APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

[helpfulpsychfiance]

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Official Site Name: Hofstra University
Date Invitation Received: 12/7
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Interview Dates Offered: 1/20, 1/21, 1/25, 1/26
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Lots of wine

 

[myfavoritepsychologist]

Rejection for West LA VA

Same 🙁

 

[a_sunday_smile]

Same 🙂

Congrats guys! 🙂 Same as well. Have you responded to the poll? I completed, but when I click back on the link I don't see my answers saved. I'm sure they probably went through, but wondering if others have the same experience.

 

[PsycIntern2021]

I know one person said they had heard from UNC SOM with an assigned interview date. Has anyone else heard?

 

[thetiredgradstudent]

Official Site Name: University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School/Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/20 @ 1:40 PM EST
Method of Invitation: Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic
Interview Dates Offered: 1/7/2021

 

[tunaNlimones99]

I previously saw some postings for several tracks at The Mass General/Harvard Medical School, but haven't seen the BMED track posted yet. Has anyone received an invite for this track or know about others who have been notified?

 

[clinpsychintern]

I know one person said they had heard from UNC SOM with an assigned interview date. Has anyone else heard?

I haven't heard back from them yet. Hoping that doesn't mean rejection!

 

[deleted1080080]

I know one person said they had heard from UNC SOM with an assigned interview date. Has anyone else heard?

I also heard back this afternoon -- as a heads up, they did not assign dates based on interview preferences stated in cover letter, which threw me a bit! I'll keep fingers crossed for you! 🙂

 

[dcpsychdoc]

I am not really taking that into consideration when ranking sites. I feel like they are a good program and that they have a plan to address it. I would be surprised if they don’t fully address everything and get off probation. I’m not sure if that’s naive of me to think though 🤷🏻‍♀️

You will want to carefully consider the potential implications of completing an unaccredited internship (that’s the worst case scenario), and decide if you can live with that prior to ranking such a site. There is no harm in interviewing to see what the site has to offer and hear what they have to say about their plan moving forward.

 

[discolemonade]

Thanks for the clarification. I applied to mount sinai/ Elmhurst hospital for the child & adolescent track. Not sure if I’ve seen anyone post about it!

Nope I don’t think anyone has heard from them yet!

 

[pedspsych4life]

I also heard back this afternoon -- as a heads up, they did not assign dates based on interview preferences stated in cover letter, which threw me a bit! I'll keep fingers crossed for you! 🙂

What track did you hear back for?

 

[skuldd]

Email from Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo stating they moved their interview notification date from 12/10 to 12/16. Just a heads up since it went to my junk mail!

 

[discolemonade]

Congrats guys! 🙂 Same as well. Have you responded to the poll? I completed, but when I click back on the link I don't see my answers saved. I'm sure they probably went through, but wondering if others have the same experience.

Just checked and same here-I think we’re okay!

 

[deleted1080080]

What track did you hear back for?

They didn't specify in the invitation, but I applied for the clinical child - pediatrics and community tracks.

 

[dcpsychdoc]

So i know where to find the statistics for how many people match vs not match per school per the entire system... is there any statistics about the percentage of people getting their top 3 vs percentage of people getting top 5 etc.? or the average number of placements people rank? I am unable to find this info!

This should be available on the APPIC website. These data are collected each year.

 

[intern21]

Has anyone heard from Boston Children's yet? It says that their notification date is today.

Nope.

 

[a_sunday_smile]

Just checked and same here-I think we’re okay!

Ok - thanks!

 

[Quizzling]

Rejection for West LA VA

Did they send you an email or something? I haven't heard back at all yet...

 

[EMPSYCHED]

I previously saw some postings for several tracks at The Mass General/Harvard Medical School, but haven't seen the BMED track posted yet. Has anyone received an invite for this track or know about others who have been notified?

I'm waiting to hear from MGH BMED also.

 

[DesperateS2012]

I'm waiting to hear from MGH BMED also.

Me too! Fingers crossed !

 

[carhi]

Anyone heard from Jackson Health System- Clinical child track?

 

[psychicago]

Did they send you an email or something? I haven't heard back at all yet...

Yeah, I got an email

 

[neuroticpsychstudent]

Can you update us tomorrow after you call? I have multiple BOP sites and don’t want to call them all.

Has anyone not received the OF-5 form? I have multiple invites but haven’t received this form/email from any of the sites...

 

[inpursuitphdpsych]

mid ohio psych - rejection via email 12/7
boooo

 

[arb5309]

Has anyone not received the OF-5 form? I have multiple invites but haven’t received this form/email from any of the sites...

I’ve only received them from 2 out of 6 sites.

 

[books681]

For those of you who are interviewing at VA Ann Arbor... I applied to multiple tracks like they recommended in their brochure. They recently just emailed me to confirm my schedule and attached a few documents "about programs at their site" (according to them) and both documents are about only one of the programs I applied to. Is it safe to say that is the only rotation I'm likely able to rank? Did anyone receive documents about more than of their rotations?

 

[Psychai]

For those of you who are interviewing at VA Ann Arbor... I applied to multiple tracks like they recommended in their brochure. They recently just emailed me to confirm my schedule and attached a few documents "about programs at their site" (according to them) and both documents are about only one of the programs I applied to. Is it safe to say that is the only rotation I'm likely able to rank? Did anyone receive documents about more than of their rotations?

Yes, I was attached information from both the tracks I applied to. Congrats on the interview and good luck!

 

[neurosoy]

If I applied to 16 neuro sites and haven’t received an interview at this point, do you guys think I’ll have to go to phase 2? Still waiting to hear from about 5-7 sites

 

[Katann]

Anyone gotten rejections from Kaiser Oakland, Kaiser San Diego, or LA VA? I see offers but no rejections. I haven’t gotten anything so (unless someone says otherwise) am counting those as 3 more rejections 🙁

 

[clinpsychperson2016]

For those of you who are interviewing at VA Ann Arbor... I applied to multiple tracks like they recommended in their brochure. They recently just emailed me to confirm my schedule and attached a few documents "about programs at their site" (according to them) and both documents are about only one of the programs I applied to. Is it safe to say that is the only rotation I'm likely able to rank? Did anyone receive documents about more than of their rotations?

I got a similar set of materials and they covered two of the tracks that I applied to (and two match codes were included in one of the documents). I’m not entirely sure what this means at this point. They’ll hopefully mention what tracks applicants are meant to rank during orientation or confirm that emailed materials reflect tracks the applicant is still considered for.

 

[Quizzling]

Yeah, I got an email

Thanks for letting me know! I just got my email (strangely later than everyone else).

 

[psykhe]

Serving up DMs two ways today- Direct Messages & Daily Motivation!

Official Site Name: Central Regional Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/2020
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult
Interview Dates Offered: January 11, 14, 19, 22
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Orangetheory and food!

Official Site Name: UT Health San Antonio
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/20
Method of Invitation: mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic Track
Interview Dates Offered: 1/8, 1/15

Official Site Name: BC Children’s Hospital-Vancouver
Date Invitation Received: 12/4
Method of Invitation: mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic track
Interview Dates Offered: TBD

Hang in there everyone!

 

[ha12301]

For those of you who are interviewing at VA Ann Arbor... I applied to multiple tracks like they recommended in their brochure. They recently just emailed me to confirm my schedule and attached a few documents "about programs at their site" (according to them) and both documents are about only one of the programs I applied to. Is it safe to say that is the only rotation I'm likely able to rank? Did anyone receive documents about more than of their rotations?

So I applied to the neuro and Gero neuro/rehab and I got confused because the info looked like it was only for the gero rehab. I asked to confirm and she said I was actually being considered for both and they just didn’t have documents for the general neuro one. So you could always just ask!

 

[psy.ched.20]

Rejection from The School at Columbia University 12/7

 

[anxiousapplicant9]

Rejection from The School at Columbia University 12/7

Same.

 

[anxiousapplicant9]

Nope.

I think it says that notifications will start going out the week of 12/7 for Boston Children's but not a deadline of 12/7.

 

[sponge123]

True true. I was considering Match policies (listed below--italics from original email) in part because it will be helpful to hear back from them as I am scheduling other interviews/open houses!

"Applicants should contact a site to inquire about their interview status only if they haven't heard from that site by the morning of the day after its published interview notification date. Applicants should never make assumptions about their interview status with a site until they have received the notification from that site. In the event that you don't receive an interview notification in a timely manner, then (1) check your "junk mail" or "spam" folder to see if it ended up there, and (2) contact the site the day after that site's interview notification date to inquire about your status."

I just dug through the Match newsletter, and read that they extended their deadline to Nov. 9th (3 more days). That could explain the delay. That said, if you're waiting on them to schedule other interviews, I think it would be fine to reach out. Technically they are past the listed date.

 

[mzspsych]

Anyone gotten rejections from Kaiser Oakland, Kaiser San Diego, or LA VA? I see offers but no rejections. I haven’t gotten anything so (unless someone says otherwise) am counting those as 3 more rejections 🙁

Don’t count them out just yet. Oakland is definitely sending rolling invites - a cohort member received hers last Friday and I got mine today for the child and adult track. Stay positive 🙂

 

[dranxiety3]

Has anyone not received the OF-5 form? I have multiple invites but haven’t received this form/email from any of the sites...

I haven’t received it yet!

 

[InternHopeful-Neuro]

If I applied to 16 neuro sites and haven’t received an interview at this point, do you guys think I’ll have to go to phase 2? Still waiting to hear from about 5-7 sites

It's understandable that you would be concerned about this, but I read your post as you still having 5-7 opportunities to interview. There are clearly statistics showing the average number of rankings submitted by those who do and do not match, but in practice there are also site-specific variables like fit, how sites rank you, and how many positions they have to offer. At the end of the day, people with 10 interviews can go to Phase 2 and individuals with one interview can match in Phase 1. Going into the process with more interviews is safer in general, particularly in the context of specialty tracks with few available positions, but don't count yourself out yet. If you receive any interviews, go into them with your best foot forward and only concern yourself with Phase 2 if that time comes. Other than practicing interviewing skills, there's not much preparation one can do anyway, as we cannot predict which sites will go into Phase 2. Hang in there!

 

[Katann]

Don’t count them out just yet. Oakland is definitely sending rolling invites - a cohort member received hers last Friday and I got mine today for the child and adult track. Stay positive 🙂

Thank you! May I ask which track your friend heard from? I applied to behavioral med.

 

[student9295]

Have people been able to match with fewer interviews (e.g. less than 5)?

 

[alice_in_neuro_wonderland]

Serving up DMs two ways today- Direct Messages & Daily Motivation!View attachment 324603

Official Site Name: Central Regional Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/2020
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult
Interview Dates Offered: January 11, 14, 19, 22
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Orangetheory and food!

Official Site Name: UT Health San Antonio
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/20
Method of Invitation: mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic Track
Interview Dates Offered: 1/8, 1/15

Official Site Name: BC Children’s Hospital-Vancouver
Date Invitation Received: 12/4
Method of Invitation: mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Forensic track
Interview Dates Offered: TBD

Hang in there everyone!

Love the motivational meme--thank you 😁👍

 

[alice_in_neuro_wonderland]

Has anyone heard from Bronx VA? Their notification deadline was today...

 

[arb5309]

Have people been able to match with fewer interviews (e.g. less than 5)?

A few people in my program last year matched with their first or second choice out of 3-4 interviews/rankings.

 

[copingcat48]

Anyone gotten rejections from Kaiser Oakland, Kaiser San Diego, or LA VA? I see offers but no rejections. I haven’t gotten anything so (unless someone says otherwise) am counting those as 3 more rejections 🙁

Haven’t heard anything from Kaiser San Diego either!

 

[InternHopeful-Neuro]

Have people been able to match with fewer interviews (e.g. less than 5)?

I personally know four people who matched in Phase 1 with less than five rankings, two of which had one ranking. This is not a representative sample of the applicant pool, but one can certainly match with as little as one ranking. Just think of the most basic thought experiment - you interview with one site and that site turns out to be a perfect fit and believes that you would perform very well there. You rank them and they rank you in the first or second place (for 2 available positions) - you are guaranteed to match there. Discussions about likelihood are different but I think the ultimate point is that anything can happen. In my personal view, being bogged down by negative thoughts of 'what if' could negatively impact the interviews one does have. It all comes down to what happens on 02/19/2021.

 

[student9295]

I personally know four people who matched in Phase 1 with less than five rankings, two of which had one ranking. This is not a representative sample of the applicant pool, but one can certainly match with as little as one ranking. Just think of the most basic thought experiment - you interview with one site and that site turns out to be a perfect fit and believes that you would perform very well there. You rank them and they rank you in the first or second place (for 2 available positions) - you are guaranteed to match there. Discussions about likelihood are different but I think the ultimate point is that anything can happen. In my personal view, being bogged down by negative thoughts of 'what if' could negatively impact the interviews one does have. It all comes down to what happens on 02/19/202

It seems that I am fixated on the idea that 8-10 interviews is a 100% match rate.

 

[student9295]

A few people in my program last year matched with their first or second choice out of 3-4 interviews/rankings.

That’s great to hear. Many supervisors have told me that less than 5 interviews will not result in a match...but I’m glad that isn’t the case.

 

[mesmes99]

That’s great to hear. Many supervisors have told me that less than 5 interviews will not result in a match...but I’m glad that isn’t the case.

I've heard that 5 is a 95% match rate and 3 is a 75% match rate. These are word of mouth rates, so take with a grain of salt, but hopefully it helps calm your nerves a bit. And it is definitely possible to match with only 1 interview. Ultimately that is all you need.