Match Day 2015: The Dialectic of the Internship Crisis
Correction (9:00pm): Due to an editorial mistake, not the author’s, the Phase I match rate was reported in the original post to be 90%. The actual figure is 82% and has been corrected below. The 90%...
View ArticleStandardized Reference Form: What Students Need to Know
The Fall 2015 round of applicants for internship will be greeted with a new feature that levels the playing field for everyone entering the pool: the Standardized Reference Form (SRF). Over the course...
View ArticleTackling the Internship Crisis Through Legislative Advocacy
They say everything is bigger in Texas, but there is at least one exception: The window for getting new legislation introduced and passed is tiny! Despite the fact that the legislature only meets for...
View ArticleA Few Good Reasons Why the Internship Crisis Might Get (Slightly) Better
Internship is stressful, so let us bask in some good news for a moment. For the past 18 years, APPIC has produced forward-looking best-case scenarios about the internship match for doctoral students in...
View ArticleImportant notice to users of MyPsychTrack
APAGS recently heard about a change to the MyPsychTrack (MPT) system that could create confusion and lost data. MPT is changing to a new and improved portal (https://app.mypsychtrack.com/) on March...
View ArticlePossible Impact of Federal Hiring Freeze on the Internship Match
Dear fellow students, As many of you already know, President Trump issued an executive order on January 23rd to freeze the hiring of Federal civilian employees across the executive branch with the...
View ArticleMatch Day 2018: The Forecast is Looking Good!
As your APAGS Chair, I wanted to reach you on one of the most important days of the year for the psychology training community. The 2018 Match Day is upon us, and the forecast is looking good for...
View ArticleWhat Will Internship Sites Say About My Medical Marijuana?
Recently, we received this question in our APAGS inbox: “As a psychology doctoral student, I am about to apply for internships. I take prescribed medical marijuana for a health condition. How do I...
View ArticleAPA’s Pandemic Care Package for Students
We, the staff in APA’s Early Career & Graduate Student Affairs, continue to offer our best wishes for your safety and well-being. This is our second “pandemic care package” and we’ve hand-picked a...
View ArticleAPA’s Third Pandemic Care Package for Students
Is Zoom Fatigue a thing? Are we in a “new normal” yet? That may depend on when, how, and to whom you ask the question. Wherever this message may find you, the staff in APA’s Early Career &...
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