APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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maddypandy_grad said:
Metropolitan was supposed to give out invitation tomorrow 11/19 and I haven’t heard anything, invite or rejection. How long do you think we should wait before emailing them for inquiry???
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I might wait a couple days - I was supposed to hear from one site on Monday 11/16 and didn't hear about my rejection until Tuesday mid-day (which would have been embarrassing if I had emailed on Tuesday IMO).
 
neuro_trainee said:
Anyone else heard back from Mass Gen/Harvard for rejection yet? I applied to Neuro track and saw some people had received offers last night and this AM, but I haven't heard either way yet.
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I havent heard from them either. I also applied to neuro track...... definitely a reach site for me though
 
bcliff said:
I personally would not send an email. I’m not sure what good would come of it.
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In rare circumstances an admin person may have made a typo in e-mail addresses and someone who may not have gotten an e-mail was actually invited for interview. Not common, but it does happen. Especially across hundreds of sites and thousands of applicants. After 3-5 business days from the deadline, it's ok to send an e-mail inquiring about your status if you have not heard back. Make sure you are checking your spam folders first, though.
 
For those who received an invitation from Loma Linda VA, did you hear back with your scheduled interview date? Not sure how long I should expect to wait before they let us know since it was only two options.
 
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Official Site Name: Arkansas Division of Aging, Adult, & Behavioral Health Services- Arkansas State Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): n/a
Interview Dates Offered: 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/15 & 1/22
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: cooking healthy meals with my fiancé <3
 
umu_hunt13 said:
Official Site Name: Arkansas Division of Aging, Adult, & Behavioral Health Services- Arkansas State Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/20/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass Email
Interview Dates Offered: Dec 11, Dec 18, Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Watching The Office
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great minds huh?... haha
 
AverageAnt said:
For those who received an invitation from Loma Linda VA, did you hear back with your scheduled interview date? Not sure how long I should expect to wait before they let us know since it was only two options.
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Also haven't received a reply regarding scheduling preferences. Hope to know sooner rather than later to avoid conflicts (should i be so lucky)!
 
Official Site Name: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford/Children's Health Council
Date Invitation Received: 11/20 (7:37 pm EST)
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): n/a
Interview Dates Offered: 1/6, 1/8, 1/13, 1/20
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: teaching myself new types of advanced stats...idk if this is helping or hurting but here we are
 
ACpsych2020 said:
I'm a bit confused regarding the The UCSF Child and Adolescent Services Multicultural Clinical Training Program (MCTP) at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, their notification date is today but when I reached out to ask she sent me their match policies:

5. What is the "Interview Notification Date" in my APPIC Directory Online listing, and how should I go about setting that date?
According to the APPIC Match Policies, each site that participates in Phase I of the APPIC Match and that conducts on-site or telephone interviews is required to notify each applicant who submits a complete application to the site as to whether or not that applicant will receive an interview. Furthermore, each site is required to inform applicants in advance regarding the date (the "Interview Notification Date") by which such notification will occur. For APPIC members, this notification date must be specified in the site's Directory Online listing; for non-members, it must be included in the site's public information.

APPIC recommends that sites use December 15 as the interview notification date; however, each site is free to set whatever date it chooses. Sites are obligated via the Match Policies to notify applicants by the date that they have specified, and applicants must receive the notification by that date. Most Training Directors use e-mail rather than regular mail for this purpose.

Sites that conduct open houses to which all applicants are invited and conduct no other interviews are exempt from the above interview notification requirement (this process should be clearly stated in the APPIC Directory Online and/or sites' publicity materials).

For Phase II of the Match, no interview notification is required.

I dont want to send another confused email but just wondering if anyone knows what I'm missing lol
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That’s weird. I’m waiting to hear back from them too and I assumed they’d be emailing us this week, since their interviews are set for the beginning of December...
 
ACpsych2020 said:
I'm a bit confused regarding the The UCSF Child and Adolescent Services Multicultural Clinical Training Program (MCTP) at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, their notification date is today but when I reached out to ask she sent me their match policies:

5. What is the "Interview Notification Date" in my APPIC Directory Online listing, and how should I go about setting that date?
According to the APPIC Match Policies, each site that participates in Phase I of the APPIC Match and that conducts on-site or telephone interviews is required to notify each applicant who submits a complete application to the site as to whether or not that applicant will receive an interview. Furthermore, each site is required to inform applicants in advance regarding the date (the "Interview Notification Date") by which such notification will occur. For APPIC members, this notification date must be specified in the site's Directory Online listing; for non-members, it must be included in the site's public information.

APPIC recommends that sites use December 15 as the interview notification date; however, each site is free to set whatever date it chooses. Sites are obligated via the Match Policies to notify applicants by the date that they have specified, and applicants must receive the notification by that date. Most Training Directors use e-mail rather than regular mail for this purpose.

Sites that conduct open houses to which all applicants are invited and conduct no other interviews are exempt from the above interview notification requirement (this process should be clearly stated in the APPIC Directory Online and/or sites' publicity materials).

For Phase II of the Match, no interview notification is required.

I dont want to send another confused email but just wondering if anyone knows what I'm missing lol
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As I was reading this message, I got an email from them saying interview notifications are delayed to Tuesday, 11/24 due to Covid and the new application process. I'm sure you just received this as well.
 
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Official Site Name: Kennedy Krieger
Date Invitation Received: 11/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email followed up by personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): applied behavioral analysis and pediatric developmental disorders (both tracks)
Interview Dates Offered: 1/6, 1/14, 1/21
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: early Christmas shopping!
 
brainz31890 said:
Yes, mine said that! My friends who are on internship now also said they received similar rejection letters last year. Unclear if it means anything, though.
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I wonder if the 'we'll keep you on file' line has something to do with Phase II. It still isn't a guarantee of anything and you still have a great chance of being successful in Phase I.

alice_in_neuro_wonderland said:
So, what’s everyone doing to stay sane this weekend?
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Packing. I will be hitting the road as soon as spring semester is over.
 
psykhe said:
Okay friends, time to channel this extra election/Covid/overall state of the world worry into something more productive than rewatching the Great British Baking Show.

This thread is primarily to share invitations for interviews. Feel free to PM me if you’d prefer to stay anonymous. I’ll do my best to stay on top of updates. Additional posts, such as site-specific questions, rejections, and general community support in these uncertain times are accepted and highly encouraged!

Please use the following format-

Official Site Name:
Date Invitation Received:
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat):
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Interview Dates Offered:
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane:

Finally, shout out to @Grenth for leading the charge with this last year!

Best of luck everyone!
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Official Site Name: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Date Invitation Received: 11/20/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Applied Behavior Analysis Track, Neurobehavioral Continuum Track, and Pediatric Developmental Disorders Track
Interview Dates Offered: 1/6/21, 1/14/21, and 1/22/21
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Watching Queer Eye!
 
Folks who got an interview with Nationwide Children's Hospital: have you been told which date your interview has been scheduled for? I sent them my date rankings right away when I got their email on Tuesday, but haven't heard back as of yet. Other sites I got invitations from have gotten back to me within a day or two, so I'm wondering if maybe something slipped through the cracks (nothing in my spam box).

In the spirit of transparency and normalizing rejections: I got a rejection from Kennedy Krieger yesterday

Staying sane this weekend by cleaning my apartment and virtual coffee dates with friends. 🙂
 
psykhe said:
Okay friends, time to channel this extra election/Covid/overall state of the world worry into something more productive than rewatching the Great British Baking Show.

This thread is primarily to share invitations for interviews. Feel free to PM me if you’d prefer to stay anonymous. I’ll do my best to stay on top of updates. Additional posts, such as site-specific questions, rejections, and general community support in these uncertain times are accepted and highly encouraged!

Please use the following format-

Official Site Name:
Date Invitation Received:
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat):
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Interview Dates Offered:
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane:

Finally, shout out to @Grenth for leading the charge with this last year!

Best of luck everyone!
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Official Site Name: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/21/2020
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities track
Interview Dates Offered: 12/9/2020, 12/10/2020, and 12/14/2020
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Watching Queer Eye!
 
Official Site Name: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/21/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Interview Dates Offered: 12/9, 12/10, 12/14
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Watching the bachelorette!
 
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Official Site Name: Cincinnati VA Medical Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): general track
Interview Dates Offered: 12/9, 12/14, 1/5, 1/12, 1/19
If & How you're staying sane: Not doing super well with this 😵 but petting my cats and drinking coffee helps
 
PhDon't said:
Folks who got an interview with Nationwide Children's Hospital: have you been told which date your interview has been scheduled for? I sent them my date rankings right away when I got their email on Tuesday, but haven't heard back as of yet. Other sites I got invitations from have gotten back to me within a day or two, so I'm wondering if maybe something slipped through the cracks (nothing in my spam box).

In the spirit of transparency and normalizing rejections: I got a rejection from Kennedy Krieger yesterday

Staying sane this weekend by cleaning my apartment and virtual coffee dates with friends. 🙂
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Yes, it was confirmed for me yesterday by the track director so seems to depend on the track/they're still working on it?
 
PSYchedAndStressed said:
Official Site Name: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/21/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Interview Dates Offered: 12/9, 12/10, 12/14
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Watching the bachelorette!
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Congrats! I'm gonna go ahead and pretend I didn't see evidence invites can go out on a weekend...Also Ed is so dramatic am I right? I see he's about to move from Chesson to moustache guy...
 
Official Site Name: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Track
Interview Dates Offered: 12/9, 12/10, 12/14
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Dairy Queen
 
Has anyone received a rejection from NYU Bellevue, particularly the child track? I saw that some have received interviews, but I haven’t heard either way from them yet. Thanks!
 
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electricopal said:
If there is anyone on here that has already gone through the match process in past years...... in particular neuro.....

what are some typical interview questions to prepare for? I am feeling nervous about zoom interviews!
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I have not previously applied, but here is what I learned in my mock interview with a TD at a site I did not apply to:

1) Test your setup early (speakers, microphone, lighting, camera position) to make sure everything is actually working. We did actually have sound issues mid-interview and it ended up being on their end, but we survived.
2) Be prepared to talk about your dissertation - topic choice, current status, how it will help you with future career plans
3) Expected questions from them include - why our site? where do you see yourself in 5 years? tell us about your diversity experiences/training? tell us about a challenging client? tell us about a great client? tell us about your theoretical orientation and how you adapt if a client is not improving?
4) It is weird if you do not have any questions for them and those questions need to be something that cannot be answered just by reading the brochure/website.
5) To avoid brain fartage it is ok to have your application materials open in another window or printed for easy reference.
6) Since no one can see your surroundings it is ok if you have something nearby that is calming. For me this was a relaxing essential oil in the diffuser and one of those stress balls.
7) The interview itself may be capped at 30 minutes, so it may not be wise to be long winded.
 
PhDon't said:
Folks who got an interview with Nationwide Children's Hospital: have you been told which date your interview has been scheduled for? I sent them my date rankings right away when I got their email on Tuesday, but haven't heard back as of yet. Other sites I got invitations from have gotten back to me within a day or two, so I'm wondering if maybe something slipped through the cracks (nothing in my spam box).

In the spirit of transparency and normalizing rejections: I got a rejection from Kennedy Krieger yesterday

Staying sane this weekend by cleaning my apartment and virtual coffee dates with friends. 🙂
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Ohhh cleaning is my go-to for sanity also. I’m thinking of doing a spring clean of my closet sometime soon
 
Quick DM update!

Official Site Name: University of Texas Health Science Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/16/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 12/4, 12/7, 12/11, 12/14, 12/18

Official Site Name: University of Kansas Medical Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/16/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Comprehensive Track
Interview Dates Offered: 12/11/20
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: cleaning, revising manuscripts, and playing with my kitten

Hope everyone’s weathering this waiting storm well enough! After updating the list I’ll be offline for a few days (thanks much for the Netflix recs) but will post new interviews by the end of the week.

*Also* we are officially less than 3 months to match day!
 
Official Site Name: Oregon Health and Science University
Date Invitation Received: 11/20/2020
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email (email indicated it should have been sent on Tuesday but there was a glitch)
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Peds Neuro
Interview Dates Offered: 1/5; 1/8
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Watching B-list Holiday Movies
 
psykhe said:
Quick DM update!

Official Site Name: University of Texas Health Science Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/16/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 12/4, 12/7, 12/11, 12/14, 12/18

Official Site Name: University of Kansas Medical Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/16/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Comprehensive Track
Interview Dates Offered: 12/11/20
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: cleaning, revising manuscripts, and playing with my kitten

Hope everyone’s weathering this waiting storm well enough! After updating the list I’ll be offline for a few days (thanks much for the Netflix recs) but will post new interviews by the end of the week.

*Also* we are officially less than 3 months to match day!
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Is University of Texas Health Science Center the Tyler location or the San Antonio location?
 
electricopal said:
If there is anyone on here that has already gone through the match process in past years...... in particular neuro.....

what are some typical interview questions to prepare for? I am feeling nervous about zoom interviews!
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As with any interview you will Get a range of questions. Other posters have some of the typical ones, such as dissertation, research experience, career goals, other annoying ones (I once got asked which three people in the history of the world who i would want to have dinner with).

As for neuro-focused questions, some sites may grill you on knowledge. Some ask about cases you’ve seen, others ask to interpret results or theorize about a hypothetical case on the fly. Some ask you to describe a clinical condition and the interviewer pimps you on different facets of the disorders (for instance, AD pathology, possible imaging findings, expected test findings, etc). Some do writing samples as well.

From my experience, those sites that ask content-heavy questions are interested in a few things. 1. That you have a base level of knowledge. 2. Even if you don’t know everything, that you’re thoughtful and can realize your limitations and make educated guesses (for instance, not knowing every detail of the pathological mechanisms of ischemic strokes, but being able to guess that loss of oxygen can lead to a cascade of negative things). 3. That you’re teachable - no one expects you to know everything but having a sense of humility and growth-mindset is much better than assuming you know everything (somewhat related, if you are using terminology, make sure you are using it correctly). At the end of the day, the goal is not to trip you up, but to make sure you have a base knowledge and are willing to grow further, IMO.
 
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