APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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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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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?
Maybe call the site’s front desk or something?
 
Thank you all for your helpful responses!! When I posted I had already tried from both my personal and work emails AND from two different phone numbers as their number seemed to be blocking one of mine. I ended up trying a third email account (a non-gmail account) and they received that one. So if anyone runs into this, try to contact them from a completely different email platform (Outlook worked and Gmail did not)! Added unnecessary stress to this process lol.

*Edit to add that this was not a VA site; I've heard there have been issues with VA sites but this was not which is why I was particularly confused!
 
Invite from San Quentin State Prison. Thought it was a rejection for sure. Finally!
I just got this rejection. Congratulations! I had a friend interview there last year and she said the TD and interns were lovely and that the interns seemed super happy there! Best of luck! 🤗
 
has anyone received an official rejection from Cleveland Clinic Children’s yet? Still waiting...notification was supposed to be sent on 12/4
 
I just got this rejection. Congratulations! I had a friend interview there last year and she said the TD and interns were lovely and that the interns seemed super happy there! Best of luck!

Thank you so much - that is great that the site has a good reputation. I’m sorry about the rejection and I hope you find the perfect fit. We are all in this together!!!
 
Official Site Name: Ohio University - CPS
Date Invitation Received: 12/15
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email? 4:07pm CST
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): none
Interview Dates Offered: 1/6-1/13

And that was my last one! I’m done, I’m free!
good luck to everyone still waiting 💜💜
 
Has anyone who is interviewing at Barrow Institute at Phoenix Children's this week received their itinerary/agenda/links?
Yes! Interviewed there yesterday and got my schedule and details on Friday. Dan White is the program coordinator. He sent a document with a single link and then managed our movement through breakout rooms.
 
Got an offer and a rejection from the same site. What a day lol it was cypress-fair banks independent school district.
Oh wow! Even the sites are going crazy now. I’m waiting on them... was it a personal email? What time did you get it?
 
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