APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

[reversepsychology]

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Maybe they want you for their secret service track and need to keep things hush hush. Very need to know basis.

That makes sense - I did apply for the clandestine focus.

 

[eedermor1]

Waiting on Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center - not sure if they are on the same timeline, but I hope we both hear soon 🙂

Nope, not the same but thanks for the reply and good luck!

 

[Psyducky]

I was wondering the same thing. Was thinking rejection too and still had a few hopes because I haven’t heard of any interviews. They interview so many folk that i figure someone on here would be on that list.

Saaaaaame! Was just about to post asking if anyone heard anything. Anticipating they will probably do one mass email for invites, and on for rejections today. Expecting to be in the latter group, but wanting to know soon since their interview/open house date seems so inflexible.

 

[student9295]

Do all sites generally contact applicants by the interview notification date? Quite a few have missed the deadline.

 

[neuropsycho12]

Do all sites generally contact applicants by the interview notification date? Quite a few have missed the deadline.

This year is so hectic because of COVID, and I have heard sites are behind for that reason. It's hard for us on this end but I'm trying to be understanding considering everything going on right now...

 

[neuro_is_the_werd]

Hi guys!
Have anyone heard from UWashington school of medicine? Their notification date is today. im assuming a rejection but also havent seen anyone posted invitation/rejection here yet. just wondering... thanks 🙂

Still waiting here 🤷🏻‍♀️

 

[anxiousapplicant9]

The earlier KKI posts seem to be related to the Behavioral Psychology/ Neuropsychology Program and not the newer, PMHP/Family Traumatic Stress Program. These are separate programs, not tracks.

Edit: PMHP is one of the two tracks within the latter program.

I’m waiting on this one too!! I don’t remember seeing an update, but within AAPI I noticed that they extended the deadline to 11/16. So maybe that’s related? I think 12/15 is the posted notification date.

Thank you for your insight! Fingers crossed for both of us!

 

[neuroticpsychstudent]

Just received the official interview offer from a BOP!

Official Site Name: FMC Devens
Date Invitation Received: 12/4 around 3pm
Method of Invitation: Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: January 12, 15, 19, 22 and open house on 1/26 and 1/29

 

[summerbabe]

Me too! Thinking about applying, and haven't hear anything about it. If anyone knows anything, please chime in!

Zero insight on Sacramento but overall, an accredited VA internship is a safe bet because it meets both APA standards as well as the VA's national educational standards for clinical training in psychology.

Where the differences will come into play are the types of training experiences that can be offered and the quality of folks involved in training.

Newer programs or smaller VA facilities may be more limited in offering 'basic' rotation opportunities such as General Mental Health/Mental Health Clinic, PTSD Clinical Team, and SUD, either because the facility itself has either limited clinical resources or staff who can supervise or the TD has yet to be able to arrange for other areas to be available (acute inpatient, blind behab, spinal cord injury, polytrauma, psychosocial recovery/SMI, gero, etc).

I took a brief glance at their handbook and compared to other VAs I'm familiar with, the breadth of their training opportunities is probably on the lower end but that may not matter if these are the exact experiences you want. One last thing to consider, especially for sites with less rotation options, if every intern wanted to do a specific non-required rotation (say PCMHI), would the site be able to accommodate everybody?

Good luck everybody!

 

[forensicpsych20]

Just received the official interview offer from a BOP!

Official Site Name: FMC Devens
Date Invitation Received: 12/4 around 3pm
Method of Invitation: Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: January 12, 15, 19, 22 and open house on 1/26 and 1/29

Congrats! Have you scheduled the Core Values Assessment and all yet? I just received an email about that part but haven't heard about the interview dates for my actual sites yet...

 

[futuredrbh]

I don't know the exact date, but a friend of mine received an interview offer from them a couple of weeks ago :-/

Dang, do you know what track?

 

[neuroticpsychstudent]

Congrats! Have you scheduled the Core Values Assessment and all yet? I just received an email about that part but haven't heard about the interview dates for my actual sites yet...

Congrats to you too! They said the CVA scheduling comes in a separate email so I am sure your offer is coming. What sites did you apply to? I applied to several also but only heard from this one so far. It seems though that if you get one you get them all as the offer stated "I am pleased to inform you that in addition to satisfying the APPI internship requirements you have also been identified as a Best Qualified applicant for temporary federal employment" which I take as meaning generally, not just for this one site...?

 

[discolemonade]

Has anyone heard back from Mt. Sinai Beth Israel in New York?

Nope haven't heard-and pretty sure from knowing people who applied in past years that they send out interviews and rejections around the same time so I don't think they have sent anything yet! hope we both hear good things soon 🙂

 

[NeuroGal1994]

Official Site Name: Pine Rest
Date Invitation Received: 12/04
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Residential and Acute Hospital
Interview Dates Offered:12/18, 12/28, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Writing reports for practicum.

 

[forensicpsych20]

Congrats to you too! They said the CVA scheduling comes in a separate email so I am sure your offer is coming. What sites did you apply to? I applied to several also but only heard from this one so far. It seems though that if you get one you get them all as the offer stated "I am pleased to inform you that in addition to satisfying the APPI internship requirements you have also been identified as a Best Qualified applicant for temporary federal employment" which I take as meaning generally, not just for this one site...?

FCC Allenwood and Terre Haute; the email about the CVA came from Allenwood. Yeah I would think the best qualified applies to all sites (fingers crossed anyway) so hopefully we'll hear from the others soon!!

 

[dranxiety3]

Congrats! Have you scheduled the Core Values Assessment and all yet? I just received an email about that part but haven't heard about the interview dates for my actual sites yet...

I haven't heard anything from any BOP sites and my application still says received. I hope thats not a bad sign 😳

 

[KKint]

I'm on the same boat for Baylor

+1

 

[neuroticpsychstudent]

I haven't heard anything from any BOP sites and my application still says received. I hope thats not a bad sign 😳

I wouldn't worry yet. I applied to five and have only received one so far. Also, mine still says received too so I would not base it off that!

 

[wisemindpsyd]

Official Site Name: University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center
Date Invitation Received: 12/3/2020
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Interview Dates Offered: Week of 12/14/2020- another email was sent to schedule interviews

 

[futuredrbh]

General Adult track. Sorry to be the bearer of potential bad news!

I'm waiting for the Rehab NP track, so I'm going to continue to hope & pray haha!

 

[arb5309]

Just heard from a BOP site, FCC Victorville... to complete the in person core values assessment and in personal panel interview before scheduling my actual tele-interview.

 

[tunaNlimones99]

Official Site Name: WVU Medicine: University Healthcare
Date Invitation Received: 12/04
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Phone call
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): n/a
Interview Dates Offered: 1/8, 1/12, 1/15

 

[wtfook]

At my PsyD program, all students are paid for all practica. About $5,500 per practicum (16-20 hrs/week) is normal. $1,500 is the smallest amount we can get (usually unfunded externships), and some sites pay as high as $9,000 for the year (usually forensic sites). I thought all doctoral psych students were paid for practicums!

Where is this program?!

 

[arb5309]

Congrats to you too! They said the CVA scheduling comes in a separate email so I am sure your offer is coming. What sites did you apply to? I applied to several also but only heard from this one so far. It seems though that if you get one you get them all as the offer stated "I am pleased to inform you that in addition to satisfying the APPI internship requirements you have also been identified as a Best Qualified applicant for temporary federal employment" which I take as meaning generally, not just for this one site...?

I applied to Victorville, Tallahassee, Butner, Lexington, Rochester, and Springfield. You?

 

[imfine_everythingsfine]

Official Site Name: VA Eastern Colorado
Date Invitation Received: 12/3
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: 1/4, 1/11, 1/25
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: running and yoga.. anything to keep the endorphins flowing 🙂

Official Site Name: Tewksbury Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/3
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): did not specify
Interview Dates Offered: notifying at later date
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: see above

 

[wtfook]

Schedule whatever works with your schedule. Doesn't really matter when you are in those blocks. I can't ever remember order f interviews making a speck of difference in final rankings.

Ok helpful. Thank you!

 

[Quizzling]

Official Site Name: VA Palo Alto
Date Invitation Received: 12/4
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Didn't mention in email but I applied to neuropsych
Interview Dates Offered:12/17 & 12/18, 1/4-1/28
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Cake & ice cream

 

[PHDonezo]

Official Site Name: VA Palo Alto
Date Invitation Received: 12/4/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Didn't specify
Interview Dates Offered: 12/17, 12/18, 1/4-1/25

 

[user4321]

Official Site Name: Central Regional Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/4/20
Method of Invitation: (Mass?) E-mail
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuro/Gero
Interview Dates Offered: Jan 11, 14, 19, 22

I was feeling pretty dejected after 7 rejections and 1 waitlist, so this feels huge!! Especially because geography-wise this was one of my top sites!

Same!! See you there 🙂

 

[psyched0ut]

Anyone apply to Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) – Child & Trauma track and hear anything? I know YCSC has called with invites but only Early Childhood Track and Pediatric Track have been reported on this thread. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[neuro_is_the_werd]

Official Site Name: VA Palo Alto
Date Invitation Received: 12/4/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Didn't specify
Interview Dates Offered: 12/17, 12/18, 1/4-1/25

Same! Congrats!

 

[koalabandit]

Official Site Name: USD Counseling Center
Date Invitation Received: 12/4/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 1/ 4- 1/15

 

[inpursuitphdpsych]

Official Site Name: FBOP Allenwood
Date Invitation Received: 12/4/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: They said someone will be reaching out soon to establish date

 

[anxiousapplicant9]

Anyone apply to Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) – Child & Trauma track and hear anything? I know YCSC has called with invites but only Early Childhood Track and Pediatric Track have been reported on this thread. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Waiting as well!!

 

[beardedshrink]

Official Site Name: University of Miami Counseling Center
Date Invitation Received: 12/4
Method of Invitation: Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):n/a
Interview Dates Offered: Indicated follow up phone call with dates coming soon

 

[PricelessCare]

Rejection: VA Palo Alto by email - 12/4

Congrats to those that got interviews and perhaps another site is a better location for those of you who are in my boat!

 

[mmjdondante]

Waiting as well!!

I’m waiting on a different track that has sent out both rejections and interviews? Really confused as it is likely my top site in terms of fit clinical and research domains. Hoping to hear soon but it’s getting late on the east coast.

 

[gradstudent44]

Official Site Name: McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Date Invitation Received: 12/4/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 12/16, 12/18, 12/21, 1/4, 1/8, 1/11

 

[matryoshka_brain]

Those who heard from the BOP’s, for the OF-5 form, how have y’all answered the “I can report for duty within (____) days after notification”?

 

[PsycIntern2021]

Official Site Name: McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Date Invitation Received: 12/4
Method of Invitation: Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):n/a
Interview Dates Offered: 12/16, 12/18, 12/21, 1/4, 1/8, 1/11

 

[matryoshka_brain]

Official Site Name: FBOP Allenwood
Date Invitation Received: 12/4/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: They said someone will be reaching out soon to establish date

Did you also get the OF-5 form?!

 

[bostonfern]

Congrats to you too! They said the CVA scheduling comes in a separate email so I am sure your offer is coming. What sites did you apply to? I applied to several also but only heard from this one so far. It seems though that if you get one you get them all as the offer stated "I am pleased to inform you that in addition to satisfying the APPI internship requirements you have also been identified as a Best Qualified applicant for temporary federal employment" which I take as meaning generally, not just for this one site...?

Did you also get an email from the monster jobs site that said best qualified?

 

[arb5309]

Those who heard from the BOP’s, for the OF-5 form, how have y’all answered the “I can report for duty within (____) days after notification”?

I haven’t gotten the form yet. 🤷🏼‍♀️ But two emails saying I’ll be sent one.

 

[arb5309]

Did you also get an email from the monster jobs site that said best qualified?

When did you get that email? I got an email from the application rep.

 

[bostonfern]

When did you get that email? I got an email from the application rep.

About 20 minutes ago. It just says "You have been found qualified for this position and you have been referred to COESD for employment consideration" and isn't site specific. I don't know if that means I'm not best qualified or what. Is this what you mean by application rep?

 

[forensicpsych20]

About 20 minutes ago. It just says "You have been found qualified for this position and you have been referred to COESD for employment consideration" and isn't site specific. I don't know if that means I'm not best qualified or what. Is this what you mean by application rep?

I got the same email; it just said qualified not best qualified but since I already heard about scheduling the CVA, I guess that means we're good to go...

 

[bostonfern]

I got the same email; it just said qualified not best qualified but since I already heard about scheduling the CVA, I guess that means we're good to go...

Oh phew! After reading about the different categories I was worried I was out of the running and was wondering what I did wrong.

 

[arb5309]

About 20 minutes ago. It just says "You have been found qualified for this position and you have been referred to COESD for employment consideration" and isn't site specific. I don't know if that means I'm not best qualified or what. Is this what you mean by application rep?

Yes I received this same email. I’ve heard from two out of six sites, so I think it means we’re moving forward.

 

[neuroticpsychstudent]

Did you also get an email from the monster jobs site that said best qualified?

Yes, I just got it!
*edit: it just says qualified like everyone else. The TD said best qualified in her email to me / mass email with my name

 

[psyched94]

Official Site Name: Hershel “Woody” Williams VAMC
Date Invitation Received: 12/4
Method of Invitation: Personal email
Specialty Track or Site: General
Interview Dates Offered: 1/11, 1/14, 1/21