2018-2019 APPIC Internship Interview Thread
Started by ForTheLoveOfPsych
♀️ Bf-ing mama here! My advisor told me I should let the sites know when I go to set up interview dates, and that if a site has a problem with it, that’s probably not somewhere I want to be for a year. Sorry I don’t have more advice, but please let me know if you want to talk more about it/have someone to commiserate with 🙂 There seem to be so few of us in that position, we need to stick together!
I am a formerly-BFing momma - my kiddo is almost in kinder now! If you want to feel out how mother-friendly they are, email their program assistant first to ask about how schedules are made. Let them know how often and for how long you will need a break. If you are concerned about unconscious bias and want to feel out their family-friendliness in other ways, you could bring a manual hand pump and do some pumping (and probably dumping out) anytime you have breaks, etc. Unfortunately this would likely be in a bathroom, unless you want to just tell them you need a few breaks for a medical reason (which I think this would qualify as). This option would only work if this is easy enough for you to hand pump on demand, and if you have enough milk that you can sacrifice some - two big ifs. It would allow you to carry less "equipment" with you though. I also know someone who had the luxury of having her partner or mother travel with her to every interview and hang around nearby, bringing the baby to nurse during breaks. She matched, so it worked out ok! Still had to ask for breaks though. Good luck with figuring this out in a way that works for you. Consider looking at organizations' websites to see what they offer to employees (e.g., do they talk about parental leave policies or having a private space?) Start by asking a site that seems most friendly to this. Solidarity to student mommas!
Congrats!! Do you mind sharing if this was a mass email or personal email?
I have no advice but wanted you to know you're not alone and I've been stressing about the same thing. :-/
It was a personalized email.
I was listening in on a webinar some sites did a few weeks back and they said just let the site know before the interview that you need those accommodations. They said if a site is not willing to accommodate this that it’s a red flag they won’t value work life balance (as much as we can anyway). Also, they said if a site doesn’t offer accommodations or is difficult, they literally said “run away” from that site haha. FYI these were well known sites that offered this advice. If they don’t offer a separate room, they mentioned maybe excusing yourself to the restroom. Hope this helps !
Thank you! I just saw the other posts about this and agree...if it's an issue, it's not a site I should consider because I may still need the accommodation as an intern. It's reassuring to see others recommending what I've been thinking about. As if this process wasn't already complicated and stressful enough!
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Full Site Name: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
-Track (if applicable): General
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/17/17
-How You Were Notified: mass email
-Interview Date(s): 12/4/17, 12/11/17, 1/5/18, 1/8/18
-Track (if applicable): General
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/17/17
-How You Were Notified: mass email
-Interview Date(s): 12/4/17, 12/11/17, 1/5/18, 1/8/18
Full Site Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
-Track : Clinical Child
-Rejection 🙁
-Date of Notification: 11/16/17
-Person email
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Truthfully, it really sucks, but I'm finding solace in my religious faith.
-Track : Clinical Child
-Rejection 🙁
-Date of Notification: 11/16/17
-Person email
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Truthfully, it really sucks, but I'm finding solace in my religious faith.
Same but neuro track.
Congratulations!! Really hoping and praying for this one too. Trying to deep breathe right now...
I'm so sorry 🙁 Rejections really suck.
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Congratulations!!! This is the first of my sites to be posted on here so I’m hoping I receive a positive email while presenting today at ABCT
Mine too, if they sent out invites in yesterday and I don't receive one, does that mean am not considered? 🙁
Thanks! This was my first interview. Good luck presenting! Hope you get good news later today!
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When a site emails you for an interview & offers you dates, then you reply with your date preferences, how long does it take them to get back to you to solidify an actual interview date? What has everyone else's experience been?
For the University of Chicago Medicine, my interview date was confirmed in under 10 minutes.
Congrats!!! Do you mind sharing the match number for that site (since there are so many Harvard sites haha) - just curious if it's the one I applied to because I am DYING TO HEAR FROM THEM 😀
Thank you! well all I can do is wait for it. I wish you good luck, rock it!!!!
Did you happen to get an email back yet solidifying your interview date? Someone tell me to stop refreshing my email. Please.
I haven't heard back yet, but I think it's okay to relax now 🙂 We got the interview.
Actually, I am only refreshing my email so much now because I'm waiting on other interviews! I've seen 5 others of mine posted here already, and I'm hoping to hear from UAB today.
I think you're right about UCCs. The few "we got your application" emails that I got said on or before Dec 15, and history supports that timeframe (previous year threads). I'm all UCCs, and it's radio silence (and mass amounts of anxiety) over here.
Aaah I hope they are just taking a while to call people! I am really hoping for an interview here. Congratulations though and best of luck!
- Full Site Name: Western State Hospital
- Track: N/A
- Invite or rejection: Invite
- Date of Notification: 11/17/17 (mid-AM ET)
- How You Were Notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Personalized email
- Interview Date: Open house 1/4/18
- Track: N/A
- Invite or rejection: Invite
- Date of Notification: 11/17/17 (mid-AM ET)
- How You Were Notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Personalized email
- Interview Date: Open house 1/4/18
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Just got the UAB rejection 🙁
Full Site Name: UAB-BVAMC Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium
Track: Clinical Child/Pediatric Psychology
Rejection 🙁 🙁
Date of Notification: 11/17/17
How You Were Notified: Mass email
Yup, it was the Neuropsychology track (#132915)!
I got it too. Not looking up at this point.
I emailed within five minutes and have not heard back yet.
I got it too. Not looking up at this point.
Well maybe we'll have some luck with Texas Child Study Center? or any other sites... Come on universe!
-Full Site Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
-Track: Clinical Child
-Invite or rejection: Invite!
-Date of Notification: 11/17/17
-How You Were Notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Personal email
-Interview Date(s): 12/6, 12/15, 01/15, 01/10
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Binge watching This Is Us
-Track: Clinical Child
-Invite or rejection: Invite!
-Date of Notification: 11/17/17
-How You Were Notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Personal email
-Interview Date(s): 12/6, 12/15, 01/15, 01/10
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Binge watching This Is Us
Meee too!! All the anxiety, obsessively checking e-mails, and endless amounts of mindless distractions. I freaked out when I got the first "we got your application" e-mails because the first line sounded like a rejection. Yay anxiety! Is there a counselor in the house who can help? 😉
One of mine took a day to get back to me. One took a couple hours. I sent my preferences to another yesterday and haven't heard back yet, so it will be at least a day.
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-VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
-Neuropsychology Track
-Invited for Interview
-Notified by mass email
-Interview Dates: Dec 4, Dec 11, Jan5, Jan 8
-Neuropsychology Track
-Invited for Interview
-Notified by mass email
-Interview Dates: Dec 4, Dec 11, Jan5, Jan 8
Full site name: Primary Children's Hospital (Salt Lake City)
Track: (outpatient + behavioral health)
Rejection
Date of notification: 11/17/2017
How you were notified: Mass email
How you're coping: chocolate and wine....might go adopt a puppy. The Humane Society is right down the block....
🙁
Track: (outpatient + behavioral health)
Rejection
Date of notification: 11/17/2017
How you were notified: Mass email
How you're coping: chocolate and wine....might go adopt a puppy. The Humane Society is right down the block....
🙁
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Same!
Same!
....now I'm losing hope. How do people survive this every year??
Thanks! I'm still waiting. Apparently there's always something to be anxious about... If only I knew some adaptive coping strategies...
Hello from the other siiiiide (I feel like Adele right now, but less glamorous):
I've been involved with internship interviews at two sites now (as an evaluator), and we have generally tried to ask interviewees to contact us with any scheduling and/or dietary concerns when we offer interviews. As an interviewee a few years ago, this statement was in about a third of the email invites I received, too.
If you need to pump, by all means, please notify the site ASAP, and be specific about what you need (breaks every X hours, a private space with an outlet, a fridge, etc.). For some sites, this will be easy since they may already have a lactation room. For other sites, they might have to block off therapy rooms, reserve fridge space, etc., so giving them notice is important.
I agree with the other comments; if they're not happy to accomodate, they probably aren't somewhere you want to rank highly.
The timeframe has varied from 1 day to 7 days for me.
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