I know this has been discussed in another thread, but I just had a private conversation with a student that didn’t match that really triggered me. She was considering “at this point just trying to get an internship to graduate.” [code for: I don’t care if it isn’t an accredited internship]. Please. If you notice yourself engaging in this line of thinking, I truly challenge you all to a. challenge this in the moment (I think we are far enough removed from match day now that the emotional salience should hopefully be a bit less intense and the possibility for rational introspection should be a bit easier), b. think about the potential long term implications, and c. look at that list. I know everyone’s situation is unique and circumstances sometimes have to be considered that might preclude one from moving to a certain location, but this list is massive compared to when I went through the match, at the height of the crisis, and students I knew in phase II were lucky to even interview at an APA site that was leftover. I know I’m just some rando on here, but I’m telling you, I already know some folks who are early career, who decided to take an unaccredited internship and are not having problems procuring employment at places they would like to be working.