Hahaha, I knowwww. I found that kind of humorous as well. Thanks for the input!"Metal health" hahaha, I love it 😆I'm sure some people use metal as a coping strategy, you can def make a case for that
But seriously those sound like really minor typos and I doubt they even noticed them honestly! They're reading dozens of pages of text for *each* applicant so your eyes have to glaze over at some point? No idea about the assessment percentage errors though, not sure how closely those kinda things are looked at or not.
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Ok, I am trying so hard to stay grounded and positive while tensely trying to manage the radio silence...and then someone runs up to my porch and steals a Christmas package, MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH ME AS SHE MAKES HER GETAWAY and I'm holding my baby and can do nothing about it.
Tears were had. Today is harsh, ya'll.
Tears were had. Today is harsh, ya'll.
That's unbelievably harsh. So sorry to hear that happened to you.
........ Oh. My. God. I have no words for how sad this is. I’m so sorry!!! Ugh. Why, world? Whyyyy? As if APPIC wasnt harsh enough already!!!
Did anyone get an invite to UT Houston or Yale Child Study?
Was it good news or bad just tryna brace myself for possible likely rejection
Unbelievable. And you had your baby with you! What the actual eff. Sending love your way.
I'm so sorry that this happened to you. Sometimes people are honestly the worst. Seriously, what a real life grinch.
I emailed approximately an hour later requesting my date and received an email back saying the date I requested was filled. I got my second choice though.
Yeah, I have one 12-4 that I'm soooo grateful for!
The rest (so far) are around 8am start times. Even 10-5 would be sooo much better! Since I'm staying with friends or family for pretty much all of them, that means maybe an hour-ish commute to some of these sites depending on how far they live. I'm obviously grateful for the chance to save $$ on hotels and get support around this stressful experience 🙂 but yeah, having to look polished and professional and feel alert and awake by 7am is definitely not my cup of tea Oh mannnn getting in that late the night before an 8am interview??? That's really brutal 😴 Good luck!! Hope you get a nap in on the plane at least! (If you're flying in... if you're driving, then wow, that's so rough!)
Haha, yeah. Today's the day we're supposed to find out. They probably "stay on Hawaii time." [emoji14] Weren't in-person interviews/tour anticipated or announced on the APPIC directory scheduled for 12/18/17 too? That doesn't give much time for invited applicants to prepare and plan if they have to fly to Hawaii [emoji848]
The interviews are entirely online. There is an optional open house on 1/19.
Oh, you're right! My apologies. I guess that makes it easier. 🙂
No worries! Anxiously awaiting their email as well.
YAY! Me too!! Good to know there shall be a fellow #forumfam there on the 12th! I was confused at first about the open house since the phrase "open house" sounds very casual, show up when you want, and then just stroll away as you so please. But it's more like 8:00am-5:00pm all day including plans with all the things at all the places!
WHAT THE HECK! I'm so sorry this happened! That is absolutely ridiculous.
Can I just say as a 200% NON-morning person, I sooo appreciate any sites that have afternoon interview options! I know I probably shouldn't complain at all since I have a bunch of interviews and feel SO grateful and excited to have them!! Buuuut most of mine start around 8am and it's SO hard for me to even marginally function at that hour, let alone be *on* and interview-ready at 8am 😴 Plus with time zone changes, that also means that a few of those 8am interviews start at 5-7am for my internal body clockPlease tell me I'm not the only night owl super worried about this??
Might as well get used to it. This old night owl now works 8-430 and is in bed by 945 to wake up for work. Grad school sucks, but at least I could go to sleep when I wanted, wake up (mostly) when I wanted, and go to the gym at 10 am. Wahhhh. I’ll stop complaining; back to you, prospective interns... just an emo supervisor here reminiscing about less tired times.
Anyone heard from Memphis VA, particularly neuropsych track? That's the last one I'm waiting on. 🙁
So...I've seen people talk about making one way flight reservations to account for future interviews they may receive. Help me understand how that makes sense. Is this in circumstances you're certain any additional interviews would be after and not before the one you have scheduled already?
I’m not neuro, but I’m also waiting on Memphis
In my case, yes. Or sometimes if I'm going directly from one site to the next, but don't know what's happening before OR after.
There is something real off today. I’m having a bad day, a friend I spoke to is having a bad day, your day sounds awful. Who is this human? The grinch. So rude. Ugh I hope it can be replaced. But seriously though, this day needs to end.
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I'm so sorry! That's really the pits. And what's with the eye contact? Guilt, or intimidation, or... maybe she's a robot?!?
I feel stupid, but how do rolling invites work?
They vary a bit from site to site, but one of the more common strategies is to rate applications as they come in. They will rank orsee the candidates and then go through that list serially. As they begin extending offers some interviewees will be unreachable (crazy people), some will have accepted other invitations already, and they will continue down their list to maintain a full interview panel. Once deadline is reached, everyone will be notified of their status. This is why sites with rolling invites have wait lists and other sites dont.
Again, lots of variation on that, but that at least gives you a basic schematic of the process.
Again, lots of variation on that, but that at least gives you a basic schematic of the process.
Omg!!! The myth of the spam folder hiding an invite is REAL?!?! [Cue everyone madly checking spam folder]
I thought everyone already was doing that...lol compulsive you say? Not me, Never! ;-)
I mean, I've been doing it too...now I just have more hope that I'll find something in there...
I was just wondering about this/going to ask if anyone had heard! I know it's only like 1:30 there right now but it's past business hours EST (where I am) which makes me so anxious!
WHAAAAAAAT. That is BONKERS and absolutely awful, I'm so sorry!
UT Health - Houston
Invite!
Dates - December 15 or 18th
Notification: Personalized email - 530 CST
Sanity: already lost, hoping to find in Costa Rica over the next week
Invite!
Dates - December 15 or 18th
Notification: Personalized email - 530 CST
Sanity: already lost, hoping to find in Costa Rica over the next week
I wasn’t doing that, but this prompted me to check. Empty.
Just got this one too!! ...but the the other district~ Hawaii SD and West Hawaii SD. WOOHOO!! Congratulations!Hey! Good news--first in a while!
Hawaii Psychology Internship Consortium (HI-PIC)
Kauai School District, DOE
Invite!
Personal Email (attachment) 12/8 at 3:30 EST
Interview date (online only): 1/10
Rejected by Oklahoma today, but offered an interview by Hawaii... hmm.. I'll take it!
Yes! I’ve been waiting on them all week, really hoping I would hear something today! I’m still waiting on four, even though most of my sites notified before Thanksgiving...I’m pretty sure two of those are rejections though haha
ETA: I meant yes I’m also waiting, not yes I’ve heard anything
That makes sense. Thanks!
UT Health, Houston
General Track
INVITE!
Personal email
Interviews on 12/15 and 12/18
*Petting my dog and explaining to her how interviews work and why I'm jumping up and down with excitement -- is that sane?
General Track
INVITE!
Personal email
Interviews on 12/15 and 12/18
*Petting my dog and explaining to her how interviews work and why I'm jumping up and down with excitement -- is that sane?
Congrats! About what time did this come in? Trying to see if I can maintain my optimistic outlook!
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Thank you! The email arrived just before 6 pm CST for me!
Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
Track: Primary Care/ School Mental Health Clinic
Invite!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dates - December 15, Jan 5th, 11th, 12th
Notification: Mass email? "dear applicant"
Sanity: so excited I can barely contain it. Was pre-ranked as one of my very very favorite sites!
Track: Primary Care/ School Mental Health Clinic
Invite!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dates - December 15, Jan 5th, 11th, 12th
Notification: Mass email? "dear applicant"
Sanity: so excited I can barely contain it. Was pre-ranked as one of my very very favorite sites!
Thank You! Feeling I'm about to be heartbroken. Congrats on an awesome site invitation! Their training looks wonderful.
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Has anyone who applied to the trauma track @ UT HSC Houston heard anything? It looks like these are all general track folks
Clarifying question abouth the "School" part of your track: Is this the child primary care track?
First off, congrats!! This is no small thing!!!
Clarifying question abouth the "School" part of your track: Is this the child primary care track?
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard
General Track
Rejection
Mass email (Dear applicant)
Date: 12/8 at 12 pm CST
Note: Looks like I am no longer under consideration...perhaps if you don't have an email from them it's a good sign!! Good luck to all those still waiting!
Rutgers UBHC
Child Track
Invite!
Personal email 12/8 at 1:41 CST
Date: 1/10 (no other dates offered)
How am I staying sane? Having a hard cider at the Denver airport after a long day of interviewing.
General Track
Rejection
Mass email (Dear applicant)
Date: 12/8 at 12 pm CST
Note: Looks like I am no longer under consideration...perhaps if you don't have an email from them it's a good sign!! Good luck to all those still waiting!
Rutgers UBHC
Child Track
Invite!
Personal email 12/8 at 1:41 CST
Date: 1/10 (no other dates offered)
How am I staying sane? Having a hard cider at the Denver airport after a long day of interviewing.
Congratulations!!! I have been waiting for this...do you mean CHA/Weil Foundation Track (Track IV), the Combined Adult and Child Track (Track II) and - Asian Team. Track III-A: Cultural Linguistic Team ? were these tracks too sent invites?
