2018-2019 APPIC Internship Interview Thread

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onwardsandup said:
I liked that you opened the flood gates to discuss music today. Has anyone heard Beyonce and Ed's duet for Perfect?! It's perfect! I'm adding it to my list of wedding music for my wedding.....you know, that one that I'm planning while I'm super single and all...
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I am so happy people have started talking about music! It's been my coping mechanism through a lot of this process, and since I woke up this morning. I've been listening to Nothing More's new album (rock seemed fitting today...), and making soup....avoiding my dissertation responsibilities as the rejection emails just keep rolling in.

P.S.- Yes, that duet is beyond amazing. And, the wedding playlist really is a thing.....don't tell my boyfriend, he may run screaming 😵
 
Seems like it's been a rough morning for many! Hoping for a better afternoon 🙂
slaney said:
So I have this very visceral and confusing love-hate relationship with Taylor Swift. I kind of despise her as a human being and frequently get an overwhelming urge to punch her in the face when I see her perform or do interviews. AND, I’ll give credit where credit is due: I often find a lot of her music really catchy. Anyway, if anyone needs a distraction from internship hell, she finally put her latest album on Spotify and listening to it this morning has provided a whooooole lot of cognitive dissonance that is somehow a huge relief in the midst of all the waiting. So if anyone feels similarly, I highly recommend this strategy haha.
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Also, having listened to T-Swift's new album, I have many thoughts. Namely, I'm glad I didn't pay for this, but also that many of the lyrics perfectly capture this process, often with very few adjustments. Take note of the various data points below:

On the "high" of getting an invite:
"For you, I would cross the line
I would waste my time
I would lose my mind
They say, "She's gone too far this time"
Don't blame me, love (or APPIC) made me crazy
If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right
Lord, save me, my drug is my baby (or invite)
I'll be usin' for the rest of my life
Don't blame me, love (APPIC) made me crazy
If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right
Oh, Lord, save me, my drug is my (invite)
I'll be usin' for the rest of my life"

To capture the feeling of many rejections and then an invite:
"This ain't for the best,
My reputation's never been worse,
So you must like me for me,
Yeah, I want you"

After getting many rejections:
"You did a number on me
But, honestly, baby, who's counting?"

For desperately waiting to hear from our top sites:
"And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once, you're all I want I'll never let you go
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa"

When TD's send out notification emails:
"Baby, let the games begin."

When you get a rejection that really stings and then you go shopping/apply to more sites/eat or drink a bunch with a vengeance.
"But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
Ooh, look what you made me do,
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do."

I could go on and on and on. Oh, and this is how I've spent my morning, so I'm basically killing it over here with productive and wise choices.
 
-Full Site Name: Oklahoma Health Consortium
-Track: All
-Invite
-Date of Notification: 12/01 @ 1:12pm CST
-How You Were Notified: mass email
-Interview Date(s): December 13, January 3, January 5, January 10, January 12, January 17, and January 19.
 
Anyone receive a rejection from Northwestern (Dept of Psychiatry)? I saw that some folks posted about phone call invites a few days ago...just wondering if I should be expecting a rejection soon....
 
BOR84 said:
Anyone receive a rejection from Northwestern (Dept of Psychiatry)? I saw that some folks posted about phone call invites a few days ago...just wondering if I should be expecting a rejection soon....
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I saw the phone calls too but haven't received a rejection yet. I'm preparing myself for one as well. I tried to be like "Maybe they're just taking awhile to call all the people... My name's at the end of the alphabet... Dialing is hard and time consuming."
 
slaney said:
Seems like it's been a rough morning for many! Hoping for a better afternoon 🙂

Also, having listened to T-Swift's new album, I have many thoughts. Namely, I'm glad I didn't pay for this, but also that many of the lyrics perfectly capture this process, often with very few adjustments. Take note of the various data points below:

On the "high" of getting an invite:
"For you, I would cross the line
I would waste my time
I would lose my mind
They say, "She's gone too far this time"
Don't blame me, love (or APPIC) made me crazy
If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right
Lord, save me, my drug is my baby (or invite)
I'll be usin' for the rest of my life
Don't blame me, love (APPIC) made me crazy
If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right
Oh, Lord, save me, my drug is my (invite)
I'll be usin' for the rest of my life"

To capture the feeling of many rejections and then an invite:
"This ain't for the best,
My reputation's never been worse,
So you must like me for me,
Yeah, I want you"

After getting many rejections:
"You did a number on me
But, honestly, baby, who's counting?"

For desperately waiting to hear from our top sites:
"And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once, you're all I want I'll never let you go
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa"

When TD's send out notification emails:
"Baby, let the games begin."

When you get a rejection that really stings and then you go shopping/apply to more sites/eat or drink a bunch with a vengeance.
"But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
Ooh, look what you made me do,
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do."

I could go on and on and on. Oh, and this is how I've spent my morning, so I'm basically killing it over here with productive and wise choices.
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I'm DYING! 🤣
One more, re: avoiding all responsibilities while obsessively refreshing my email/SDN all day:
"You say I did something bad
Then why's it feel so good?
Most fun I ever had
And I'd do it over and over and over again if I could.
It just felt so good!"
 
I'd like to add that the rejection from Saint Elizabeths was honestly lovely. She wrote that the rejection was not a reflection of our credentials and she appreciates the hard work and effort etc etc. It was the sweetest rejection - Like when your soulmate breaks up with you but they're a great person so they let you down so easy. It was very thoughtful and kind. I almost feel bad for putting their stuff in the Stupid Sites folder. But, I mean. Shouldn't have rejected me though.
 
BOR84 said:
Anyone receive a rejection from Northwestern (Dept of Psychiatry)? I saw that some folks posted about phone call invites a few days ago...just wondering if I should be expecting a rejection soon...
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Sosin said:
I saw the phone calls too but haven't received a rejection yet. I'm preparing myself for one as well. I tried to be like "Maybe they're just taking awhile to call all the people... My name's at the end of the alphabet... Dialing is hard and time consuming."
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Also waiting on a rejection
 
BOR84 said:
Anyone receive a rejection from Northwestern (Dept of Psychiatry)? I saw that some folks posted about phone call invites a few days ago...just wondering if I should be expecting a rejection soon....
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Sosin said:
I saw the phone calls too but haven't received a rejection yet. I'm preparing myself for one as well. I tried to be like "Maybe they're just taking awhile to call all the people... My name's at the end of the alphabet... Dialing is hard and time consuming."
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I haven't heard from them yet, either. I already blacked all the information out on my spreadsheet and moved them to the very bottom of the page in my "projected rejections" category. That's made it easier for me to swallow the rejection haha.
coreconditions said:
I'm DYING! 🤣
One more, re: avoiding all responsibilities while obsessively refreshing my email/SDN all day:
"You say I did something bad
Then why's it feel so good?
Most fun I ever had
And I'd do it over and over and over again if I could.
It just felt so good!"
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HAHAHAHAHAH YAAAAAAAASSSSSS!!! This one is ALSO perfect!!!!
 
Patton State Hospital
Track: Forensic
Invite! FINALLY no more silence
Personal Email 12/1
Dates: 12/11, 12/15, 12/18, 12/22, 1/5, 1/8, 1/12, 1/17, 1/22, 1/26, and 1/29
Staying Sane: 1) my mock interview went really well and was really helpful 2) bae sending me cute animal vidoes 3) going to a murder mystery party tonight which is exciting
 
-Full Site Name: Miami VA
-Track: Health Psychology
-Invite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Date of Notification: 12/01 @ 2:39pm EST
-How You Were Notified: mass email
-Interview Date(s): January 12, January 16, and January 29.

I REALLY needed this and I am SO excited! My best friend got one too!!!!!! Miami trip!
 
My preferred date was Jan 19th. What about you?

Congrats on the invite!
 
ellabelle46 said:
Patton State Hospital
Track: Forensic
Invite! FINALLY no more silence
Personal Email 12/1
Dates: 12/11, 12/15, 12/18, 12/22, 1/5, 1/8, 1/12, 1/17, 1/22, 1/26, and 1/29
Staying Sane: 1) my mock interview went really well and was really helpful 2) bae sending me cute animal vidoes 3) going to a murder mystery party tonight which is exciting
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So happy for you! Patton looks awesome, I'm so excited for this one!
 
BSM328 said:
-Full Site Name: Miami VA
-Track: Health Psychology
-Invite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Date of Notification: 12/01 @ 2:39pm EST
-How You Were Notified: mass email
-Interview Date(s): January 12, January 16, and January 29.

I REALLY needed this and I am SO excited! My best friend got one too!!!!!! Miami trip!
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Grad school party in the city where the heat is on all night on the beach til the break of dawn (after the interview of course).
 
AlwaysPsyched said:
With puppies being your coping of choice, does that mean you have multiple puppies? If so...please bring them to interviews.
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I have two fur babies, sadly neither will be traveling w/ me :[
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-Full Site Name: University of Arizona College of Medicine
-Track: Clinical Child and Adolescent Track
-Rejection
-Date of Notification: 12/01 @ 10:59 am PST
-How You Were Notified: personal email
-How keeping sane? RPAS scoring...WOOOO
 
domer2012 said:
@Psychchick09 -
I get the sense that we applied to a lot of the same places and are having eerily similar outcomes. So, to give you some hope- I just got an invite for the Hines VA after thinking it was too late! Hang in there 🙂
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Oh my goodness, this is amazing to hear! First—congratulations to you! Second, you’ve inspired me to hold out hope 🙂


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- Full Site Name: Central Regional Hospital
- Track: Child-Youth (FYI, my cohort-mate who applied for the Adult track has NOT heard yet)
- Invite!
- Date of Notification: 12/1/17, 1:00 EST
- How You Were Notified: Mass email
- Dates: January 8th, 11th, 16th, and 19th
- Staying Sane: Someone in my program organized a department-wide pet play date at a local park which I'm about to go to and pet a lot of puppies dressed in holiday gear.
 
I have a big favor to ask - if anyone is interviewing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center on 1/25 or 1/26 and would be willing/able to switch their date for 1/11, can you shoot me a message and let me know? I just spoke to the program coordinator and those dates are full (and I responded pretty quickly!), and I'd be unable to switch unless I magically found someone who would be willing to do so with me. Please let me know 🙂
 
BSM328 said:
-Full Site Name: Miami VA
-Track: Health Psychology
-Invite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Date of Notification: 12/01 @ 2:39pm EST
-How You Were Notified: mass email
-Interview Date(s): January 12, January 16, and January 29.

I REALLY needed this and I am SO excited! My best friend got one too!!!!!! Miami trip!
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Congrats! I got a rejection from them...
 
thisgirl said:
Texas Child Study Center
Pediatric
Rejection
12/1/17
Personal Email
Coping - well i saw this coming in slow motion so didn't even flinch
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Segan1 said:
I feel ya friend. I got my 3rd rejection last night... and not so happy Friday to me the 4th rolled in as I was waking up this morning. Rough week. I need an invite like right now

Oh also
Texas Child Study
Integrated Care/ Ped
12/1
Rejection (8:05am)
Personal email
Staying sane: my husband’s awesome puns and jokes
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MinniePsych said:
Third rejection in a row

Site: Texas Child Study Center
Rejection
Notified by personal email
Staying sane: chocolate. Lots and lots of it.
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Same! Def saw it coming though too
 
I'm starting to get eager to figure out travel plans- my Tulane interview date filled up and they emailed me today to pick another date. So now I am rushing around frantically looking for flights in two weeks! EEEEKKKK and it's one way because I have no idea where I might be going next. FREAKING OUT :bang::shrug::boom:
 
Did anyone who completed the Doodle poll from UT Health Northeast get an email confirmation or more information or anything? I'm sure it's probably fine, but I'm just minorly worried that my response didn't go through...
 
coffeepsyched said:
anybody else obsessively checking and emptying their spam folder?
i may be losing my mind guys haaha
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I saw I got a new spam message today and got super excited...but it was actually spam.

I've also started checking other email addresses that I'm 99.9% sure I didn't actually provide anywhere, just to be totally sure a site hasn't contacted me. Also losing it over here.
 
thisisaname said:
Did anyone who completed the Doodle poll from UT Health Northeast get an email confirmation or more information or anything? I'm sure it's probably fine, but I'm just minorly worried that my response didn't go through...
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I was worried so I emailed and it was confirmed that my response went through and they let me know I would (hopefully) hear early next week sometime with the details.
 
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