2018-2019 APPIC Internship Interview Thread

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Texas State University Counseling Center at San Marcos - rejection; 11/20 via mass email
University of Memphis Counseling Center - rejection 11/29 via personal email
 
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@PsychicKat No news isn't necessarily bad news. Its a Schrodinger's cat- the internship MAY still be inside the box... :xf:

I'm holding out. Just refreshing my email like a crazy person. No big deal. Until I break the computer...

Which btw, totally did today - it started spazzing. The computer was having a seizure. Maybe I induced that with all the refreshing.
 
How can we discover the amount of applicants for each site? Did you all get this info in the emails they sent? Is it online publicly somewhere?

I think (at least from what I've seen) we only get to know if the site wants us to.
 
How can we discover the amount of applicants for each site? Did you all get this info in the emails they sent? Is it online publicly somewhere?
AAPIC directory pages give stats on applicant numbers, towards the bottom of each site's page. I just discovered this today...can't decide if it's good or bad information to have.
 
Has anyone head from Children's Hospital of Colorado that did NOT apply to eating disorder track? asking for a friend.. or two.. and also maybe me

Neurodevelopmental track and still refreshing like a crazy person.
 
AAPIC directory pages give stats on applicant numbers, towards the bottom of each site's page. I just discovered this today...can't decide if it's good or bad information to have.
I wish you would have never told me that... 😵
 
How can we discover the amount of applicants for each site? Did you all get this info in the emails they sent? Is it online publicly somewhere?
Oops, if you mean current applicant numbers that depends on the site, and if they choose to disclose it.
 
Did anyone else apply to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan? According to the APPIC directory, they should be notifying us tomorrow. Sitting here biting my nails in anticipation.
 
Has anyone heard from Children's Hospital of Colorado that did NOT apply to eating disorder track? asking for a friend.. or two.. and also maybe me

-Full Site Name: Children's Hospital of Colorado
-Track (if applicable): Pediatric Health Psychology & Primary Integrated Care
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/29 - 11:57am CST
-How You Were Notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Mass email, with link to schedule interview date, which did not initially work
-Interview Date(s): 1/5, 1/8, 1/12, 1/19
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Heading to the dog park! And then to the dog-friendly brewery next door...
 
Did anyone else apply to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan? According to the APPIC directory, they should be notifying us tomorrow. Sitting here biting my nails in anticipation.
I did! Sharing that anxiety over here.
 
AAPIC directory pages give stats on applicant numbers, towards the bottom of each site's page. I just discovered this today...can't decide if it's good or bad information to have.

How did you not know about this? I created a beautiful excel and grouped "competitiveness" according to application/position ratio.
 
How did you not know about this? I created a beautiful excel and grouped "competitiveness" according to application/position ratio.
Tbh I tried not to focus on competitiveness (though in hindsight maybe I should've). I spent the majority of my energy on identifying places with the specific training opportunities/fit that I wanted. Went through a huuuuuuge list of places, competitiveness wasn't something that was really on my mind. :shrug:
 
-Full Site Name: Florida State University, University Counseling Center
-Track: N/A
-Invite or rejection: R E J E C T E D :shrug:
-Date of Notification: 11/29
-How You Were Notified: Mass email
-Coping: beginning to panic because I had a nightmare about having few interviews/not matching last night
 
-Full Site Name: Florida State University, University Counseling Center
-Track: N/A
-Invite or rejection: R E J E C T E D :shrug:
-Date of Notification: 11/29
-How You Were Notified: Mass email
-Coping: beginning to panic because I had a nightmare about having few interviews/not matching last night
You are not alone, I also got this one today, and it hurt...
 
Tbh I tried not to focus on competitiveness (though in hindsight maybe I should've). I spent the majority of my energy on identifying places with the specific training opportunities/fit that I wanted. Went through a huuuuuuge list of places, competitiveness wasn't something that was really on my mind. :shrug:

Samsie's I applied everywhere that I thought I had something good to offer and they could offer it back.
 
Tbh I tried not to focus on competitiveness (though in hindsight maybe I should've). I spent the majority of my energy on identifying places with the specific training opportunities/fit that I wanted. Went through a huuuuuuge list of places, competitiveness wasn't something that was really on my mind. :shrug:
Yeah, I did both plus some - Competitiveness, Fit, Geographical location, Pay...I had a whole complex system. I even started my list BEFORE graduate school and researched about the internship imbalance. Collecting peer review articles and such while in graduate school.

Ok, maybe I over did it. But every second was worth it if I match to at least one of my top 3 sites.
 
Yeah, I did both plus some - Competitiveness, Fit, Geographical location, Pay...I had a whole complex system. I even started my list BEFORE graduate school and researched about the internship imbalance. Collecting peer review articles and such while in graduate school.

Ok, maybe I over did it. But every second was worth it if I match to at least one of my top 3 sites.

I give you props, but reading this alone just made me sleepy lol.
 
I'm so anxious that I begin to lose hope when its nearing 5pm... like, it feels that I just have to wait another day or several, and it kind of crushes my spirit. Irrational and neurotic times!

Same when the 5pm mark rolls around, I'm like... probably not today 🙁
 
-Full Site Name: Coatesville VAMC
-Track (if applicable): General Psychology Track
-Invite or rejection: Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/29
-How You Were Notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Personal email
-Interview Date(s): 1/8, 1/19, 1/26, 1/30
-If & How You’re Staying Sane: Netflix & Cohort Support
 
hi guys, forum-newbie here. well i've been following this thread but am just now coming out of the dark. and by dark i mean this dark hole of obsessive email & forum checking without posting lol.

anywaaaay wanted to ask if anyone has heard from CPMC (Child and Adolescent track), or CAS/UCSF (Pediatric Psychology track) or Metrohealth (Pediatrick track)? i just gotta knowwwwww 🙁

i've had 3 rejections in the last two days and ive been taking it hard, so i could really use some good news from sites
 
-Full Site Name: Lancaster General Hospital
-Track: no track
-Invite or rejection: Rejection
-Date of Notification: Wednesday, November 29
-How You Were Notified: Mass Email
-Interview Date(s): n/a

Found out right after my therapy session in which I discussed how this process is making my life fall apart! I'm going to silver line this by saying it's a great opportunity to practice by skills! ((Forced smile))


Me too! They are my first rejection and first site to contact me 🤔
 
hi guys, forum-newbie here. well i've been following this thread but am just now coming out of the dark. and by dark i mean this dark hole of obsessive email & forum checking without posting lol.

anywaaaay wanted to ask if anyone has heard from CPMC (Child and Adolescent track), or CAS/UCSF (Pediatric Psychology track) or Metrohealth (Pediatrick track)? i just gotta knowwwwww 🙁

i've had 3 rejections in the last two days and ive been taking it hard, so i could really use some good news from sites

Keep your chin up! 😀 I'm sending good vibes your way :highfive:
 
hi guys, forum-newbie here. well i've been following this thread but am just now coming out of the dark. and by dark i mean this dark hole of obsessive email & forum checking without posting lol.

anywaaaay wanted to ask if anyone has heard from CPMC (Child and Adolescent track), or CAS/UCSF (Pediatric Psychology track) or Metrohealth (Pediatrick track)? i just gotta knowwwwww 🙁

i've had 3 rejections in the last two days and ive been taking it hard, so i could really use some good news from sites

I am waiting on cpmc and cas as well. Haven’t heard...
 
After the 5 rejections yesterday I was pretty down but then I made the decision to find a few more places that were still accepting applications and submit just to be on the safe side. For those on the beh med track, there are a few really great sites in the midwest and NYC that are still accepting apps! Onwards and upwards 🙂
 
-Full Site Name: VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California, San Diego
-Track: None
-Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/21/17
-Interview Date: 01/08/18
-How You Were Notified: Mass email

-Full Site Name:Medical College of Georgia-Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Psychology Internship
-Track: Clinical Health Psychology
-Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/29/17
-Interview Date: 12/11/17
-How You Were Notified: Text message

-Full Site Name:Northwestern University
-Track: None
-Invite
-Date of Notification: 11/28/17
-Interview Date: 1/18/18
-How You Were Notified: Personal phone call
 
After the 5 rejections yesterday I was pretty down but then I made the decision to find a few more places that were still accepting applications and submit just to be on the safe side. For those on the beh med track, there are a few really great sites in the midwest and NYC that are still accepting apps! Onwards and upwards 🙂

Go you! I would've handled that a lot differently. I need to work on my coping skills haha :dead:
 
Go you! I would've handled that a lot differently. I need to work on my coping skills haha :dead:

Oh... I wasn't handling it well last night. I was the most dramatic and told my mom that, "All of my dreams had been crushed in one day." And she laughed haha. I think at this point we are all smart and competent but sometimes the fit just isn't there. I had to wake up this morning and do something proactive or I would have exploded. :boom:
 
Me too! They are my first rejection and first site to contact me 🤔
Keep your chin up. Like they say - The first cut is the deepest ;_;
Also, my mom stalks this forum (hi, mom). She called me to tell me that you replied to my comment. She said, "They responded to you, so now you should like their comment. You two can cry a tear together!"
 
Keep your chin up. Like they say - The first cut is the deepest ;_;
Also, my mom stalks this forum (hi, mom). She called me to tell me that you replied to my comment. She said, "They responded to you, so now you should like their comment. You two can cry a tear together!"

This is amazing. Hi carapox’s Mom!!!
 
-Full Site Name: Friends Hospital
-Track: Adult
-Invite!
-Date of Notification: 11/29/17at 4:48 est
-Interview Date: Three options - December 15, January 4, and January 12. They asked that applicants select two dates.
-How You Were Notified: Mass email

This notification about a mass email was posted many hours before I received mine so I was certain that I was getting rejected. Just goes to show you - mass email not received doesn't always mean rejection!
 
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