APPIC Interview Invitation Thread (2021)

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Has anyone heard any follow-up from Allina Health since scheduling the interview? Was told on 12/10 to expect more info in the next 2 weeks but haven't heard anything. Want to check since I have a particularly aggressive spam/quarantine folder.
 
1101psych said:
has anyone heard back from Long Beach VA for their interview schedule yet? just received confirmation of my date on 12/8 and have not heard from them since
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Same here, I haven't received a schedule yet either, just the 12/8 email. Good luck with your interview!
 
Has anyone interviewing with the VA CT Healthcare System (West Haven) received their interview schedule/links yet? I haven't gotten anything after the initial invitation.
 
Has anyone received an interview offer from Middlesex Health in Connecticut? They scheduled me for an interview tomorrow, but never sent the agenda or the introduction video. I have reached out to the director via email, but have not yet heard back, and am getting a little nervous now.

If anyone else has encountered this problem (with this site or elsewhere), I would appreciate any guidance. 🙂
 
matryoshka_brain said:
How is everyone doing with virtual interviews?!
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I am not a fan of the virtual interviews but trying to make the best of it! I really wish we could go to the sites - even though it would cost a lot of money. It just makes this whole process challenging. Hopefully they are going well for you!
 
matryoshka_brain said:
How is everyone doing with virtual interviews?!
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I'm feeling so grateful I did not have to (pay for and) fly all across the country for these interviews. While it would be nice to see sites in person (especially in cities I've never been to), I hope very much that this becomes the norm for future applicants. The financial and time burden on applicants is normally so high and also majorly disadvantages those who can't afford it. In the future, if interviews stayed virtual for everyone, candidates could always choose to visit a city and check it out if they really want to and have the funds to do so.

Also, I'll weigh in again after I finish all the interviews, but they are much more enjoyable and less stressful than I was led to believe. Writing applications and waiting for invites/rejections was far more brutal. However since they've all been good so far, I'm sure the rank list will be agonizing to make.
 
People interviewing at the Syracuse VA: did you get more than one zoom link (like ones for each interview)? It’s getting hard to keep track and I just realized I might be missing something:/
 
HPB2015 said:
I'm feeling so grateful I did not have to (pay for and) fly all across the country for these interviews. While it would be nice to see sites in person (especially in cities I've never been to), I hope very much that this becomes the norm for future applicants. The financial and time burden on applicants is normally so high and also majorly disadvantages those who can't afford it. In the future, if interviews stayed virtual for everyone, candidates could always choose to visit a city and check it out if they really want to and have the funds to do so.

Also, I'll weigh in again after I finish all the interviews, but they are much more enjoyable and less stressful than I was led to believe. Writing applications and waiting for invites/rejections was far more brutal. However since they've all been good so far, I'm sure the rank list will be agonizing to make.
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I agree with all of this. And some sites, like counseling centers, had already jumped on the equity train and had virtual interviews long before the pandemic. I received interviews at most of the sites I applied to. I would not have been able to apply to a good chunk of them if I had to fly out, giving me less options for match. I’ve already decided not to rank a couple of sites based on interviews, but I’m still in an advantageous position.

I also second how enjoyable they’ve been. While it would be nice to see the site, that’s just not a huge deal breaker for me. I’ve been able to get a clear picture of everyone’s personality (for better and worse!) during virtual interviews. Anything else that I might need to “see” (traffic, for example) certainly factors into a decision but ultimately it’s not a deal breaker. Most of my sites have recorded video walkthroughs so I already know what the exterior and interior of the facilities look like. I’ve had a much more enjoyable time being in the comfort of my own home than I have in any other interview I’ve ever done in my life!
 
Ive heard the term “workhorse” be used for some neuropsych sites. Is “workhorse” really that bad of a situation?
 
neuro_opal said:
Ive heard the term “workhorse” be used for some neuropsych sites. Is “workhorse” really that bad of a situation?
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From my understanding, sites that use their interns as "work horses" don't value training as much as other sites. Therefore supervision is typically more lax, interns write a lot, and you may not necessarily see novel referrals due to the limited live supervision opportunities. With that said, if you don't want a lot of live supervision, prefer autonomy, and enjoy writing reports (if that's possible) these sites may be ideal to you. Generally, you will also work more hours per week, on average, compared to other sites.

Keep in mind I am applying now and this information is from various supervisors and previous interns, so take it with a grain of salt.
 
DietCokeSoda said:
From my understanding, sites that use their interns as "work horses" don't value training as much as other sites. Therefore supervision is typically more lax, interns write a lot, and you may not necessarily see novel referrals due to the limited live supervision opportunities. With that said, if you don't want a lot of live supervision, prefer autonomy, and enjoy writing reports (if that's possible) these sites may be ideal to you. Generally, you will also work more hours per week, on average, compared to other sites.

Keep in mind I am applying now and this information is from various supervisors and previous interns, so take it with a grain of salt.
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I think this may also mean you will end up doing work outside of work hours just to stay caught up.
 
Did anyone interview at the Guidance Center in Long Beach last week? I'm curious about when they had you send in your de-identified report and when you received the open house link 🙂 thank you!
 
neuro_opal said:
Ive heard the term “workhorse” be used for some neuropsych sites. Is “workhorse” really that bad of a situation?
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It's mostly referring to situations in which you are probably working 50-60 hours a week. It is not necessarily poor training. In some cases it is, but I can also identify a handful of workhorse neuro programs that I'd also rank in the top 20 of sites for neuro training.
 
Yes anyone interviewed at Boston Children's already? I am curious about the type of questions you have been asked.
 
Has anyone interviewing with Arizona State Hospital on 01/12 received the schedule/links yet?
 
Has anyone received any additional information about the West Palm Beach VA for tomorrow’s interview other than the teams meeting invitation?
 
WisNeuro said:
It's mostly referring to situations in which you are probably working 50-60 hours a week. It is not necessarily poor training. In some cases it is, but I can also identify a handful of workhorse neuro programs that I'd also rank in the top 20 of sites for neuro training.
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Would you mind sharing what your or some of your top-20 programs are for neuro training? Outside of the very well known ones like Boston VA, Brown, Harvard, UF, UCSD, Rush, Emory, UChicago, and Oklahoma.
 
Psy443 said:
Would you mind sharing what your or some of your top-20 programs are for neuro training? Outside of the very well known ones like Boston VA, Brown, Harvard, UF, UCSD, Rush, Emory, UChicago, and Oklahoma.
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You’ve likely already named half of his Top 20 list...
 
Psy443 said:
Would you mind sharing what your or some of your top-20 programs are for neuro training? Outside of the very well known ones like Boston VA, Brown, Harvard, UF, UCSD, Rush, Emory, UChicago, and Oklahoma.
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Those are all in there. Houston, Henry Ford, Dartmouth, James Haley VA, Minneapolis VA woudl be a few more I'd throw in from personal experience or knowing the faculty.
 
Does anyone know when we start prepping for Match 2? Like, when we’ll know which sites will be participating in the second round? I know we haven’t even passed Match 1, but my anxiety is getting the best of me these days 😬😅
 
DoraWinifred said:
Does anyone know when we start prepping for Match 2? Like, when we’ll know which sites will be participating in the second round? I know we haven’t even passed Match 1, but my anxiety is getting the best of me these days 😬😅
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We won't know what sites are participating in Phase II until February 19th because we have to know who matched where and what sites have remaining slots. There's a bunch of info about the process on the APPIC website. 🙂
 
If a site says that their admin leader is "your point person for all questions" after interview day does that sound like they are discouraging post-interview contact? I typically send very brief thank you notes and would like to do so for this site (one of my top tops!!), but don't want to overstep. Email information for faculty I interviewed with is publicly posted in the program materials/handbook so not like I have to go digging to contact. Thanks!
 
Psyched900 said:
If a site says that their admin leader is "your point person for all questions" after interview day does that sound like they are discouraging post-interview contact? I typically send very brief thank you notes and would like to do so for this site (one of my top tops!!), but don't want to overstep. Email information for faculty I interviewed with is publicly posted in the program materials/handbook so not like I have to go digging to contact. Thanks!
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When I was previously unsure, I sent the message (directly thanking the psychologists that I interviewed with) to that "point person," who then offered to forward it on to the appropriate members.
 
psydsqrl said:
When I was previously unsure, I sent the message (directly thanking the psychologists that I interviewed with) to that "point person," who then offered to forward it on to the appropriate members.
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This is a good approach. There is likely a point person designated to assist the TD so they are not overrun with emails. This is an extremely busy time of year for many programs (we have interviews for practicum students, interns, fellows and staff positions within the next two months). When I get emails thanking faculty I always forward them on.

* Please do not be discouraged from asking questions! This is an important decision for you, and gathering information is part of that decision. Though I will say that
by asking all questions in one email it is easier to respond (at least for me).

Good luck!
 
Hi everyone! I hope y’all are hanging in there - we’re almost done with this process!

Has anyone received a schedule or zoom links for interviews at University of Tennessee Professional Psychology Internship Consortium (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)? My interview day is this Friday but I have not heard anything from the program since scheduling in December. Trying to decide whether to email the program director tomorrow....
 
ReviseAndResubmit said:
Hi everyone! I hope y’all are hanging in there - we’re almost done with this process!

Has anyone received a schedule or zoom links for interviews at University of Tennessee Professional Psychology Internship Consortium (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)? My interview day is this Friday but I have not heard anything from the program since scheduling in December. Trying to decide whether to email the program director tomorrow....
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I had the same situation with them last week but they emailed me the schedule with the links on Wednesday so I’d say if you don’t hear by the end of today then email them
 
ReviseAndResubmit said:
Hi everyone! I hope y’all are hanging in there - we’re almost done with this process!

Has anyone received a schedule or zoom links for interviews at University of Tennessee Professional Psychology Internship Consortium (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)? My interview day is this Friday but I have not heard anything from the program since scheduling in December. Trying to decide whether to email the program director tomorrow....
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Same as the comment above, I interviewed there last week and received the schedule/links at about noon the day before.
 
If anyone attended the Open House for Momentous Institute in Dallas, Texas and feels comfortable sharing their experience - please PM me!
 
Would people say it's a good sign if you get a response to a thank you email? Trying not to read too much into something small like that, but I can't help it. Perhaps I'm just looking for some validation LOL...
 
GlenCoco1 said:
Would people say it's a good sign if you get a response to a thank you email? Trying not to read too much into something small like that, but I can't help it. Perhaps I'm just looking for some validation LOL...
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Response or no to a thank you e-mail means absolutely nothing in the majority of circumstances in this process.
 
anxietybunny said:
Montefiore sent a very serious honor statement for interviewees to print sign scan and send back to them. No screenshots, no talking about the interview. Now I’m kinda nervous about the whole thing
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Montefiore at NYC? what do you mean by honor statement?
 
hannahelizabeth said:
Does anyone know why applicants (who participate and interview in Phase 1) do not match?
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My understanding is there can be several reasons. It could be that based on someone's clinical experience and CV that they were poorer fits for a site, so although they were extended an interview, they were still ranked lower compared to other students. Or it could be that an applicant has deficient interview or interpersonal skills, so although they got interviews, sites didn't rank them highly.

I believe there is a paper that has been passed around on here that highlights some of the reasons someone might not match that could be a helpful resource.
 
str63 said:
This is why we don't interview everyone who applies. We interview enough applicants to hopefully ensure that we match/fill all of our spots. We don't invite those who would be ranked low to interview (low meaning that we wouldn't expect to match that low on our list based on results from previous years). So for example, if we have two spots that we historically had filled within our top 10, we'll invite 10 to interview. This is also why if you don't get an interview it doesn't mean your unqualified. Every year we have many more qualified applicants than we invite to interview, and it's because we don't want to waste everyone's time interviewing candidates who are very unlikely to match.

As I mentioned, I think the interviews are helpful to applicants to see if the site can meet their training goals. It can be difficult to judge that based on a website/brochure and meeting with faculty and current trainees can provide some very useful information. Anecdotally, it seems that many applicants change their rank order list after interviews. I also want to match with someone who is going to be happy at my site and I feel that the interview provides that information better than reading a description.
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So if a candidate has ranked low, say #10 in your example for one position. He is already out of luck unless the other nine were not interested.
 
int2020 said:
So if a candidate has ranked low, say #10 in your example for one position. He is already out of luck unless the other nine were not interested.
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If that candidate is ranked 10 before going into interviews, it doesn't mean he/she will still be #10 after interviews. Candidates can get shifted around (or even not ranked) so someone has the potential to shift up or down. We wouldn't waste our time or the candidates time if we truly thought they had no chance of matching with us.
 
This might be a bit of a pretentious question, but how can one figure out how well-regarded or prestigious a particular internship site's reputation is? Estimate based on number of applicants or interview offer rate? Is there some kind of ranked list somewhere I can look at? Obviously this is not going to be the most important factor in making my decision (it's all about fit!) but when considering long-term career impact I'm curious about how different sites are perceived.
 
Does anyone know much about the Children's Institute Inc? The TD there had no information regarding the interview links... seems very odd when she is the one emailing candidates.
 
Has anyone interviewed at Central Regional Hosptial yet and when did you receive your schedule/links?
 
I'd love to get some opinions on something that came up at one of my sites. I interviewed at a VA where overall I really like the program and think it would be a good fit for my training goals. The site seems to value evidence-based practice, which is important to me, but in looking up some of the training faculty, I found that one individual is currently publishing on pseudoscientific clinical research. I found this surprising since I didn't think this type of research would be funded within the VA, and I'm concerned that it might speak to the research and clinical values at this site. However, I don't expect to be directly involved in this person's research and I don't want to penalize a site because I'm poorly aligned with one person. I'm just curious if anyone has thoughts on whether or not this likely speaks to the ethos of the site as a whole, and whether it makes sense for this to affect my rankings. I'm happy to PM about specifics, but I don't want to risk potentially identifying the site.
 
Cam_Chai19 said:
I'd love to get some opinions on something that came up at one of my sites. I interviewed at a VA where overall I really like the program and think it would be a good fit for my training goals. The site seems to value evidence-based practice, which is important to me, but in looking up some of the training faculty, I found that one individual is currently publishing on pseudoscientific clinical research. I found this surprising since I didn't think this type of research would be funded within the VA, and I'm concerned that it might speak to the research and clinical values at this site. However, I don't expect to be directly involved in this person's research and I don't want to penalize a site because I'm poorly aligned with one person. I'm just curious if anyone has thoughts on whether or not this likely speaks to the ethos of the site as a whole, and whether it makes sense for this to affect my rankings. I'm happy to PM about specifics, but I don't want to risk potentially identifying the site.
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I wouldn’t worry much about it from an internship ranking standpoint, especially if you wouldn’t have to work with or research with that person. Some departments are large and may have an eccentric character or two, it doesn’t mean everyone who works in the same department agrees with them.
 
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