APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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haloeffectx said:
Does anyone have thoughts on sites that are not APA accredited but have a site visit planned?
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Rolling the dice. If it's a VA, much better chance that the accreditation will happen. They usually are not allowed to even initiate the process until everything has been up and running smoothly.
 
eedermor1 said:
Has anyone heard from Lenox Hill, Columbia NYP Irving Medical Center, Lincoln Hospital, or Rutgers Behavioral Health in Newark, or Mt. Sinai Elmhurst? I know someone on Monday said they got a phone call from Lincoln but I'm wondering if anyone has anything more recent than that. Thank you and good luck to all.
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I am also waiting to hear from Columbia NYP Irving Medical Center, however, I have friends who did receive interviews already, so idk if to just expect a rejection sometime soon. I haven't hear from Mt. Sinai Elmhurst yet either, I think their notification deadline date is 12/18. I received an invite from Rutgers behavioral health in Newark on 12/4. Hope that helps, good luck to you!!
 
Action_Potential said:
Just a reminder: If a program decides you are not a good fit for their internship program, it doesn’t generalize to being not a good psychologist, not a good future postdoc applicant, or not a not a good intern for more “competitive” sites.

Sometimes we read great applications and say “we have nothing to teach this student; They already have great training in our areas of emphasis. This wouldn’t be a growth site for them.”
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I vote all rejections start saying this!
 
arb5309 said:
Any advice on what you’d “rank” higher APA on contingency vs APA on probation?
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I think APA on contingency is much better than APA on probation. Contingency could just mean they are a newer program and don't have the data yet for 2 full cohort years. I think probation means they were accredited and then did something that fell below standards
 
YungPsy said:
wow they should really cap internship applications...40 is NUTS
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Well, they attempted a soft cap by raising the cost per application above 15. I wouldn't worry too much. I'd say the vast majority of people are still in the 12-18 range of applications, like always. Also, the people applying to 40 sites, are most likely not strong applicants.
 
psyched2022 said:
I think APA on contingency is much better than APA on probation. Contingency could just mean they are a newer program and don't have the data yet for 2 full cohort years. I think probation means they were accredited and then did something that fell below standards
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I don't really know anything about probation, but it sounds like on contingency is just as safe as full accreditation in terms of any risk to applicants/students. I would just make sure any site visits are scheduled for after your start date. If they fail to get full accreditation or withdraw while you are there, you will still be considered to have completed a fully accredited internship (this is according the APA website).
 
Official Site Name: Aurora Mental Health Center
Date Invitation Received: 12/10
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Child & Family
Interview Dates Offered: January 4th, 8th, 11th, and 15th
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: hang in there everyone!
 
doctorpineapple123 said:
I am also waiting to hear from Columbia NYP Irving Medical Center, however, I have friends who did receive interviews already, so idk if to just expect a rejection sometime soon. I haven't hear from Mt. Sinai Elmhurst yet either, I think their notification deadline date is 12/18. I received an invite from Rutgers behavioral health in Newark on 12/4. Hope that helps, good luck to you!!
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This is really helpful; thanks for sharing! Out of curiosity, was your Rutgers invitation for the Child track?
 
mamux said:
I think we may see an interesting Phase 2 this year. Since MANY students are applying to more than 20 sites (some to 40!!!), the top sites are being overwhelmed by a number of applications and qualified candidates. I bet that these same Tier 1 students will get a lot of interviews, but they will match to only 1 site, which means that possibly there will be plentiful positions unfilled. I predict that we will have many prestigious sities participating in Phase 2. Please refute my hypothesis.
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Agree. And, there are most always very competitive sites in Phase II. Hang in there.
 
Psyducky said:
I don't really know anything about probation, but it sounds like on contingency is just as safe as full accreditation in terms of any risk to applicants/students. I would just make sure any site visits are scheduled for after your start date. If they fail to get full accreditation or withdraw while you are there, you will still be considered to have completed a fully accredited internship (this is according the APA website).
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Where is this on the website? I am
not sure this is correct.
 
dcpsychdoc said:
Where is this on the website? I am
not sure this is correct.
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"If you complete a program that is recognized as “accredited, on contingency” effective before your graduation date, you will have completed an APA accredited program. Accreditation is effective as of the date of adjournment of the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) meeting in which the decision was made."
 
mamux said:
I think we may see an interesting Phase 2 this year. Since MANY students are applying to more than 20 sites (some to 40!!!), the top sites are being overwhelmed by a number of applications and qualified candidates. I bet that these same Tier 1 students will get a lot of interviews, but they will match to only 1 site, which means that possibly there will be plentiful positions unfilled. I predict that we will have many prestigious sities participating in Phase 2. Please refute my hypothesis.
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anxiousapplicant9 said:
This could just be me, but I like to personalize them, include specifics from our conversations, and definitely show my interest and excitement about their site if I truly think it is a good fit! If it's not a good fit, maybe keeping it more simple?
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Thank you for the insight!!
 
dcpsychdoc said:
Where is this on the website? I am
not sure this is correc
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I know someone else already shared the text, but here's to link too:

Other Accreditation Statuses

In addition to applying for full APA accreditation, programs may also apply for contingent accreditation or submit for intent to apply status, which is not an accredited status. Accredited programs may also become inactive or may withdraw from accreditation.
www.accreditation.apa.org www.accreditation.apa.org
 
Official Site Name: Atlanta VA
Date Invitation Received: 12/10
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Unsure, though it seems like a personal email? (apparently they had trouble with sending it through AAPI for some people)
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: January 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Video games, and binge-watching West Wing (I know I'm late to the party on this one)

Note: The TD expressed that this was a second attempt to reach out, as the first one was a mass email through the AAPI portal yesterday and likely had some issues. I never received the original email, either in inbox or spam/junk, so I'm very glad they reached out again as I'm excited about my potential fit with the site!
 
WisNeuro said:
"If you complete a program that is recognized as “accredited, on contingency” effective before your graduation date, you will have completed an APA accredited program. Accreditation is effective as of the date of adjournment of the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) meeting in which the decision was made."
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Thank you. This makes sense. I misread what the poster was trying to say. Much appreciated!
 
Psyducky said:
I know someone else already shared the text, but here's to link too:

Other Accreditation Statuses

In addition to applying for full APA accreditation, programs may also apply for contingent accreditation or submit for intent to apply status, which is not an accredited status. Accredited programs may also become inactive or may withdraw from accreditation.
www.accreditation.apa.org www.accreditation.apa.org
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Thank you! I misunderstood what the op had written.
 
krca221 said:
Official Site Name: Atlanta VA
Date Invitation Received: 12/10
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Unsure, though it seems like a personal email? (apparently they had trouble with sending it through AAPI for some people)
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): General
Interview Dates Offered: January 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Video games, and binge-watching West Wing (I know I'm late to the party on this one)

Note: The TD expressed that this was a second attempt to reach out, as the first one was a mass email through the AAPI portal yesterday and likely had some issues. I never received the original email, either in inbox or spam/junk, so I'm very glad they reached out again as I'm excited about my potential fit with the site!
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I had the same issue! It wasn’t in my inbox or junk folder.

I also didn’t know there was a way for them to send it out via AAPI, but I guess it makes sense that they’d have functionality we can’t see.
 
Official Site Name: Denver Health
Date Invitation Received: 12/10
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass Email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):

117311 – Adult Integrated Substance Use Disorders

117313 – Adult Psychology

117319 – Adult Substance Use and Corrections

Interview Dates Offered:
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 – 8:00am – 12:00pm

Monday, January 4, 2021 – 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Thursday, January 7, 2021 – 8:00am – 12:00pm

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 – 8:00am – 12:00pm
 
WisNeuro said:
Rolling the dice. If it's a VA, much better chance that the accreditation will happen. They usually are not allowed to even initiate the process until everything has been up and running smoothly.
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Does it matter if they’re APA before you start, or just by the time you finish?
 
mamux said:
I think we may see an interesting Phase 2 this year. Since MANY students are applying to more than 20 sites (some to 40!!!), the top sites are being overwhelmed by a number of applications and qualified candidates. I bet that these same Tier 1 students will get a lot of interviews, but they will match to only 1 site, which means that possibly there will be plentiful positions unfilled. I predict that we will have many prestigious sities participating in Phase 2. Please refute my hypothesis.
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A few of my sites reported the # of applications they received this year, and they were all equal to or even slightly less than the past few years. Have other sites been saying the opposite (i.e., that they received more apps than usual)?
 
psych101010 said:
A few of my sites reported the # of applications they received this year, and they were all equal to or even slightly less than the past few years. Have other sites been saying the opposite (i.e., that they received more apps than usual)?
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Many of my sites said they received significantly more applicants this year (for example, 400 instead of 300), but others didn’t say how many they got
 
psych101010 said:
A few of my sites reported the # of applications they received this year, and they were all equal to or even slightly less than the past few years. Have other sites been saying the opposite (i.e., that they received more apps than usual)?
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Interesting! Many sites I’ve gotten correspondence from have mentioned the increase in applications this year - I’m applying to mostly adult neuro sites though so maybe there is variation between tracks?
 
Official Site Name: Johns Hopkins University CAPS
Date Invitation Received: 12/10
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 1/7, 1/11, 1/12, 1/14, 1/15, 1/19
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Just practicing gratitude 🙏🏽
 
psych101010 said:
A few of my sites reported the # of applications they received this year, and they were all equal to or even slightly less than the past few years. Have other sites been saying the opposite (i.e., that they received more apps than usual)?
psych101010 said:
A few of my sites reported the # of applications they received this year, and they were all equal to or even slightly less than the past few years. Have other sites been saying the opposite (i.e., that they received more apps than usual)?
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Most if not all sites that rejected me emhasized the unprecedented number of applications.
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Has anyone heard from Woodhull Medical Center or the Portland VA? I thought they were meant to be notifying today.
 
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