APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

Started by psykhe
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So I have received 4 rejections, 0 interviews. I have 10 sites I have not heard back from. Should I consider applying to a few more sites?
I'm in the same boat (4 rejections, 0 interviews, 16 sites that haven't replied yet), and I'm very tempted to apply to a few more, if for no other reason than to at least feel proactive rather than powerless...
 
Thanks! Now that I think about it, I actually think you guys probably meant the medical center site. I was talking about the Vanderbilt Counseling Center. I forgot there were two different Vandy sites. Sorry to get your hopes up! The waiting is definitely the worst part
No worries! I forgot there was another site as well lol.
 
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!
I haven't seen this one posted yet

Official Site Name: VA North Texas Health Care System
Date Invitation Received: 11/23/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: 1/4, 1/7, 1/14
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane
: Research projects and Thanksgiving prep
 
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I haven't received any emails like this (yet?) but is the assumption that this is the decision for all of those not interviewed or that there is another group of people that all receive rejections without being ranked by the site?

This happened to prior intern applicants in my department and the Department Chair said it is rare, but was adamant that if a site still says it will rank you even without an interview then the smart move is to include it in your rankings as well. It is fine if you rank it at the very bottom, but doing so could be the difference between matching or not matching (because even though the odds are good, none of us are guaranteed a match) OR it could lead to a swift Phase II offer. No one ever wound up at the ranked-but-no-interview site, but when the process was over everyone did say they felt better ranking them as more of a 'I did everything I possibly could to match' kind of thing. Depending on one's belief system this may also be a way of putting out to whatever/whomever you believe in that you are ready to move forward and willing to weather the unknowns if need be.
 
Official Site Name: VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (VA TVHS) (Nashville VAMC)
Date Invitation Received: 11/23
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: 12/4, 12/10, 12/17, 1/5
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Feeling the stress but bicycling
Official Site Name: VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (VA TVHS) (Nashville VAMC)
Date Invitation Received: 11/23
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: 12/4, 12/10, 12/17, 1/5
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Feeling the stress but bicycling and jogging have helped!
Hi 👋
 
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Official Site Name: Charles George VA Medical Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/23/2020 at 1:30 central
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Phone call
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: 1/7, 1/14, and 1/21
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: stress baking
 
Has anyone received a rejection from the Charles George VA? I noticed the interview invitation someone was offered today via phone call, but haven’t heard anything either way.
 
Official Site Name: Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 11/23
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Pediatric Psych
Interview Dates Offered: 1/5, 1/12, 1/19
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Coffee
Congratulations! 🙂 I applied to the neuropsychology track, I wonder if they have sent out invites for that program yet? The directory for Mount Washington mentions 12/15/20 as the interview notification date so this is interesting...
 
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Official Site Name: NYU/Bellevue Hospital (NYC)
Date Invitation Received: 11/23/2020
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email (at 1pm)
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult Track
Interview Dates Offered: 12/8/2020
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Baking and online antiquing 🙂
 
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Congratulations! 🙂 I applied to the neuropsychology track, I wonder if they have sent out invites for that program yet? The directory for Mount Washington mentions 12/15/20 as the interview notification date so this is interesting...
Same here! I haven’t heard anything either yet. Last year they sent their peds neuro invites out on 11/20, so I am expecting we should hear sometime soon.
 
Official Site Name: University of North Florida Counseling Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/23
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Phone Call
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 12/3
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Telling myself that none of us are feeling sane right now 😊
 
Has anyone received a rejection from the Charles George VA? I noticed the interview invitation someone was offered today via phone call, but haven’t heard anything either way.
I applied and have not heard anything yet either! My understanding I that usually the rejections go out later than the acceptances. Hopefully they are making more calls today!
 
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Not from me but on behalf of a member of my cohort:

Official Site Name: university at buffalo
Date Invitation Received: 11/23
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Call
Interview Dates Offered: 12/15
I’ve been waiting for this one! I didn’t receive a call. Should I assume that it’s a rejection? Or will they notify us if they’re rejecting?
 
First time I get to post something about interviews!

Official Site Name: Central Virginia VA Health Care System
Date Invitation Received: 11/24
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General Track
Interview Dates Offered: 1/4 1/8 1/11 1/15
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Lots of coffee
 
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Official Site Name: Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS)
Date Invitation Received: 11/24/2020 at 10:32 eastern
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: 1/4, 1/8, 1/11, and 1/15
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Hyrule Warriors and anime. 🙂
 
Official Site Name: Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS)
Date Invitation Received: 11/24/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: 1/4, 1/8, 1/11, and 1/15
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Walks, lots of walks 🙂
 
Official Site Name: Charleston Consortium (Medical University of South Carolina)
Date Invitation Received: 11/24/2020 at 9:26am Central
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): behavioral medicine
Interview Dates Offered: 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/15, 12/7, 1/4, 1/11, 1/25, 1/9
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: watching great British bake off
 
I received a follow-up email from a site that notified applicants early last week. I followed up with them via email late last week because a few days had passed since their official notification date.

Turns out they did extend an interview invite, but I *never* received the original email! Not in my junk folder or anything. Why does the this-rarely-happens accident have to happen to ME? 🙄😆
 
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I saw on the overall list that people have heard from Phoenix Children's and Henry Ford Health Science. Do we know what tracks those offers were for?

Specifically, has anyone heard about peds neuro for these sites?
Henry Ford is probably the health track - my friend applied to that track and got an interview offer.
 
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