APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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I'm so glad that other people are talking about this...because I'm 100% planning on letting my cat sit with me. He sat in my lap throughout my entire dissertation proposal (#zoom) and no one was the wiser. I wouldn't feel right leaving him out of this. 🤣
They should have honorary PhDs for our furry companions. My cat is the only reason I haven't been driven completely bananas.
 
New to the thread, but admittedly eyeing everyone's posts! Just doing my due diligence here and posting my responses thus far in case it helps anyone!

Official Site Name: Columbia Irving Medical Center
Date Invitation Received: 12/4
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): phone call
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult
Interview Dates Offered: 12/8, 12/11
* I saw people posting here that they received calls for interview invites throughout same week mine was scheduled. So this seems to be on a rolling basis too and wouldn't rule it out yet!

Official Site Name: Kaiser Oakland
Date Invitation Received: 12/7
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): phone call
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult team
Interview Dates Offered: 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/11, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20

Rejected from:
- Massachusetts Mental Health Center- PREP and Neuropsych tracks (mass email 11/30)
- Kaiser San Diego (mass email 12/9)
- Massachusetts General Hospital- Adult track (mass email 12/10)
- Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility San Diego (mass email 12/15)
- NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center- Forensic Psychology track (mass email 12/15)

^oof, hurts to write out all those rejections! We'll see if anything else comes in today!
congrats on the interviews!!
 
Anyone interviewing at Coatesville VA tomorrow?
If so, in the email with interview details, the director said she had included a "shortened version of their brochure with sample schedule, living in the area and federal benefits." My email did not include any of that... Did anyone else's?
 
Finally received Bellevue rejection! They sting a lot less when you’ve known they’re coming for a month 🙂
I got my Bellevue rejection just now. It was a very nicely crafted email. Respectful and not insulting at all. I read it and smiled because I would still apply to that site in the future, just because the email was so nice.
 
Official Site Name: Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress
Date Invitation Received: 12/15
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): An email in response to my inquiry about interview notifications
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress
Interview Dates Offered: 1/11, 1/21, 1/25

I know this particular site has had a million questions asked about it. So in case this is at all helpful to anyone: I emailed them yesterday evening (12/14) asking if there was any news since their notification date as 12/11. They emailed today in response to that email inviting me to an interview. So maybe go ahead and ask? Or hopefully everyone will be hearing back one way or another today.
Congrats! Did you email the TD?
 
I haven't heard from them either!!
thanks for sharing!! I looked at some of the APPIC interview threads from past years and it looks like they've notified applicants sometime past the interview notification date, so I'm hoping they're just running a little behind and that this does not mean I have been rejected, but who knows! I may email the TD to check in.
 
Official Site Name: Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress
Date Invitation Received: 12/15
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): An email in response to my inquiry about interview notifications
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress
Interview Dates Offered: 1/11, 1/21, 1/25

I know this particular site has had a million questions asked about it. So in case this is at all helpful to anyone: I emailed them yesterday evening (12/14) asking if there was any news since their notification date as 12/11. They emailed today in response to that email inviting me to an interview. So maybe go ahead and ask? Or hopefully everyone will be hearing back one way or another today.
I just received a rejection in response to my inquiry, so it looks like it's a toss up! At least the wait is finally over!
 
I just received a rejection in response to my inquiry, so it looks like it's a toss up! At least the wait is finally over!
Arg RIGHT. I mean I hope mass emails or communications are coming out soon either way. It sucks waiting.
 
Official Site Name: Cal State University Monterey Bay Counseling Center
Date Invitation Received: 12/15
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personalized-ish email (probably mass)
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Interview Dates Offered: 1/19-1/27
 
Is anyone still waiting for a call back from Carla at Henry Ford (Neuropsych)?
 
Official Site Name: Citrus Health Network
Date Invitation Received: 12/15
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 6th, 13th, and 20th
 
Okay everyone, I am in a predicament and need advice if anyone has any. I am again having an issue where a site is not receiving my email responses. I have emailed three times (in response to different email follow-ups) and have left voicemails on the phone numbers they have given me. They are somehow not getting any of my messages as they left a message to me today saying they would give up my spot on Thursday if they don't hear from me. I don't know what else to try!! I emailed my DT for advice but he hasn't responded yet. Does anyone have any other ideas to deal with this?
 
Rejection from NorthWell Health Staten Island in spam. For my neuro peeps do you have any recommendations for those that received 4 or fewer interviews and may be going into phase II? Trying to stay optimistic but feeling like I need to improve in some areas due to the limited # of interviews I have received.
 
Okay everyone, I am in a predicament and need advice if anyone has any. I am again having an issue where a site is not receiving my email responses. I have emailed three times (in response to different email follow-ups) and have left voicemails on the phone numbers they have given me. They are somehow not getting any of my messages as they left a message to me today saying they would give up my spot on Thursday if they don't hear from me. I don't know what else to try!! I emailed my DT for advice but he hasn't responded yet. Does anyone have any other ideas to deal with this?
That SUCKS! Could you make a new email address (gmail?) and email them from there, explaining the issue? Good luck!!!
 
Okay everyone, I am in a predicament and need advice if anyone has any. I am again having an issue where a site is not receiving my email responses. I have emailed three times (in response to different email follow-ups) and have left voicemails on the phone numbers they have given me. They are somehow not getting any of my messages as they left a message to me today saying they would give up my spot on Thursday if they don't hear from me. I don't know what else to try!! I emailed my DT for advice but he hasn't responded yet. Does anyone have any other ideas to deal with this?
Have you tried emailing from an alternate email address? For example, your personal email address instead of a school email address?
 
Okay everyone, I am in a predicament and need advice if anyone has any. I am again having an issue where a site is not receiving my email responses. I have emailed three times (in response to different email follow-ups) and have left voicemails on the phone numbers they have given me. They are somehow not getting any of my messages as they left a message to me today saying they would give up my spot on Thursday if they don't hear from me. I don't know what else to try!! I emailed my DT for advice but he hasn't responded yet. Does anyone have any other ideas to deal with this?
I would try contacting them from a different email account or from a different number. It might be that your email account might be triggering a spam blocker, which is common if you are contacting VA’s specifically.
 
Okay everyone, I am in a predicament and need advice if anyone has any. I am again having an issue where a site is not receiving my email responses. I have emailed three times (in response to different email follow-ups) and have left voicemails on the phone numbers they have given me. They are somehow not getting any of my messages as they left a message to me today saying they would give up my spot on Thursday if they don't hear from me. I don't know what else to try!! I emailed my DT for advice but he hasn't responded yet. Does anyone have any other ideas to deal with this?
Do you have another email address you can try emailing from? Perhaps something about the address you are currently using is not getting through.

** oops, I see others have already suggested this! apologize for the redundancy!
 
Official Site Name: Kern BHRS
Date Invitation Received: 12/15
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): I applied to all 4 ahhh, this is my top site 😇🙏
Interview Dates Offered: 1/8, 1/15
Staying sane by drinking boba/bubble tea with my partner!
 
Official Site Name: University of Florida Counseling Center
Date Invitation Received: 12/15 at 3:48 PM CST
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Interview Dates Offered: January 5th-11th with an intern and staff member for 20-30 minutes; January 13th-26th with TD for 15 minutes
 
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