2018-2019 APPIC Internship Interview Thread

[MeggyGirl]

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Seattle VA (Puget Sound)
Mass email- Reject 🙁
11/17/17
No track

 

[Psychchick09]

I have no idea if anyone on here will relate, but are any of you new moms who are currently breastfeeding and will need to pump come interview time? I believe interview schedules are back to back for most of the day and I'm starting to worry I won't have time or a place to pump in between interviews. Any advice out there?

‍♀️ 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!

 

[PedClinicalSchool]

I have no idea if anyone on here will relate, but are any of you new moms who are currently breastfeeding and will need to pump come interview time? I believe interview schedules are back to back for most of the day and I'm starting to worry I won't have time or a place to pump in between interviews. Any advice out there?

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!

 

[Gambit07]

George Washington University Colonial Health Center (Counseling and Psychological Services)
Invited!
Email notification from Training Director on 11/17
On site interview dates: Dec. 14, 15, 18, 19, 20

 

[BP0322]

George Washington University Colonial Health Center (Counseling and Psychological Services)
Invited!
Email notification from Training Director on 11/17
On site interview dates: Dec. 14, 15, 18, 19, 20

Congrats!! Do you mind sharing if this was a mass email or personal email?

 

[ICantStopHittingRefresh]

I have no idea if anyone on here will relate, but are any of you new moms who are currently breastfeeding and will need to pump come interview time? I believe interview schedules are back to back for most of the day and I'm starting to worry I won't have time or a place to pump in between interviews. Any advice out there?

I have no advice but wanted you to know you're not alone and I've been stressing about the same thing. :-/

 

[Gambit07]

Congrats!! Do you mind sharing if this was a mass email or personal email?

It was a personalized email.

 

[Pink_Freud]

I have no advice but wanted you to know you're not alone and I've been stressing about the same thing. :-/

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 !

 

[ICantStopHittingRefresh]

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!

 

[guerla13]

-Full Site Name: AHRC in New York
-Track: no specific track
-Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/17/17
-How You Were Notified: mass email
-Interview Date(s): 12/19, 1/9, 1/16

 

[psychtrauma]

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

 

[Fred W. Nazarre]

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.

 

[CatsFan]

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

Same but neuro track.

 

[jm315]

Full Site Name: Texas Child Study Center
-Track : Pediatric/Integrated Care Track
- Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/17/17
-Person email
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Tv. Tv. and more Tv.

 

[PedPsychPhD]

Full Site Name: Texas Child Study Center
-Track : Pediatric/Integrated Care Track
- Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/16/17
-Person email
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Tv. Tv. and more Tv.

Congratulations!! Really hoping and praying for this one too. Trying to deep breathe right now...

 

[PedPsychPhD]

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.

I'm so sorry 🙁 Rejections really suck.

 

[Segan1]

Full Site Name: Texas Child Study Center
-Track : Pediatric/Integrated Care Track
- Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/16/17
-Person email
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Tv. Tv. and more Tv.

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

 

[tvc]

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? 🙁

 

[gb01]

- Full Site Name: Washington DC VA Medical Center
- Track: N/A
- Invite or rejection: Invite
- Date of Notification: 11/17/17 (early AM)
- How You Were Notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Phone

 

[jm315]

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

Thanks! This was my first interview. Good luck presenting! Hope you get good news later today!

 

[jm315]

Mine too, if they sent out invites in yesterday and I don't receive one, does that mean am not considered? 🙁

Sorry!! I put the date wrong - I just heard this morning so I wouldn't worry yet!

 

[PedPsychPhD]

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?

 

[Puzzle Pieces]

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.

 

[mika1008]

Finally an interview!!

-Full Site Name: Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Internship in Clinical Psychology
-Track: Neuropsychology
-Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/16/17
-How You Were Notified: Looks like a mass email
-Interview Date(s): Thursday, January 4th and Thursday, January 11th

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 😀

 

[tvc]

Sorry!! I put the date wrong - I just heard this morning so I wouldn't worry yet!

Thank you! well all I can do is wait for it. I wish you good luck, rock it!!!!

 

[PedPsychPhD]

Happy dancing!!!

-Full Site Name: University of Florida Health Science Center
-Track: Pediatric/Child Clinical
-Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/16/17
-How You Were Notified: personal email
-Interview Date(s): January 5, 12, or 19

Did you happen to get an email back yet solidifying your interview date? Someone tell me to stop refreshing my email. Please.

 

[FeelingsDoctor]

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.

 

[eventualphd]

Is it just me or does it seem like university counseling centers send notifications later? It's been complete radio silence over here! The waiting is the worst part..I have found myself binge watching netflix, drinking all the warm beverages, and bursting into random hysterical laughter. Tottallly normal..I hope...🤔

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.

 

[ellabelle46]

- Full Site Name: Washington DC VA Medical Center
- Track: N/A
- Invite or rejection: Invite
- Date of Notification: 11/17/17 (early AM)
- How You Were Notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Phone

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!

 

[ellabelle46]

- 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

 

[PedPsychPhD]

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.

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

 

[GirlNeuro13]

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 😀

Yup, it was the Neuropsychology track (#132915)!

 

[FeelingsDoctor]

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

I got it too. Not looking up at this point.

 

[dramaqueen616]

Did you happen to get an email back yet solidifying your interview date? Someone tell me to stop refreshing my email. Please.

I emailed within five minutes and have not heard back yet.

 

[PedPsychPhD]

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!

 

[bigdreamer3]

- 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

AHHH! This is one of my top sites. Now I'm terrified. 😱

 

[clinicalpsych01]

-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

 

[Kitai_Aleran]

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.

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? 😉

 

[MCTman123]

Full Site Name: Aurora Mental Health Center
-Track : Asian Pacific Development Center
- Invite for interview
-Date of Notification: 11/17/17
-Interview Dates: January 5th and 8th of 2018 from 9 am-3:30 pm
-Personal email

 

[CatsFan]

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?

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.

 

[neuropsychgirl1988]

-VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
-Neuropsychology Track
-Invited for Interview
-Notified by mass email
-Interview Dates: Dec 4, Dec 11, Jan5, Jan 8

 

[CatsFan]

This is maybe a silly question, but when sites reply confirming your interview date are you replying to those emails? I want to be polite but don't want to spam training directors with unnecessary emails lol.

 

[brainstew]

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....

🙁

 

[neuropsychgirl1988]

This is maybe a silly question, but when sites reply confirming your interview date are you replying to those emails? I want to be polite but don't want to spam training directors with unnecessary emails lol.

 

[JustNoticing]

- 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

Same!

 

[bigdreamer3]

Same!

....now I'm losing hope. How do people survive this every year??

 

[PedPsychPhD]

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.

Thanks! I'm still waiting. Apparently there's always something to be anxious about... If only I knew some adaptive coping strategies...

 

[PsychPhDone]

I have no idea if anyone on here will relate, but are any of you new moms who are currently breastfeeding and will need to pump come interview time? I believe interview schedules are back to back for most of the day and I'm starting to worry I won't have time or a place to pump in between interviews. Any advice out there?

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.

 

[jj624]

-NYU Bellevue Hospital Center
-Forensic Psychology Track
-Invite
-11/17 - mid afternoon
-mass email
-12/1
- Binge watching tv

 

[psychname]

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?

The timeframe has varied from 1 day to 7 days for me.