APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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I don’t know if anyone has the HBO app or can *ahem* borrow it, but I watched the Undoing yesterday in one sitting and it was glorious, 6 hour distraction from email-checking! 10/10 would recommend.
Same! Followed it up with "The Flight Attendant" and was not disappointed and one more ep comes out tomorrow (liked it even better actually but I love campy stuff)

This is helping me get to my final notification date on Friday!
 
Same! Followed it up with "The Flight Attendant" and was not disappointed and one more ep comes out tomorrow (liked it even better actually but I love campy stuff)

This is helping me get to my final notification date on Friday!
I am loving the flight attendant!
 
Has anyone gotten a rejection from Adler Juvenile Justice? I know 1 person posted about getting an interview the other day (congrats!), and their notification deadline was yesterday. It's my last site, I just want to be done...
 
Rejection from Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo at 11:47 am - found in my junk. This one stung as I really liked this site 🙁 For those that got interviews, good luck! 🙂 I heard so many amazing things about this site and wish you all the best!

P.S..... now I don't have to wait for anymore interview notifications. I am unsure what to make of this 😳
 
Rejection from Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo at 11:47 am - found in my junk. This one stung as I really liked this site 🙁 For those that got interviews, good luck! 🙂 I heard so many amazing things about this site and wish you all the best!

P.S..... now I don't have to wait for anymore interview notifications. I am unsure what to make of this 😳
I also got this rejection and it was ouch for me as well. I’ve had my eye on this site for a couple years. Hugs to you!!
 
Has anyone received recections from Charles George VAMC and Faulk?
 
Happy Hump Day from Old AuntieSue! We all survived December 15th! Whether you're moving on or still waiting for notifications (ahem, Denver Health), I hope you have some measure of peace and can start to move forward with preparations for your next hurdles and some restoration over the holidays.

I'd love to compile some post-game info from you. Slide into AuntSue's DMs if you had a particularly ugly or wonderful program rejection, any nominations for superlatives (e.g., Most Graceful Acceptance of a **** Ton of Rejections, Most Catastrophic Breakdown That Proved To Be Unnecessary), and I'll share some distilled wisdom with my SDN fam.

Hugs to you all through this week, and remember, I'm SO EXCITED for you. <3
 
Official Site Name: Colorado Mental Health Institute - Pueblo
Date Invitation Received: 12/16 10:43 AM CST
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): NA
Interview Dates Offered: Will be assigned at a later date - told they will be Wednesdays and Thursdays in January
 
Yes to UCSB & CSUN, but still nothing from Fullerton and I believe today is their final notification day? Any update on your end?
I got an invite to Fullerton last night! It was in my spam folder, so maybe check there 🙂
 
Did anyone get a rejection from University of Tennessee - Knoxville? I know people had interviews offered in early December, but they ghosted me and it's the last site I have to hear from out of 21. I'm just a little peeved at the radio silence.
Schitts Creek Comedy GIF by CBC
 
Did anyone get a rejection from University of Tennessee - Knoxville? I know people had interviews offered in early December, but they ghosted me and it's the last site I have to hear from out of 21. I'm just a little peeved at the radio silence.
Schitts Creek Comedy GIF by CBC
I'm in your same boat. I've heard of people getting invitations and rejections but I received neither. I emailed the TD today asking about my status. Have yet to hear back yet. I'm assuming it's a rejection though.
 
It wasn't a super top site for me but I definitely would've wanted to interview with them, but I'm glad I can move on from it! I hope it wasn't one of yours either
It wasn't for me either, and I feel the same. Wish I could have interviewed anyway, but that's OK! I got an interview with my #1 site so I'm happy 😊 All the best to you throughout this process!
 
I finally heard back from all 12 of my sites yesterday (for better or worse) and it's been a HUGE relief. I finally actually slept a full 8 hours last night for the first time since October. Didn't realize how stressful this waiting process could be. Hang in there, everyone! The closure is a huge relief. Soon you'll be sleeping soundly again 🙂
 
It wasn't for me either, and I feel the same. Wish I could have interviewed anyway, but that's OK! I got an interview with my #1 site so I'm happy 😊 All the best to you throughout this process!
Well that is definitely a great reason to celebrate!! I hope it works out well for you 🙂
 
So wasn’t expecting this!!! This was definitely a reach site for me.

Official Site Name: Bay Pines VA
Date Invitation Received: 12/16
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: Sometime between Jan 4-22, but it will only be 2 40-min phone interviews. There are 2 open house dates on Jan 7 and 14. Haven’t received the separate email with information for who will be interviewing me.
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Doing backflips (in my head) because this was the last site I was waiting on and I got to end on a positive note!!
 
is anyone still waiting to hear from Manhattan Psychiatric? I've seen/heard that both invites and rejections went out today but I received neither :help:
Followed up today and I'm so glad I did. The DCT responded that I was sent an interview offer yesterday but it wasn't received on my end (not even in Spam folder). Hope this encourages everyone to follow up and get answers for those sites who haven't reached out and their notification dates have passed!!

:soexcited:
 
Has anyone heard from Charleston Area Medical Center/WVU? It’s the last one I have to hear from.
You’ll have to reach out to them. According to their website, even before COVID, they don’t extend offers to interview (this was to reduce the burden of traveling for applicants). You’ll have to contact them and they’ll let you know if you’re still being considered. I reached out last week and at the time they had a few spots available on the 8th and only one spot left on the 15th.
 
Official site name: CMHIP
Date Received: 12/16 at 10:43am (in junk mail)
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email(?)
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): n/a
Interview Dates Offered: will email later but Weds/Thurs in January
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: binge watching real housewives when I’m not refreshing my email

This was my last one so I’m happy to end on a good note after some rejections! Glad to move on from this portion of the process and focus on interviews
 
You’ll have to reach out to them. According to their website, even before COVID, they don’t extend offers to interview (this was to reduce the burden of traveling for applicants). You’ll have to contact them and they’ll let you know if you’re still being considered. I reached out last week and at the time they had a few spots available on the 8th and only one spot left on the 15th.
Sounds like this is against APPIC rules. They should be reaching out to applicants, not the other way around.
 
So wasn’t expecting this!!! This was definitely a reach site for me.

Official Site Name: Bay Pines VA
Date Invitation Received: 12/16
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: Sometime between Jan 4-22, but it will only be 2 40-min phone interviews. There are 2 open house dates on Jan 7 and 14. Haven’t received the separate email with information for who will be interviewing me.
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Doing backflips (in my head) because this was the last site I was waiting on and I got to end on a positive note!!
Congratulations, friend! I'm also super excited to have gotten an invitation to interview at Bay Pines!
 
Sounds like this is against APPIC rules. They should be reaching out to applicants, not the other way around.

The rules/policy are squishy. For example, if they consider their interviews an open house, they don't have to, although they should have this listed in their brochure.
 
I'm still waiting on two sites - I don't want you all going anywhere quite yet! I hope some of you stick around until the very end! 😢
I heard from all mine but I am hoping we will all stick around so we can discuss our experiences! This forum has been so amazing and I love how supportive everyone is. It has definitely been helpful and even helped with managing stress!
 
I heard from all mine but I am hoping we will all stick around so we can discuss our experiences! This forum has been so amazing and I love how supportive everyone is. It has definitely been helpful and even helped with managing stress!
Agreed. Looks like last year they were active through matching and even a bit after.
 
Agreed. Looks like last year they were active through matching and even a bit after.
This has been great! So supportive and made the process easier. Also some hilarious gifs/posts and of course Aunt Sue! Very grateful for this community 🤗 I’m still waiting on one also so I’ll be stickin around.
 
Glad you both heard back! Was the call from a blocked number? I received a call today from a blocked number around 1:05pm EST, but I didn't pick up bc it was blocked and I was in a meeting, and the person calling didn't leave a message.

And agreed, there are better approaches to scheduling that they will hopefully employ in the future 🙂👍
I did not pick up from a blocked number a while back and they didn't leave a message. Now, I am wondering if it was one of the sites calling 😥 but I will never know now!
 
Forgive me if this is a silly question, but how is everyone preparing for interviews??? My first is Friday and I'm just talking to myself pretending to answer questions (and internally cringing)
The way I prepared was to just know what I would say but I did not necessarily practice my answers. I had one on December 7th, and what I noticed was knowing what I wanted to say but responding in that moment made it more real and made me feel more comfortable in my skin. I felt that when I was practicing consistently, I would miss something and would become frustrated with myself. So, I decided, know some points I want to hit and hit most of them.

I also just did a more research on the site and the team at the site to know who I would potentially meet. It is super anxiety-provoking but it helped me a lot!
 
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