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Don't count yourself out of the game just yet! Our site has an application deadline of January 1, and will not be completing application reviews until the following week. Your site may also wait to get all applications prior to sending invitations. I know this is hard.
Haven't heard anything yet but am probably just anxious because of how Phase I was last year...I think many sites are busy with internship apps
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Yes, so far this process is infinitely less stressful and infinitely more anticlimactic, haha. It looks like most of my sites, even ones with 12/1 deadlines, won't notify until after the new year.
It seems like some of my sites listed notification timelines but many did not...so we'll see I guess.
SchoolPsych4
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has anyone heard from UCLA TIES for Families program?
Mountain Climber
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Has anyone heard from McLean?
HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also applied to McLean! I'm so glad to be in this with someone. Haven't heard from them either. I checked post-doc threads through the last several years and it looks like they send invites after January 1st. So there is still some hope for us 🙂
SchoolPsych4
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I hate waiting!!!! How long did your sites take to get back to you?
fun-with-defusion
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Is anyone struggling with APPA CAS's 2-4 week verification process???
For applications I’ve submitted in the past couple of weeks, they have become “verified” within 1-2 days
I’m really not sure if that’s standard, but that’s been my experience
I talked with someone on their help line who said the programs will review before your application is "verified".
fun-with-defusion
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Oh for real!!?!? This is amazing news!!! Thank you!
Trying to submit an application through APA CAS for the Washington DC VA and it says " unavailable, the deadline has passed for this program". The deadline is tomorrow. This is very weird. Not letting me submit. Anyone else having problems with APA CAS or know anything?
I’m sorry this happened. Contact the TD and let them know. We have had issues (or rather, applicants did) with apacas in the past. It can be a fussy system.
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yea I was so relieved! She said as long as it says "completed" as in all of your materials have been received you are usually good to go and programs will begin reviewing. I found the whole verification process sort of odd like it encourages you to submit your application materials as early as 4 weeks prior to the deadline to ensure "verification" by the deadline and I applied to sites that hadn't even posted an updated brochure 4 weeks before their deadline. I have also had 3 applications "verified" within 24 hrs of me submitting them.
What is general consensus on when is it okay to send a reminder to your letter of reference writers about the due dates for apps? two weeks? one week? Most are due January 1st, and I don't want to wait a week because I know with the holidays, my letters will be the last thing on people's minds lol so two week reminder?
I've been sending two weeks and then if I don't hear back I send another within 1 week.
I like this advice, thank you!
SchoolPsych4
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I have not heard from a site for the past two weeks. Is it bad if I email them and ask if they have an update available? 🙁(
Is it past their app due date?
I'm assuming sites generally will send rejections during this as well?
SchoolPsych4
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The app was due two weeks ago. They said they will let me know by the end of the year.
I'm assuming that if I haven't been rejected I'm still in the running lol
SchoolPsych4
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I feel like they usually sends out the rejection letters towards the very end 🙁
True, but at the same time there aren't exactly a flood of people saying they've gotten invites on here so maybe it'll be ok
I did. I think 12/21 was the date I saw as the last date we would hear.
you are totally right I was looking at last year's brochure...whoops. Good luck with the process! What position(s) did you apply for if you don't mind me asking?
can we sleep yet?
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Hello, yes I heard from McLean on 11/30 and have my interview Friday.
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can we sleep yet?
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Has anyone heard from the Central Western MA VA or the Brigham-MGH Aging and Alzheimer's track?
Thank you so much! The TD actually reached out and let me know there’s a “deadline glitch” . Thankfully, Its resolved and was able to submit my application!
Congratulations! That's amazing! I also applied and have not heard anything so I am assuming it is a rejection. Do you feel comfortable sharing the track?
can we sleep yet?
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Yes, I applied for neuro. I don't know if it's because I limited myself geographically (only MA, RI, and CT) but I felt like there weren't as many sites as I expected. Is that just me?
Thank you! I applied for 3East (lmaaaao, I wrote 3West at first, my brain is fried to a crisp). I wonder if the site availability is impacted by COVID! I know a lot of hospitals and universities are really hurting and some pulled out of internship match 🙁
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SchoolPsych4
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I don't understand what they mean by the internship program model. No mean comments, please.
Based on what I know, I think it means scholar-practitioner, scientist-practitioner, or other models of training.
Me in the APPIC thread staring at all the interns getting interview invites like:
Not me, I popped on that forum, all the stress from last year flooded me, and I immediately clicked out LOLMe in the APPIC thread staring at all the interns getting interview invites like:
There are sites that have always offered that aren't right now. A friend of mine runs a consortium and she said they have a lot of sites that are sitting out for next year. Same friend also said applications are down.
Geographic limitations will definitely hurt. There are some sites that took a year off, but I also know of several in the Midwest at least that started a program for the first time. I'm more familiar with the South and Midwest, but there are plenty of sites if you are willing to move.
HuntingForTheTruth
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I heard back from them on Monday. Interview dates 1/14 and 1/15. This was for the clinical research fellowship so it’s possible the pure clinical ones haven’t gone out yet!
There's an interview thread up 🙂
SchoolPsych4
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Is there? Could you please give me the link? TIA
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Postdoc invitation thread
Do you mean for submitting apps via APPA CAS or by email?
Oops, I meant APPA CAS.
Hey all, I am applying to forensic post docs and was curious, does anyone have info on Summit Behavioral Health in Ohio? One my mentors did their internship there ages ago and gave me some mixed comments. Anyone have any thoughts?
I'm looking into it for next year and would love to hear your mentors thoughts on it? Feel free to DM if you don't want to post.
