APPIC Internship Interview Invitation Thread (2020)

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Got mine!

Official Site Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Date Invitation Received: 11/13/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult Track
Offered Interview Dates: 12/13 & 1/13
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: Organizing Dissertation Data, Practicum, and Disney+
Congrats!
 
From today's DMs (these are not my invites/rejections). I had someone DM me some rejections which I thought was nice/helpful and I'm happy to post them but I won't be tracking them as I am the invites FYI.

Official Site Name: University of Denver Consortium
Date Invitation Received: 11/13/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): DU Counseling Center
Offered Interview Dates: 12/6, 12/9, 12/12
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: Sanity? That exists in graduate school?

Official Site Name: Lexington VA HCS
Date Invitation Received: 11/13/2019
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Phone Call and Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General Psychology
Offered Interview Dates: 12/13; 1/10
If & How you’re staying sane: There hasn’t been much time to relax due to my elective practicum, but I’ve been trying to learn Spanish and go outdoors more often.

Rejections
Nationwide Children's Hospital; 11/13/2019; Peds Psych Track; general mass email
Minnesota Children's; 11/13/2019; General mass email
 
From another person in my cohort:

Official Site Name: University of Florida Health Science Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/13/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): health psychology
Offered Interview Dates: 1/10; 1/17; 1/24

Same, but for the neuro track!
 
Official Site Name: Texas Child Study Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Pediatric Neuropsychology
Offered Interview Dates: 12/20, 1/8, 1/10
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: Sanity? What is sanity?
 
It seems like Training Directors are notifying later this year? Or is it just me and my anxiety?

I made a list of interview notification dates for my sites based off of last year's thread. From those dates, I'm anticipating to hear back next week with a lot of sites. However one site got back to me 2 weeks earlier than last year so I'm an entire bottle of anxiety right now unsure if I will hear back before next week with my sites. Also really ready to get an invite!
 
Official Site Name: FSU Multidisciplinary Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/2019
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Offered Interview Dates: 12/10; 12/11; 12/13
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane
: Ice Cream and tv
 
I made a list of interview notification dates for my sites based off of last year's thread. From those dates, I'm anticipating to hear back next week with a lot of sites. However one site got back to me 2 weeks earlier than last year so I'm an entire bottle of anxiety right now unsure if I will hear back before next week with my sites. Also really ready to get an invite!

I did the same, and one of my sites is behind compared to last year, the rest are coming up next week
 
Official Site Name: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/2019
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Mass Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Offered Interview Dates: 12/10; 12/11; 12/12 (Open House)
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: Practicum and the beach
 
Official Site Name: University of Arkansas
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/2019
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsych
Offered Interview Dates: 12/18; 1/10; 1/24
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: I’m not
 
I have heard from 4 sites thus far, and am assuming the majority of my sites will roll in over the next two weeks.
 
Finally got a notification!

Official Site Name: Fulton State Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/2019
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email?
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic Evaluation
Offered Interview Dates: 12/13 and 12/16
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: naps and chocolate
 
Woohoo! First invitation! Couldn't post yesterday.

Official Site Name:
Phoenix VA Health Care System
Date Invitation Received: 11/13/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Preferred major rotation in health psychology, applied to multiple tracks
Offered Interview Dates: 12/12, 12/13, 12/16, 12/17, 1/3, 1/6, 1/7
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: Hanging with my family and doggies 🙂
 
Finally got a notification!

Official Site Name: Fulton State Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/2019
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email?
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic Evaluation
Offered Interview Dates: 12/13 and 12/16
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: naps and chocolate
Congratulations!! and yesssss to naps and chocolate!!
 
Invite
Official Site Name: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Date: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Personal e-mail
Specialty Track: Pediatric neuropsychology
Interview Dates: 12/16/2019 or 01/09/2020
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane:? lol

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Rejection
Official Site Name: Children's Minnesota
Date: 11/13/2019
Method of Rejection (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Personal email
 
Official Site Name: Sioux Falls VAMC
Date: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Mass e-mail
Specialty Track: None
Interview Dates: 12/11/2019, 01/09/2020, 01/22/2020
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane:? Hiking and chocolate

Official Site Name: VA St. Louis
Date: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Personal e-mail
Specialty Track: General
Interview Dates: 1/03/2020, 01/10/2020, 01/17/2020
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane:? Hiking and chocolate
 
Official Site Name: Sioux Falls VAMC
Date: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Mass e-mail
Specialty Track: None
Interview Dates: 12/11/2019, 01/09/2020, 01/22/2020
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane:? Hiking and chocolate

Official Site Name: VA St. Louis
Date: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Personal e-mail
Specialty Track: General
Interview Dates: 1/03/2020, 01/10/2020, 01/17/2020
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane:? Hiking and chocolate

Congratulations! I also received an invite to VA St. Louis!


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Official Site Name: Fulton State Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/2019
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic Treatment
Offered Interview Dates: 1/8/20, 1/10/20, 1/13/20
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: lots of self-care...and chocolate!
 
From another person in my cohort:

Official Site Name: NYU-Bellevue Clinical Psychology Internship Program- Forensic Track
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic Track
Offered Interview Dates: 12/06/19
 
Official Site Name: University of Arkansas
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/2019
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsych
Offered Interview Dates: 12/18; 1/10; 1/24
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: I’m not
yay! Got this invite yesterday, too! 🙂
 
Woo! Party @ the STL VA. I got my invite yesterday


Official Site Name: VA St. Louis
Date: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Personal e-mail
Specialty Track: General
Interview Dates: 1/03/2020, 01/10/2020, 01/17/2020
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane:? Research projects, practicum, Disney+, and working out.
 
From another person in my cohort:

Official Site Name: NYU-Bellevue Clinical Psychology Internship Program- Forensic Track
Date Invitation Received: 11/14/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic Track
Offered Interview Dates: 12/06/19
Do you know if this was a mass email or personal email?
 
Anyone else get an invite to McLean Hospital's reception at ABCT? I'm trying to figure out if it was sent to all applicants, or if I can take this as a good sign.
 
Anyone else not heard yet?

also applied to JMU. Has anyone gotten a formal rejection from them or no? I know phone interviews start tomorrow

I interviewed on Tuesday over the phone. They mentioned not offering in-person interviews for two more weeks. I don't think they'll send rejections until then.
 
I interviewed on Tuesday over the phone. They mentioned not offering in-person interviews for two more weeks. I don't think they'll send rejections until then.

ah so I’m assuming if we haven’t heard about a phone interview, it’s likely a rejection.
 
Official Site Name: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Date Invitation Received: 11/15/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): Phone call
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Offered Interview Dates: 1/3/20; 1/6/20
(In honor of last year) If & How you're staying sane: Lots of time outside
 
Do you know if this was a mass email or personal email?


Mine seemed like a mass email (it wasn’t personalized with my name or anything). And then they assigned interview times which was included in the email. So it seemed like everyone with the same interview date was sent a mass email - if that makes sense?
 
Anyone else get an invite to McLean Hospital's reception at ABCT? I'm trying to figure out if it was sent to all applicants, or if I can take this as a good sign.

I also got invited to their ABCT meeting. I am wondering if it just a mass email to everybody who applied to their program or not, as well.
 
Official Site Name: Federal Medical Center, Devens
Date Invitation Received: 11/12
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Offered Interview Dates: pending USA Jobs

Official Site Name: Federal Medical Center, Rochester
Date Invitation Received: 11/12
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Offered Interview Dates: pending USA Jobs

Official Site Name: U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners
Date Invitation Received: 11/12
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Offered Interview Dates: pending USA Jobs

Official Site Name: Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth
Date Invitation Received: 11/12
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Offered Interview Dates: pending USA Jobs

Official Site Name: Federal Correctional Complex, Petersburg
Date Invitation Received: 11/12
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Offered Interview Dates: pending USA Jobs

Official Site Name: Federal Correctional Complex, Allenwood
Date Invitation Received: 11/12
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Offered Interview Dates: pending USA Jobs

Official Site Name: Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute
Date Invitation Received: 11/13
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email - REJECTION

Official Site Name: Federal Correctional Complex, Butner
Date Invitation Received: 11/14
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email - REJECTION

Official Site Name: Fulton State Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/14
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic Evaluation
Offered Interview Dates: 12/13 and 12/16
 
ah so I’m assuming if we haven’t heard about a phone interview, it’s likely a rejection.
Also, if it makes you feel better, JMU is notoriously selective about in-person interviews and only pick 15 candidates from phone interviews.
 
I also got invited to their ABCT meeting. I am wondering if it just a mass email to everybody who applied to their program or not, as well.
Yeah, I want to be excited about it, but it could be nothing. It seems like it could potentially be massive if they invited everyone, right? I wonder if they did their initial screen or something and invited everyone who passed that. The application was only due a few days ago, so I doubt they have done anything in-depth. The guest list is private, though, which kind of makes me think they didn't send it to everyone? Maybe it's just wishful thinking.
 
Anyone else get an invite to McLean Hospital's reception at ABCT? I'm trying to figure out if it was sent to all applicants, or if I can take this as a good sign.
I got it too. My sense is that they invited everyone.
 
still haven't heard anything yet from any of my sites. fun times!

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Anyone else get an invite to McLean Hospital's reception at ABCT? I'm trying to figure out if it was sent to all applicants, or if I can take this as a good sign.

I got this two days after I submitted the APPI (submitted on 10/30, invite received early morning Friday 11/1). I assumed it was sent to all applicants since (a) they probably didn't actually look at my app yet and (b) the text of the invite said "Applicants for McLean Doctoral Psychology Internship Program 2020-2021 are welcome! Attendance does not impact admission decisions."
 
I got this two days after I submitted the APPI (submitted on 10/30, invite received early morning Friday 11/1). I assumed it was sent to all applicants since (a) they probably didn't actually look at my app yet and (b) the text of the invite said "Applicants for McLean Doctoral Psychology Internship Program 2020-2021 are welcome! Attendance does not impact admission decisions."
Ah man. I should've known not to get excited.
 
Ah man. I should've known not to get excited.

I hear you!

Ugh, by this date last year 6 of my 13 sites had sent out interview notifications and I've only heard from 2 so far. Making me very anxious. I know the Minneapolis VA will be a bit later since their "application received" said they wouldn't be meeting to discuss apps til 11/18, but U Chicago Med has notified by 11/9 for at least the last three years, and the rest seem to historically notify within the first two weeks of Nov... but nothing I can do but chill and wait. And remember to keep an eye on my damn phone... lol
 
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I hear you!

Ugh, by this date last year 6 of my 13 sites had sent out interview notifications and I've only heard from 2 so far. Making me very anxious. I know the Minneapolis VA will be a bit later since their "application received" said they wouldn't be meeting to discuss apps til 11/18, but U Chicago Med has notified by 11/9 for at least the last three years, and the rest seem to historically notify within the first two weeks of Nov... but nothing I can do but chill and wait. And remember to keep an eye on my damn phone... lol
OMG, I am in the same position about U Chicago Med! I looked at the last 3 years and its 11/15 already, and I am checking my email every 5 min... lol
 

LOL I did something similar- added a few sites to my list that are "just in case" with December due dates
 
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