVITE
Type: Personalized form email
Dates: 1/8, 1/9, 1/12, 1/13
Track: General

 

[sparrow05]

University of Arizona
Invite
Personalized email
No dates given, they just ask you to contact the coordinator to set it up
No cookies but I had a pumpkin muffin

 

[heartdignan]

Site: Psychiatric Institute of Washington
INVITE
Type: Mass email
Dates: 1/9, 1/12, 1/15, 1/23
Track: General

I'm sorry to sound like an asshat, but I am really don't want any more invites. I have serious doubts already at my ability to survive January.

 

[LAPsyGuy]

Invite UC Riverside UCC. Not APA accredited, back-up.

 

[Karmasnotab]

Louis Stoke Cleveland DVAMC rejection (mass email) 12/15

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VAMC rejection (personalized email) 12/15

Hefner VAMC rejection (mass email) 12/15

VA's REALLY did not like me. I wish I hadn't applied to 10 of them (out of 17 sites) :/ whoops

 

[psych1028]

University of Arizona
Invite
Personalized email
No dates given, they just ask you to contact the coordinator to set it up
No cookies but I had a pumpkin muffin

Which track at U of Arizona did you apply to if you don't mind sharing? Thanks!

 

[alliwantforxmas]

I sent a follow-up e-mail to a site I hadn't heard from where the notification date had passed, and the director replied by telling me to check my junk box for her e-mail as well as possible e-mails from other sites. In all actuality, I had already checked my spam folder about 3times prior (no notification from her) and had no problems with hearing from any other sites. Anyone else receive any e-mails like this? I feel like sending the follow-up was nothing but an annoyance to the site

 

[peapodpsych]

any word from Northwestern's College Counseling Center?

 

[JurrasicBabe]

any word from Northwestern's College Counseling Center?

Nope! I think their notification date is the 19th:/ That's what I have on my super cool internship excel sheet, anyway.

 

[peapodpsych]

Nope! I think their notification date is the 19th:/ That's what I have on my super cool internship excel sheet, anyway.

Oh really? glad you told me! I guess I should stop refreshing my e-mail every ten seconds 🙂

 

[anxietyisfun]

-Site name Milton Hershey School
-Date notified 12/15/14
-Invite or rejection Rejection
-Track (please specify even for general tracks) General
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone) Dear Applicant
-Interview dates offered Nada
-Type and number of cookies eaten today Drinking lots of delicious Ting.

Only site left to hear from is an inevitable rejection from the Mailman Center...get it over with, come on...

 

[Molly.Thomason]

I'm waiting on Mailman as well....so far all the sites I've been waiting on that others have heard from have turned out to be rejections so I'm with you in feeling it's inevitable!

 

[anxietyisfun]

I'm waiting on Mailman as well....so far all the sites I've been waiting on that others have heard from have turned out to be rejections so I'm with you in feeling it's inevitable!

They sent out invitations so early! Why make us wait? It makes me filled with grumbles.

 

[boomshakalaka]

Rejection from Boston Multicultural via Mass Email.

It's okay though, I heard they don't serve mochas in Boston. 😛

 

[sparrow05]

Which track at U of Arizona did you apply to if you don't mind sharing? Thanks!

I applied to the SMI track

 

[ADPsyched]

American Lake VA invited to open house
LIJ adult invited for interview
Lincoln Medical Center rejection
North Crntral Bronx rejection

The rejections stung bc I felt like they were both great matches

So sorry to hear about that - I've had several where I've thought I was a perfect match. I would love to understand what the sites are thinking!

If you don't mind my asking, when did you hear from Lincoln/was it personalized or mass?

 

[Karmasnotab]

Central California Psychology Internship Consortium – Sutter Center for Psychiatry
Invite via mass email
No track
Interviews 1/14 and 1/15
No cookies yet today, but lots of pizza and cheese bread (I'm more of a greasy food stress eater)

 

[Featheredwyngs]

James J. Peters (Bronx) VA Medical Center rejection via mass email received 12/15/14 311PM EST