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Asking for a friend, how likely does the forum family think that you'll get an invite from waitlist spot? Waiting on Colorado's children... thanks y'all
2018-2019 APPIC Internship Interview Thread
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In response to #forumfam AirBnB reviews, I take it?
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What did I miss - bad Airbnb experiences?? I booked with people who earned that super host status and who had private whole house/apartment only
Yeah I had a really hard time writing the cover letter for Walnut Creek especially because their description was so poor. Fresno was much better. May I ask for those who got interviews at Kaiser if you had previous experience training at Kaiser? I’m curious. The rejection from Walnut Creek stated there were more post-doc positions which seems to make sense to me now why so many of my colleagues manage to land one even when they didn’t necessarily train at a hospital site for pre-doc.
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Guys, I’m 10 minutes into A Christmas Prince and I already love it <3
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Actually no, the Airbnbs I booked look super legit and have great reviews. I was just thinking in general since I’ll be by myself in large cities.
It will change your life.
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#forumfam, I thought a lot of the stress would be lifted once waiting for my notifications was over, but clearly I was wrong. I took a nap today and had a horrible stress dream that involved, among other things, an evil coalition of otter psychologists (I think I was also an otter) who wanted me to do horrible things (and maybe also kill me?) in order to become a psychologist. I was saved by an undercover freedom fighter who took me to a community of exiled psychologists, where I underwent a very solemn ceremony that turned me into a cow and gave me a new identity so that the evil otter coalition couldn't find me. Totally ridiculous and hilarious as I describe it, but it was absolutely terrifying at the time.
What has this process done to me????
What has this process done to me????
Hello lovely forum friends - just wanted to reach out and say that if any of you have interviews in the San Francisco bay area and are looking for recommendations of places to eat and things to do while out here for your interview, PM me and I'll set you up with good options. I've lived here for years and can steer you to the good places to go that aren't tourist traps.
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hahah omg sounds like the hunger games, psychology style.
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i know a few people have been having a rough time with AirBnb but I have also used it countless times in the past during travels (business and pleasure). And I agree with @HappyPhDHopeful -- i usually stay in ones with superhost status and with lots of good reviews (4-5 stars)! i also booked a hostel once through AirBnB and that was a fantastic experience. though probably not for interviews -- definitely get private rooms or private house/apartment!
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i haven't seen it yet but i added it to my list. hahaha. should make for a good marathon with Christmas Prince. woooo cotton candy!
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for anyone waiting on sites- i got an email from a site that was neither in my inbox or my spam folder. it was “quarantined”. i used my .edu univ’s account for my application (absolutely regret it now) and it has this quarantine thing it does where it keeps emails in limbo (undelivered) from when they come in until a report of what was undelivered is sent (by email) at 11:59pm. the worst. i didn’t know i had an invite until the next day when i desperately checked all the folders and this quarantine email and found it in there. thankfully, it turned out that the invite was just a notification and interview dates will be sent later. might not apply to many of you that knew it better to use a personal email but figured i’d share in case it applies to someone else!
UTHealth - trauma track
12/15 mass email (good afternoon...)
interview dates tbd
vacation where it’s summer
UTHealth - trauma track
12/15 mass email (good afternoon...)
interview dates tbd
vacation where it’s summer
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Hahahaha I hadn't thought of that, but I guess it was!
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Hahaha, OMG this made me laugh so hard and feel guilty at the same time because it caused so much terror for you. I literally envisoned all of us as otter. This process is almost over, soon it will be dreams about us otters celebrating!
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No need to feel guilty, please go ahead and laugh as hard as you want! Even though it was terrifying at the time, it really was a ridiculous dream and I'm sure we could all continue to use a good laugh!
Hmmmm I wonder if you and I go to the same school lol. Guess I’ll find out if we see each other at Monterey.
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Your comment on this totally reminded me of one of my interview fears. "If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?". I've spent so much time (one might say inappropriate and illogical amount of time!) thinking about this question and half-joking about it with friends and my partner. I'm totally picturing all of us who get that question saying otters and describing this dream.
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I really think this dream/nightmare was meant to enlighten us and provide some provisional answers should we get this question. I think we should make it a thing and from now on we answer otters, describe this dream, and highlight our abilities to engage in peer consultations. LOL!
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I hope my inevitable stress dreams are this trippy and fantastic.
Someone told me they were asked this in a practicum interview once. Damnit another question I have to prepare for...what's a lovable animal with only good traits?! Honestly I'd be a cat, but people can be deeply divided on their views on cats.
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LOL! I'd be a cat too but I don't know that telling internship sites that I wish I had the ability to sleep all day and only get up to wake up my humans so that they'll feed me will portray a "can do" attitude, willingness to learn, or hard worker that they'll want to hire.
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People really get asked this question in interviews?!? Seems awfully loaded. I'd probably want to say cat too...maybe change it into some kind of wildcat? Communicates more power and can-do-it-ness?
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I'm screwed if I get asked this because I would answer immediately with "a penguin, because they kind of waddle when they walk and I've been told I walk with me feet out kinda weird, and because they often trip/slip and fall, and I do, too."
Quick, y'all, someone give me a competent and composed animal I can claim to be.
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I got asked this in interviews for a masters program and mock interviews for internship prep. During the Master's interviews it seemed way loaded since I gave an answer (wolf - I enjoy a close group of friends, can be introverted/independent, observant, communicative, playful with close friends, blah blah) and they said "If you weren't a wolf, though, what would you be?". Talk about mind going blank - the f*** you mean give you something else?!
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Is anyone else experiencing a let down? I am alexithymic at this point... just have an impending feeling of doom. Not what I was hoping/expecting post-invites.
Traumamama, sorry you’re feeling this way. It’s kind of a weird feeling to go from heightened anxiety daily waiting to nothing.
I am experiencing anxiety regarding interview performance/articulating case conceptualizations. Basically I just don’t want to be told a site won’t rank me as I think most people get ranked right? Anyone know what it would take to not be ranked?
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Probably something WAY more extreme than anything you would even remotely consider doing. You're going to range from fine to awesome depending on the site and the weather and the day and the interviewers and all the other million little things, but it's always going to be in that range, and that's what is important.
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Hey y’all. I know I don’t post much. I read constantly. You’ve been a source of great comfort. I’m gojng through this process alone. I just got to the city of my second interview and have had a difficult travel. I am feeling really down and lonely. The fear of the unknown, places not feeling right, wondering if I’ll ever feel like I’m on top of this stuff...
Thanks for the posts and the community. This is hard, but thank you.
Thanks for the posts and the community. This is hard, but thank you.
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Feel free to reach out any time you need. <3 I'm sorry the travel has been difficult - I hope it gets easier. Know that folks here are on your side, and depending on where you are, would probably love to meet you and try to help you ease through it.
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Thank you. That’s kind. There’s something about this process that feels existentially unsettling. I know there is another side. It’s just getting there...
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Yes.
Super unsettling. And I commend everyone who’s traveling, I hate it so much that I tried not to apply too far or have to fly anywhere. Sleeping in a new city alone is scary...even in my third decade of life 😳
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It really is. It's years of build up for a condensed, terrifying few months of work and waiting and judgment and being lonely in places you've never seen while trying to stay on schedule and tidy and presentable, and then a single year position somewhere, during which you start it all over again. It makes all of us ask so many questions about self worth and ability and training and what we all "deserve." But that reflects the system, NOT you. And you're doing it because you believe in what you come out on the other side able to do, and those you come out able to help.
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I’d say a golden retriever. They are excellent family dogs and companions, patient, good with kids, love to play, and are gentle, loyal, and sweet-natured. Can’t go wrong!
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Girl, YAS. Look at you go!
Nothing dysregulates me more than getting lost or travel difficulties (and I seem to have really bad travel luck), so I can imagine how upsetting and frustrating travel issues are especially given the high stakes of this process. I echo what @OpalinePhoenix said in that feel free to reach out if you need it because you've got a whole #forumfam at your disposal! 🙂
Existentially unsettling is the best way to describe this process. The roller coaster of extreme anxiety, worry, disappointment, excitement, fear (and repeat) has definitely been super taxing. I don't know what kind of sites you applied to/got interviews at, but I know for me, one thing that's compounding all these feelings is that most of my sites are outside of the South and really far away from my home and where I've been in grad school. I've always considered myself a homebody and so this is really the first time I'm going far outside of my comfort zone and while that's incredibly exciting, it's also effing terrifying. And that's just one tiny factor of the multitude of factors that makes this a very challenging (and rewarding and exciting) process. So all that to say, I feel you @geranium89, and we're all here for you 🙂
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I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too!
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Note sure if we already talked about this but I got both of these as well! Maybe we will see each other?!?
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At the airport at like 6am and this Delta lady was just standing around ready to help people and:
Delta lady: “Did you need to check any bags?”
Me: “Just the ones under my eyes.”
Delta lady: “......”
Me: 😆
Delta lady: “......”
Me: “Ahem. No, no, I don’t, thank you.”
APPIC and all this traveling has really done great things for my natural charm and humor.
Delta lady: “Did you need to check any bags?”
Me: “Just the ones under my eyes.”
Delta lady: “......”
Me: 😆
Delta lady: “......”
Me: “Ahem. No, no, I don’t, thank you.”
APPIC and all this traveling has really done great things for my natural charm and humor.
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I recently made this comment (e.g., “I’ll probably get ranked unless I do something horrible”) to a new faculty member who recently worked on the internship admissions committee at a VA, and she was VERY surprised that this was my impression! She said that they didn’t rank approx 50% of their interviewees each year and that she thinks this is standard across most sites 😱 I also saw one of my UCCs indicate that they only rank their “top interviewed applicants” or something. Does anyone have a sense of how common this is?
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Whoa I didn’t know that. I thought from what little stats I’ve seen in brochures that most sites rank most people!
I've worked in two different places that has ranked and that is not common at all. Similar to how applicants are encouraged to rank all sites (unless they would rather not match at all than to that site), most programs do that same. We typically only don't rank someone if they do something that is a red flag (and we would rather have an open spot in phase 2 than have that applicant match with us).
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Ooh that’s good to hear! So was it just not common at the two places where you worked, or did you get the impression that it’s not common across most places?
Seems like it's very unusual. I'm a bit shocked that a site wouldn't rank 50% of the people. If they are doing this, and not filling their slots, then that's a lot of extra work for them. If they are filling their slots, then they probably shouldn't invite so many applicants to interview - because that's asking a lot of applicants to pay for travel, lodging, etc. if they don't plan to rank half of them.
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This two were actually two of my rejections when I was so new to the forum I was trying to post them directly onto that first page, BUT I believe we were both gonna be at LSU on the 5th?
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Along with what everyone has been discussing re being ranked at sites - is it common practice for sites to let you know IF they don't rank you? I'm worried about ranking a site that may not rank me at all and waste a rank that could have been used otherwise (aka already starting to wayyyyy overthink the ranking/matching process)
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Along with what everyone has been discussing re being ranked at sites - is it common practice for sites to let you know IF they don't rank you? I'm worried about ranking a site that may not rank me at all and waste a rank that could have been used otherwise (aka already starting to wayyyyy overthing the ranking/matching process)
First of all, GREAT gif.
I have heard of sites telling you they wouldn't rank you, but I think it's rare. However, if you do rank them, I believe you aren't penalized for doing so, the algorithm would just skip down to the next possible slot on your list. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, match stuff is confusing and I'm mostly basing my knowledge of the match process on this video: .
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