APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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ccpsych16 said:
I didn’t apply here but I was reading into the NMS policies recently and can offer some insight to your last question/statement. On January 18 when the ranking system opens, there won’t be anything pre-loaded. We’ll have to search for our programs just like we did in the AAPI. So it would be a good idea to clarify with any programs we applied to multiple tracks for. Technically in NMS you can list any program regardless of whether you applied or whether you got an interview. NMS doesn’t know where we applied and where we interviewed.
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Oh interesting. I was wondering about this and didn’t know where to find info on it. Thanks for letting me know! I did reach out and it does appear that I’m being considered for all of the tracks I applied to. I will double check with the TD when I meet with her though!
 
anxiousapplicant9 said:
I know people who have matched with 1 interview! Anything is possible! All you need is one stellar interview.
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I think this is great especially if the applicant ends up feeling this site is a perfect fit. I'll admit I'm not so sure I like the possibility of this option for me, should things end up this way. To me this would feel like not having choices and in my lived experience going with the only choice has always ended up a disaster. Speaking only for myself, I would be strongly considering reapplying the following year.
 
stressed&blessed said:
Official Site Name: Butler University CCS
Date Invitation Received: 12/8
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email (in my spam folder!)
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Interview Dates Offered: January 11-15, morning and afternoon options
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That must have been a nice surprise in the junk mail. Congrats!
 
Official Site Name: Boston Children's Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/8
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email with personalized name
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 12/21, 1/5, 1/8, 1/11, 1/14, 1/22
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Cooking, watching You on Netflix, friends, and meditation.
 
WisNeuro said:
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I know this may be a little confusing, but would putting a safety site in our match hurt our chances of getting a preferred site? For example, if i match with my ranked #4 and #7 and my number #4 school has me listed above another applicant, would the system put me at my #7 ranked site if it gives the other applicant their only chance to match at my #4 site? This way both me and the other applicant would both match, however, it would move me down from my #4 preference to #7. Sorry if this was hard to follow along 🤣
 
linaper12 said:
Official Site Name: Boston Children's Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/8
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email with personalized name
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): --
Interview Dates Offered: 12/21, 1/5, 1/8, 1/11, 1/14, 1/22
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Teenage Bounty Hunters. Don't knock it 'til you try it! I will never forgive Netflix for canceling this show.
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They cancelled teenage bounty hunters?!?! Noooooo!
 
beardedshrink said:
I know this may be a little confusing, but would putting a safety site in our match hurt our chances of getting a preferred site? For example, if i match with my ranked #4 and #7 and my number #4 school has me listed above another applicant, would the system put me at my #7 ranked site if it gives the other applicant their only chance to match at my #4 site? This way both me and the other applicant would both match, however, it would move me down from my #4 preference to #7. Sorry if this was hard to follow along 🤣
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Not likely, if you ranked the program you wanted highly and the site ranked you highly, you'd match there. Your absolute best bet is to rank according to your preference.
 
dcpsychdoc said:
Always rank in order of your true preference. The Match works for you in this way. Don’t try to guess what your sites are doing/how they will rank you.
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I agree, I know someone who ranked based on where they thought the interview went better versus where they liked the most and they later found out that their top choices actually ranked them pretty high but they didn't match because they ranked the top choice lower thinking the interview didn't go that well.
 
I've seen invites and rejections for Texas Child Study Center neuropsych track, but I have yet to receive anything. Anyone else not receive an invite or a rejection?
 
Katann said:
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 🙁
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I have a friend who heard back from the Kaiser Oakland GI and adult track (last week?) and I heard back from the Kaiser Oakland hospital track today... sounds like they are going track by track. My friend and I are still waiting to hear back from the pediatric track
 
sponge123 said:
FBOP update. I called the HR office re: OF-5. She said since we wouldn't start until August-ish, 120 days was appropriate. She also said it doesn't really matter what you put there :]
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Do we know what the physical examination piece is? I would think just the drug test but am curious if anyone has a different impression.
 
Rejection from King's County Hospital 12/8 @ 10:40 AM EST

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Katann said:
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 🙁
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I got rejected from Kaiser Oakland, so there’s still hope yet!
 
brainsn’stuff said:
Do we know what the physical examination piece is? I would think just the drug test but am curious if anyone has a different impression.
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No, I didn't ask about that. I would assume it's just the drug test. I did ask about the panel interview- the email from the TD said there was a panel interview when you did the CVA. Due to COVID, HR said they weren't sure if that was still happening. She said she would call me with further details on the CVA, location, etc. For now, all they needed from me was just the signed OF-5 form.
 
dcpsychdoc said:
Always rank in order of your true preference. The Match works for you in this way. Don’t try to guess what your sites are doing/how they will rank you.
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WisNeuro said:
There seems to be some confusion about the matching algorithm every year. Please rank according to your preference, not how well you think you did in interviews. Read through the following for a better idea

APPIC > Match > FAQs > Applicants > Matching Process and Results

Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers, Postdoc Interns, Psychology Internships, Psych Internship Matching - APPIC
www.appic.org
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I have also heard this from multiple supervisors and people involved in the match (during presentations about it). They basically said that it messes up the way the algorithm is truly supposed to work and people end up not matching (whereas they would have matched if they had left their rankings the way they wanted to rather than how well they thought they did on interviews/which sites liked them most). This is a truly crazy process, but I've heard and seen the "system work" multiple times (even with low numbers of interviews - all it takes is one!).
 
Has anyone heard from these:
Edith rogers bedford neuro
Tampa VA neuro
Canadaigua VA neuro
Penn state hershey medical center
Icahn School of med-mount Sinai rehab
 
ha12301 said:
Has anyone heard from these:
Edith rogers bedford neuro
Tampa VA neuro
Canadaigua VA neuro
Penn state hershey medical center
Icahn School of med-mount Sinai rehab
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Haven’t heard from Icahn. Canandaigua extended their application deadline until today.
 
is anyone else waiting to hear from The Village for Families & Children? Their notification date was 12/4 and I don't recall them extending their deadline. Also any feedback on what to even say in an email to their DCT would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks 🙂
 
ha12301 said:
Has anyone heard from these:
Edith rogers bedford neuro
Tampa VA neuro
Canadaigua VA neuro
Penn state hershey medical center
Icahn School of med-mount Sinai rehab
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I didn’t apply to neuro at Canandaigua but I haven’t heard back from them. I think their date is still friday? Or does anyone know if they changed it because of the extended deadline?
 
doctorpineapple123 said:
is anyone else waiting to hear from The Village for Families & Children? Their notification date was 12/4 and I don't recall them extending their deadline. Also any feedback on what to even say in an email to their DCT would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks 🙂
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I heard back from the Village via email offering me an interview on 12/7. Interview dates offered 1/6. 1/13, and 1/14. Good luck!
 
ha12301 said:
Has anyone heard from these:
Edith rogers bedford neuro
Tampa VA neuro
Canadaigua VA neuro
Penn state hershey medical center
Icahn School of med-mount Sinai rehab
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I'm still waiting on Tampa & Icahn as well! Crossing my fingers, but both of their notification dates on APPIC are next week, so I'm thinking we are going to continue on in suspense for awhile 🙁
 
ha12301 said:
Has anyone heard from these:
Edith rogers bedford neuro
Tampa VA neuro
Canadaigua VA neuro
Penn state hershey medical center
Icahn School of med-mount Sinai rehab
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I heard from Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VAMC yesterday. The email did not specify track but I only applied to the Neuro track. We were expected to respond with date preferences by 12PM EST today. They could very well be doing waves; it is difficult to tell.
 
NeuroNerd_13 said:
I actually just got an offer from Edith Nourse Rogers VA this morning. It was a personalized email that I got at 9:40 am EST. It looked like someone else got one yesterday so they might be doing it in a rolling manner! Best of luck!
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congrats!! what were the dates they offered, if you dont mind me asking
 
peaceandparsimony said:
Official Site Name: University of Texas Health Science Center-Tyler
Date Invitation Received: 12/8
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: Wed. & Thurs. in Jan
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I had colleagues that matched at this site and LOVED it.
 
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