APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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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?
 
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?
Lol right! It was a mass email, but for the people they rejected they also accidentally sent an email for an invitation. So it may be promising news if you haven’t heard back yet!
 
Official Site Name: Grant Valley State University Counseling Center
Date Invitation Received: 11/15
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): email
Interview Dates Offered: have to call to schedule- 1/5-1/20 with open house on 1/8

Official Site Name: Ohio University CAPS
Date Invitation Received: 12/15
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: Calendly to schedule- 1/6-1/13

Rejection from University of Illinois at Chicago Counseling Center.
 
Official Site Name: Mendota Mental Health Institute
Date Invitation Received: 12/15 2:46pm
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 1/5, 1/7 (they might offer others to other people though-- it said these have been selected for me...)
I was given the same dates but they were able to reschedule me for 1/12
 
Has anyone received rejections for Children's National Medical Center - Child clinical and/or Pediatric psychology?
 
Official Site Name: Cypress-Fair Banks Independent School District
Date Invitation Received: 12/15 2:46pm PST
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: 1/5, 1/7, 1/8, 1/11,1/13, 1/19 (morning and afternoon).
 
Official Site Name: Buffalo Psychiatric Center
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: 1/4, 1/6, 1/11, 1/13, 1/20, 1/25
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Catching up on The Crown
 
Whenever you need me, I'll be here. That's right, it's your old AuntSue, again. While I might have stayed out of your notifications, I've always got my watchful eye on your successes and failures.

Your AuntSue is still waiting on a couple of likely rejections and is reckoning with her place in a world that evaluates "fit" from paper, but the camaraderie you all have shown is a balm for my aching professional heart.

For those with a pile of interviews, iron your blazers and sweatpants and lock your cats in the bathroom, you've got to give this your all. For those who have found themselves with nothing but rejections, ranging from heartfelt to downright dismissive, cry for a bit, wash your face, and then get started on a new game plan. Your AuntSue promises that this isn't the end of the world, even if it might feel like it right now. Regardless, I wish I could pull each of you into my bosom for a Dec. 15th hug.

As always, I'm SO EXCITED for every single one of you, interview count be damned.
 
has anyone received an official rejection from Cleveland Clinic Children’s yet? Still waiting...notification was supposed to be sent on 12/4
I haven't either. Today I finally decided to email the TD and I got an auto-response saying she will be out of office until the end of December.
 
Whenever you need me, I'll be here. That's right, it's your old AuntSue, again. While I might have stayed out of your notifications, I've always got my watchful eye on your successes and failures.

Your AuntSue is still waiting on a couple of likely rejections and is reckoning with her place in a world that evaluates "fit" from paper, but the camaraderie you all have shown is a balm for my aching professional heart.

For those with a pile of interviews, iron your blazers and sweatpants and lock your cats in the bathroom, you've got to give this your all. For those who have found themselves with nothing but rejections, ranging from heartfelt to downright dismissive, cry for a bit, wash your face, and then get started on a new game plan. Your AuntSue promises that this isn't the end of the world, even if it might feel like it right now. Regardless, I wish I could pull each of you into my bosom for a Dec. 15th hug.

As always, I'm SO EXCITED for every single one of you, interview count be damned.
Dammit, I love you, @AuntSue
 
Official Site Name: Illinois University at Urbana-Champaign
Date Invitation Received: 12/15
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email (I think)
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): N/A
Interview Dates Offered: They'll call to schedule days

Rejections:
University of Michigan & University of Washington
 
Official Site Name: High Plains Internship Consortium
Date Invitation Received: 12/15/2020 @ 6:55am
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): CCAC, Weld Re-8, ESU #13, and PEAK
Interview Dates Offered: Jan. 8th and 7th
How you're staying sane: Cross stitching and walking my cat
 
Official Site Name: High Plains Internship Consortium
Date Invitation Received: 12/15/2020 @ 6:55am
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): CCAC, Weld Re-8, ESU #13, and PEAK
Interview Dates Offered: Jan. 8th and 7th
How you're staying sane: Cross stitching and walking my cat
Congrats!!! Im waiting on this one too...
 
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Official Site Name: UC Santa Cruz CAPS
Date Invitation Received: 12/15, ~3pm PST
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Interview Dates Offered: 1/6, 1/7, 1/8
I went to undergrad at UCSC and stayed in town for a couple years after. PM me if you have questions about location/ the university! It is so, so beautiful and I hope I end up in Santa Cruz again at some point :]
 
Sorry to bring this up again, but anyone not hear from Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital (Neuro Track)?
 
I went to undergrad at UCSC and stayed in town for a couple years after. PM me if you have questions about location/ the university! It is so, so beautiful and I hope I end up in Santa Cruz again at some point :]
Thank you so much! My partner is from the Bay Area and we've spent some time in Santa Cruz and I love it!
 
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