APPIC Internship Interview Invitation Thread (2020)

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neurocog said:
Got some good news just now from one of my 7 pending sites. Another VA!
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I in no way want to take away from your excitement in being invited for an interview as I am stoked to see anyone get an interview in this hellish process but maybe posting with a more informative tone or detail could be more helpful to other very anxious students on this forum looking for information and updates. I am only speaking for myself but as someone who has yet to receive an interview, and seeing others who are in the same boat, seeing this kind of post with no information as to what site has notified stirs up a lot more anxiety. I understand there has been personal safety/information concerns but maybe airing on the side of not posting over posting vague information on a forum where people want to know what sites are contacting may be more helpful. I don't want to take away from you success in this process at all that is not my intention, but seeing this kind of a post can be a real gut punch to those of us still waiting for that excitement and I just wanted to provide a little perspective. I wish you the best of luck in your interviews!
 
zlm13 said:
I thought it was supposed to be earlier too weird. Thank you for letting us know!
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I've noticed several sites have changed their notification date from the original one posted. I made a list of all the notification dates and several have been extended.
 
LAnne said:
I've noticed several sites have changed their notification date from the original one posted. I made a list of all the notification dates and several have been extended.
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Yeah...I noticed some of mine have done that.
 
One purpose of this thread is to see if invites for sites I'm waiting on are being sent. If I haven't seen them, there's still hope. Almost every time I've received a rejection/invitation it has been on the same days I've seen others post the opposite. So I don't think sites waiting until the deadline make a difference.
 
Official Site Name: Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/19
Method of Invitation: Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult Primary Care/Adult OP track
Offered Interview Dates: Jan. 8, 9, 13, 15
 
PsydTNT said:
Has anyone heard from Advocate Family Care Network? Their notification date says 12/31 but I feel like that has to be a typo?
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I heard from them sometime in November with an interview offer, but maybe they are continuing to notify!
 
Yay!!!!

Official Site Name: Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ), Staten Island University Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/19
Method of Invitation: Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology
Offered Interview Dates: January 10, 14, 23
 
Official Site Name: Carle Foundation Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/19
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult
Offered Interview Dates: 1/18 with a morning and afrernoon session.
 
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Official Site Name: University of Michigan UCC
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/19
Method of Invitation: Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Offered Interview Dates: training program assistant will call you to schedule phone interview for January
 
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Appleblossom said:
Official Site Name: University of Michigan UCC
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/19
Method of Invitation: Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Offered Interview Dates: training program assistant will call you to schedule phone interview for January
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Congratulations! I didn't get an interview here, but I've only heard good things about their program 🙂
 
Official Site Name: Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/19
Method of Invitation: Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Department of Psychiatry for the Adult OP Acute Services track
Offered Interview Dates: Jan. 3, 14, 17, 24

Edit: Wrong track posted
 
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hopsandskips said:
Has anyone heard from Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care specifically for the child track (I see that other tracks have been notified)?
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I received an interview offer for the Child Track at Rutgers UBHC Newark -- and got my rejections from Montefiore and Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center today!
 
neurocog said:
For me...I've already concluded that at least 5-6 of my 7 sites I am waiting on are rejections. So...to help visualize this, see below:

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I’m not sure what you’re going for here, but the gif of the Joker carrying a detonator with a violent explosion going on in the background seems wildly inappropriate for this forum. This isn’t a private text thread with friends.
 
Seven_Costanza said:
I’m not sure what you’re going for here, but the gif of the Joker carrying a detonator with a violent explosion going on in the background seems wildly inappropriate for this forum. This isn’t a private text thread with friends.
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Really? You are policing a gif? Especially one that I had posted a while back several pages ago? For you, you may use this forum in one manner, others, such as mysef use it differently. Some of us use this as a place to vent, to relax, etc. For the record, if you think my gif is so terrible, you really ought to take a look at the medical subforums, etc. I do not apologize for posting this gif.
 
neurocog said:
Really? You are policing a gif? Especially one that I had posted a while back several pages ago? For you, you may use this forum in one manner, others, such as mysef use it differently. Some of us use this as a place to vent, to relax, etc. For the record, if you think my gif is so terrible, you really ought to take a look at the medical subforums, etc. I do not apologize for posting this gif.
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“Several pages ago” was 35 minutes ago and I’m not on the medical forum. I didn’t police anything and didn’t ask for an apology. I just think you should consider how you use this not-so-private forum. But whatever, it’s not my career.
 
Hlbrown20 said:
Official Site Name: Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/19
Method of Invitation: Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult Primary Care/Adult OP track
Offered Interview Dates: Jan. 3, 14, 17, 24
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I got this too!!!! Honestly freaking out a little. Very excited!
 
Mass rejection from Aurora Mental Health Center. I applied to the Child/Family track. Totally jealous for anyone who got an interview there; I hope it's as awesome as it appears on paper!
 
Seven_Costanza said:
“Several pages ago” was 35 minutes ago and I’m not on the medical forum. I didn’t police anything and didn’t ask for an apology. I just think you should consider how you use this not-so-private forum. But whatever, it’s not my career.
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Seven_Costanza, if I were you I wouldn't engage with this user. They appear to have a pattern of posting comments that evoke frustration or anxiety among other members of the forum.
 
PedPsych02 said:
Seven_Costanza, if I were you I wouldn't engage with this user. They appear to have a pattern of posting comments that evoke frustration or anxiety among other members of the forum.
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I agree - I’ve been following this thread throughout the notification season and neurocog appears to have posted many problematic things across a number of weeks. He/she seems to get a rise out of provoking others/inciting anxiety.
 
PedPsych02 said:
Seven_Costanza, if I were you I wouldn't engage with this user. They appear to have a pattern of posting comments that evoke frustration or anxiety among other members of the forum.
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Causing anxiety? I chose not to engage in these conversations for a specific reason. I owe no one anything. As harsh as that sounds, I can chose who I tell things to, and who I don't', how much or how little information to share. "Causing" is fresh...from my understanding within CBT, no one causes another person to be angry, anxious, etc., rather, it's the percepotions that person holds of the situation. Something can be anxiety-provoking, such as a post I made, but whether or not you elect to perceive it and think about it in such a way will be the culprit behind you getting anxious. So no, I won't bear the weight of the entire world on my shoulders. People make provocative and controversial comments all of the time on here. People will agree and disagree with others. That's fine too. There have been several posters on here that may not click with me, but I sure won't go out of my way to publically shame them, etc. The post I made regarding keeping my internship interviews on the DL was sparked not because of a personal vendetta. I literally have a message in my PM box where the person admitted that they knew who I was personally because they saw my "writing style" on this forum, and somehow remembered this writing style in a listserv email they received a long time ago (I don't normally post on a listserve, so I know it was a while back). This person would have needed to dig through those emails and magically find the email they felt my writing style matched to make that connection to confirm their theory. That is creepy as hell. So, yes, I decided to be more cautious with my internship posts because I dont know their intentions (they could be nefarious for all I know).
 
NeuroFLAIR said:
Performance-based questions, such as describe a situation in which x, a time when y, how you would approach z, etc. Essentially, how you think through and navigate a situation - process being equally or more important than any conclusion/solution.
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Thanks for clarifying. 🙂 I truly appreciate it.
 
Official Site Name: Nevada Psychology Internship Consortium (NV-PIC)
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/19
Method of Invitation: Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS) Clinical-Forensic Track
Offered Interview Dates: 1/13, 1/14, 1/15, and Zoom
 
neurocog said:
The post I made regarding keeping my internship interviews on the DL was sparked not because of a personal vendetta. I literally have a message in my PM box where the person admitted that they knew who I was personally because they saw my "writing style" on this forum, and somehow remembered this writing style in a listserv email they received a long time ago (I don't normally post on a listserve, so I know it was a while back). This person would have needed to dig through those emails and magically find the email they felt my writing style matched to make that connection to confirm their theory. That is creepy as hell. So, yes, I decided to be more cautious with my internship posts because I dont know their intentions (they could be nefarious for all I know).
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There were multiple requests for you to clarify this when you posted this a while ago and they were ignored. Yes you don't "owe" anyone anything, but people made it clear they were disturbed by the comment and it would have been considerate to have shared this information at the time that people were panicking and deleting their posts without knowing why.

Edit: grammar.
 
Complex Figure said:
There were multiple requests for you to clarify this when you posted this a while ago and it was ignored. Yes you don't "owe" anyone anything, but people made it clear they were disturbed by the comment and it would have been considerate to have shared this information at the time that people were panicking and deleting their posts without knowing why.
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Sure, and I get that. But again, I chose not to for very specific reasons. At that time, I was being bombarded with PMs. It got to a point to where I wasn't sure who I could trust to tell. It still a very "active" situation I was trying to figure out. At that point, I also remembered that while people may not like that I had posted that, and it was anxiety-provoking, that they would have the strength to move forward. I would hope so at least. All of us right now are going through a very anxiety-provoking process for a myriad of reasons. We are all in some way...getting through it. At the same time, I was trying to process what was going on. Rather than respond with rash comments, etc., I chose not to respond and let time take its course. That's my choice. That was what I elected to do. Others may have gone about it a different way, and that's fine. If this unfortunate thing happened to you, I am sure you would also deal with it in a way that was conducive to you.
 
neurocog said:
Causing anxiety? I chose not to engage in these conversations for a specific reason. I owe no one anything. As harsh as that sounds, I can chose who I tell things to, and who I don't', how much or how little information to share. "Causing" is fresh...from my understanding within CBT, no one causes another person to be angry, anxious, etc., rather, it's the percepotions that person holds of the situation. Something can be anxiety-provoking, such as a post I made, but whether or not you elect to perceive it and think about it in such a way will be the culprit behind you getting anxious. So no, I won't bear the weight of the entire world on my shoulders. People make provocative and controversial comments all of the time on here. People will agree and disagree with others. That's fine too. There have been several posters on here that may not click with me, but I sure won't go out of my way to publically shame them, etc. The post I made regarding keeping my internship interviews on the DL was sparked not because of a personal vendetta. I literally have a message in my PM box where the person admitted that they knew who I was personally because they saw my "writing style" on this forum, and somehow remembered this writing style in a listserv email they received a long time ago (I don't normally post on a listserve, so I know it was a while back). This person would have needed to dig through those emails and magically find the email they felt my writing style matched to make that connection to confirm their theory. That is creepy as hell. So, yes, I decided to be more cautious with my internship posts because I dont know their intentions (they could be nefarious for all I know).
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This is almost funny because you are the person who said that you were removing all of your sites because "there are people lurking on here with ill intentions" and then never responded to anybody's follow-ups asking for clarification. It's the internet equivalent of yelling "BOMB" in a crowded theater and then telling everybody who was scared that it was their fault they were scared and that they could have chosen not to be scared in the moment. Kind of ridiculous.
 
MidWestLass said:
This is almost funny because you are the person who said that you were removing all of your sites because "there are people lurking on here with ill intentions" and then never responded to anybody's follow-ups asking for clarification. It's the internet equivalent of yelling "BOMB" in a crowded theater and then telling everybody who was scared that it was their fault they were scared and that they could have chosen not to be scared in the moment. Kind of ridiculous.
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Or...how some government agencies warn its citizens of a possible threat without disclosing mission-specific or critical details that could otherwise cause more trouble or harm rather than keep if focused. I'm sure we could think of a bunch of examples and metaphors, but as I mentioned, my choice was mine alone, and I still stand by it.
 
neurocog said:
Sure, and I get that. But again, I chose not to for very specific reasons. At that time, I was being bombarded with PMs. It got to a point to where I wasn't sure who I could trust to tell. It still a very "active" situation I was trying to figure out. At that point, I also remembered that while people may not like that I had posted that, and it was anxiety-provoking, that they would have the strength to move forward. I would hope so at least. All of us right now are going through a very anxiety-provoking process for a myriad of reasons. We are all in some way...getting through it. At the same time, I was trying to process what was going on. Rather than respond with rash comments, etc., I chose not to respond and let time take its course. That's my choice. That was what I elected to do. Others may have gone about it a different way, and that's fine. If this unfortunate thing happened to you, I am sure you would also deal with it in a way that was conducive to you.
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This is fair. I'm just speaking from the perspective of someone seeing this go down in real time from an outside perspective. Since you appear to be frustrated that people are making assumptions about your motives/character it seemed appropriate to recognize what inspired this feeling in people. And I appreciate that you said as much as you did in your recent clarification.
 
Personally, I suggest we all get back on track with the purpose of this specific thread, which is intended to be focused on interview invitations and how we are navigating them. Who is right or wrong is neither significant nor relevant at this point because we clearly see a divide and there are false premises sprinkled throughout this situation. However, one's impact is more important than one's intention - there are many individuals on this thread, including those who are simply reading and never posting, so posts should take into account the potential perceptions of others. Given the omnipresent anxiety during this process for each and every one of us, we can be sensitive to that in a manner that aligns with how we likely carry out our lives outside of this thread - at least how psychologists-in-training ought to think and behave.

That aside, I wanted to remind everyone that, while the master list will likely be updated again tonight or tomorrow, I am doing my best to keep track of incoming invitations and can always DM an up-to-date list until I hand it over to Grenth. We are almost through this (at least hopefully for most), so hang in there!
 
Complex Figure said:
This is fair. I'm just speaking from the perspective of someone seeing this go down in real time from an outside perspective. Since you appear to be frustrated that people are making assumptions about your motives/character it seemed appropriate to recognize what inspired this feeling in people. And I appreciate that you said as much as you did in your recent clarification.
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Fair enough. I come on here to not only take advantage of thoughts from others, their experiences, real time updates of interviews, etc., but also to relax, and unwind. I know there was another thread on here created long ago to address the various...divsions on this particular forum and the tone people would use towards each other; some posters even admitted that this was a place they used not just for advice, but to "escape." And as people know, this forum is more than just psychology, but for other doctors and aspiring doctors. I know I/we are not the only ones who use this forum in such a manner. As far as I can tell, my actions, comments, etc., have not violated the terms of agreement either.
 
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