APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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jw if anyone has any insight: is it common for sites to wait until 12/15 to send out rejections?

also has anyone received a rejection from the Washington DC VA?
 
inpursuitphdpsych said:
FBOP applicants - I just emailed the DCT asking about the OF 15 form and what to put for the box asking about the number of days I can report for duty after receiving an offer. I will let you all know what she says!
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Thank you! Also, I haven’t recieved my OF 15 form yet. I’ve continually checked my inbox and junk mail. Is anyone in the same boat? I’ll reach out to someone from one of my sites tomorrow to ask.
 
brainsn’stuff said:
I also haven’t received anything after the qualified email.
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The form seems to be site-specific (it has the name of the site at the top) and I've only received it from one of my sites (late Friday). I would guess they didn't work over the weekend so more will probably be coming soon!
 
Official Site Name: Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A (But I applied given the Neuropsychology focus)
Interview Dates Offered: 01/14

**I am a bit confused about the date as on APPIC they were clear about making the date 01/07, but it looks like they changed it at the last minute
 
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Official Site Name: Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital (Bedford VA)
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Primary Care Behavioral Health
Interview Dates Offered: 12/15, 12/17. 01/7, 01,12
 
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Official Site Name: Jackson Health System
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): rehab psych
Interview Dates Offered: gave dates for group info session on 1/4, 1/11, or 1/25 and will follow up for interview dates
 
Has anyone heard from Ohio Psychology Internship for the Inpatient track? I know some people have heard from the Forensic track but I haven’t seen anything about Inpatient. I haven’t received a rejection or an invite.
 
ha12301 said:
Official Site Name: Jackson Health System
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): rehab psych
Interview Dates Offered: gave dates for group info session on 1/4, 1/11, or 1/25 and will follow up for interview dates
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Was that the only track you applied to for this site?
 
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!
 
psychddd said:
Was that the only track you applied to for this site?
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I also applied to neuro but my email said I was invited for the rehab track. Not sure if they are sending each track separately. I was really hoping to get an interview for both!
 
Official Site Name: Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/20
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): No track, but neuropsychology focus
Interview Dates Offered: 1/14
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Binge watching the Undoing. Highly recommend
 
Has anyone run into issues with sites receiving their emails? I have now had two separate sites that had to follow up with me saying I did not respond to their original email, when I did respond right away. It's really frustrating as I have little control over their organization marking my email as spam, if that's what is occurring. Does anyone have insight into any ways to fix/address this?
 
teach4all said:
Friends waiting on San Bernardino--should we message them since it's 3 days past when they said they'd be sending responses?
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I was thinking maybe wait for 3 business days after? I'm anxious too but there was a Saturday and Sunday in there and it's still early Mon morning on the West :]
 
Official Site Name: VA-Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center
Date Invitation Received: 12/7/2020
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): n/a
Interview Dates Offered: January 4, 5, 11, 14
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Basking in the glory of submitting my first draft of my results/discussion to my chair and sleeping haha
 
student9295 said:
Rejection from VA Western Colorado Health Care System. This one kinda stings.
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Current intern here checking the forum as my partner applies for internship this year and I just wanted to offer a little reassurance here. I had the same experience last year, being completely honest VA Western Colorado was the last of 19 rejections I received in Phase I, needless to say it stung...a lot. This process plays on everyone's imposter syndrome and highest level of anxiety and I would argue is by no means an accurate assessment of one's abilities as a clinician. I matched in phase II after interviewing at notable VAs that on paper were considerably more competitive and established than VA Western Colorado. I say this not to put down or criticize the training of different sites but rather to highlight the importance of fit. This process works in crazy ways and I encourage you to do your best to let this one go and go in to whatever is next for you and remember this rejection does not define you as a clinician!
 
clinpsychintern said:
Has anyone run into issues with sites receiving their emails? I have now had two separate sites that had to follow up with me saying I did not respond to their original email, when I did respond right away. It's really frustrating as I have little control over their organization marking my email as spam, if that's what is occurring. Does anyone have insight into any ways to fix/address this?
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I remember seeing a post on this thread specific to VAs having strong spam filters that gave people trouble. I haven't had issues with my sites, but I also didn't apply to any VAs. Sorry you're having trouble 🙁
 
Has anyone heard back from Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA for the Neuropsych Track? They listed deadline on APPIC was 12/1
 
missplum said:
I remember seeing a post on this thread specific to VAs having strong spam filters that gave people trouble. I haven't had issues with my sites, but I also didn't apply to any VAs. Sorry you're having trouble 🙁
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Thank you! Yes, at first I thought it was the same VA issue, but the second site that did not receive my email is not a VA site, so now I'm more confused haha.
 
clinpsychintern said:
Thank you! Yes, at first I thought it was the same VA issue, but the second site that did not receive my email is not a VA site, so now I'm more confused haha.
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Sometimes the problems can come from the particular domain of your email address. For example, some emails from Hotmail/Yahoo might go to spam more often than those from Gmail. Wishing you all the best!
 
clinpsychintern said:
Has anyone run into issues with sites receiving their emails? I have now had two separate sites that had to follow up with me saying I did not respond to their original email, when I did respond right away. It's really frustrating as I have little control over their organization marking my email as spam, if that's what is occurring. Does anyone have insight into any ways to fix/address this?
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This happened to me with two separate sites as well. I apologized for the mishap and when I responded I asked them to confirm that they received my email given my previous email did not go through.

I also included in my email that if I did not hear back from them the same day that I would follow up via phone call.

I am not aware of a way for us to fix this on our end.
 
madzB4 said:
Current intern here checking the forum as my partner applies for internship this year and I just wanted to offer a little reassurance here. I had the same experience last year, being completely honest VA Western Colorado was the last of 19 rejections I received in Phase I, needless to say it stung...a lot. This process plays on everyone's imposter syndrome and highest level of anxiety and I would argue is by no means an accurate assessment of one's abilities as a clinician. I matched in phase II after interviewing at notable VAs that on paper were considerably more competitive and established than VA Western Colorado. I say this not to put down or criticize the training of different sites but rather to highlight the importance of fit. This process works in crazy ways and I encourage you to do your best to let this one go and go in to whatever is next for you and remember this rejection does not define you as a clinician!
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Thank you so much for your support. It was hard because I really thought that I was a great match for this internship program. Unfortunately, the selection committee did not feel the same way.
 
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