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2002 APPIC Match: Survey of Internship Applicants
March 23, 2002
This survey of applicants who were registered for the 2002 APPIC
Match was conducted via the internet between February 25 and March
17, 2002. Subscribers to the e-mail list MATCH-NEWS were notified
that a survey was available at a specific internet address.
Results of the survey are presented below. A total of 1,171 internship
applicants completed the survey. Please keep in mind that suvey
participatnts were not selected randomly, as not all applicants
were subscribed to MATCH-NEWS and thus some did not receive notification
that a survey was available.
Some of the more interesting findings from this survey include:
- Applicants preferred that APPIC establish a REQUIRED interview
notification date (as opposed to continuing the current VOLUNTARY
date) by more than a 3 to 1 margin (70% vs. 21%, see question
8).
- 93% of applicants indicated that APPIC should REQUIRE all
internship programs to notify all applicants of their interview
status (see question 10).
- Applicants submitted an average of 13.1 internship applications,
compared to an average of 13.8 reported by applicants in a survey
conducted afer the 1999 Match (see question 12).
- Approximately 73% of all interview offers were tendered on
or before the December 15 voluntary notification date (see questions
13 and 14).
- Applicants reported that approximately 82% of sites notified
them of their interview status (e.g. received an interview,
no longer under consideration) (see questions 12 and 15).
- Applicants reported that approximately 27% of sites requested
supplementary application materials that was already provided
on the AAPI (see questions 12 and 16).
- The average number of an airline tickets purchased for attending
interviews and open houses was 1.8. A total of 41.1% of applicants
in this sample purchased NO airline tickets (see question 19).
Missing data and "Not Applicable" responses were eliminated,
and percentages do not necessarily total 100% due to rounding.
Survey questions 20-24 requested open-ended comments and thus
the results are not included below.
| 1. |
Type of Doctoral
Program:
|
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Clinical |
852 |
73 % |
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Counseling |
208 |
18 % |
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School |
38 |
3 % |
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Other |
71 |
6 % |
| 2. |
Degree Sought:
|
| |
Ph.D. |
799 |
68 % |
| |
Psy.D. |
343 |
29 % |
| |
Ed.D. |
3 |
0 % |
| |
Other |
24 |
2 % |
| 3. |
Is your doctoral
program APA- or CPA-accredited?
|
| |
Yes |
1103 |
94 % |
| |
No |
65 |
6 % |
| 4. |
Were you matched
to an internship program by the APPIC Match? (i.e., did
your official notification from National Matching Services
indicate that you were successfully matched to an internship
program?)
|
| |
Yes |
1066 |
91 % |
| |
No |
94 |
8 % |
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Withdrew / No rankings submitted |
7 |
1 % |
INTERPRETATION NOTE: It appears that unmatched
applicants were underrepresented in this survey (2002 APPIC Match
statistics indicated that 15% of participating applicants were
not matched).
| 5a. |
The materials and
instructions provided by National Matching Services (NMS)
were clear and comprehensive.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
788 |
67 % |
| |
Agree |
328 |
28 % |
| |
Neutral |
15 |
1 % |
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Disagree |
8 |
1 % |
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Strongly Disagree |
30 |
3 % |
| 5b. |
The registration
process with NMS went smoothly.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
877 |
75 % |
| |
Agree |
234 |
20 % |
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Neutral |
16 |
1 % |
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Disagree |
13 |
1 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
28 |
2 % |
| 5c. |
The submission of
my Rank Order List to NMS went smoothly.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
926 |
80 % |
| |
Agree |
187 |
16 % |
| |
Neutral |
8 |
1 % |
| |
Disagree |
12 |
1 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
29 |
2 % |
| 5d. |
NMS was responsive
to my questions and concerns (choose "N/A" if
you never contacted NMS).
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
141 |
56 % |
| |
Agree |
68 |
27 % |
| |
Neutral |
22 |
9 % |
| |
Disagree |
12 |
5 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
7 |
3 % |
| 5e. |
I am satisfied with
the Match result that I received from the Matching Program.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
738 |
65 % |
| |
Agree |
226 |
20 % |
| |
Neutral |
64 |
6 % |
| |
Disagree |
40 |
3 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
75 |
7 % |
| 5f. |
Overall, I am satisfied
with the APPIC Matching Program.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
612 |
52 % |
| |
Agree |
363 |
31 % |
| |
Neutral |
90 |
8 % |
| |
Disagree |
51 |
4 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
48 |
4 % |
| 6a. |
In your judgement,
did you experience any violation(s) of APPIC Match Policies
by any site?
|
| |
Yes |
124 |
11 % |
| |
No |
905 |
78 % |
| |
Unsure |
136 |
12 % |
| 6b. |
Did you reveal any
ranking information (e.g. You are my first choice")
to any site?
|
| |
Yes |
7 |
1 % |
| |
No |
1147 |
98 % |
| |
Unsure |
9 |
1 % |
| 6c. |
Did you experience
inappropriate pressure from any site to reveal your rankings?
|
| |
Yes |
55 |
5 % |
| |
No |
1068 |
92 % |
| |
Unsure |
37 |
3 % |
| 6d. |
Did any site reveal
ranking information to you (e.g. "You are our first
choice")?
|
| |
Yes |
38 |
3 % |
| |
No |
1080 |
93 % |
| |
Unsure |
45 |
4 % |
| 7a. |
In general, my doctoral
program faculty provided a high level of support for my
internship application and interview experience.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
344 |
29 % |
| |
Agree |
407 |
35 % |
| |
Neutral |
183 |
16 % |
| |
Disagree |
176 |
15 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
56 |
5 % |
| 7b. |
I worked closely
with other students in my program throughout the process
(e.g. sharing information, giving and receiving support).
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
356 |
31 % |
| |
Agree |
395 |
34 % |
| |
Neutral |
171 |
15 % |
| |
Disagree |
172 |
15 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
71 |
6 % |
| 7c. |
I took the selection
process very seriously (i.e. I worked hard on my application;
invested much time and energy, etc.).
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
963 |
83 % |
| |
Agree |
179 |
15 % |
| |
Neutral |
16 |
1 % |
| |
Disagree |
5 |
0 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
2 |
0 % |
| 7d. |
I attended local
or national workshops that focused on the internship selection
process.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
127 |
11 % |
| |
Agree |
203 |
17 % |
| |
Neutral |
86 |
7 % |
| |
Disagree |
269 |
23 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
475 |
41 % |
| 7e. |
I used reference
materials (e.g. the APAGS workbook, Megargee's book, other
books) to educate myself about the internship selection
process.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
277 |
24 % |
| |
Agree |
336 |
29 % |
| |
Neutral |
96 |
8 % |
| |
Disagree |
182 |
16 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
273 |
23 % |
| 8. |
Please indicate
your preference of the following options:
|
| |
APPIC should keep the current
VOLUNTARY interview notification date of December 15, and, in addition, should ask each internship
program to list their actual interview notification date in the APPIC Directory. |
245 |
21 % |
| |
APPIC should change to a
REQUIRED interview notification date, where all internship
programs would be required to adhere to the December 15
date of interview notifications. |
818 |
70 % |
| |
No Preference |
101 |
9 % |
| 9. |
If APPIC moves to
a REQUIRED interview notification date, HOW IMPORTANT
do you think it is for those sites that offer only telephone
interviews to be mandated to comply with this requirement?
|
| |
Extremely Important
|
373 |
32 % |
| |
|
299 |
26 % |
| |
Somewhat Important |
321 |
28 % |
| |
|
111 |
10 % |
| |
Not At All Important
|
51 |
4 % |
| 10. |
Should APPIC institute
a policy that requires internship programs to notify ALL
applicants about whether or not they will be interviewed
(in other words, programs would be required to notify
those applicants who are rejected for an interview in
addition to those that are offered an interview)?
|
| |
a. YES - APPIC should require
programs to notify all applicants of their interview status |
1080 |
93 % |
| |
b. NO - APPIC should not
have such a requirement |
87 |
7 % |
| 11. |
Did you use any
of the APPIC travel discounts to purchase an airline ticket,
hotel room, and/or rental car?
|
| |
YES
|
107 |
9 % |
| |
NO
|
1011 |
86 % |
| |
Didn't Know About It |
51 |
4 % |
| 12. |
How many internship
sites did you apply to (i.e., how many separate internship
applications did you submit)?
|
| |
Mean |
= |
13.1 |
| |
Median |
= |
13 |
| |
Mode |
= |
15 |
| |
SD |
= |
5.6 |
| |
Range |
= |
0-40 |
| 13. |
How many interviews
(telephone or on-site) were you offered?
|
| |
Mean |
= |
7.4 |
| |
Median |
= |
7 |
| |
Mode |
= |
7 |
| |
SD |
= |
3.8 |
| |
Range |
= |
0-24 |
| 14. |
Considering ONLY
those sites that offered you an interview, how many made
the offer ON OR BEFORE the December 15 voluntary notification
date? (Please estimate if you don't know the exact number).
|
| |
Mean |
= |
5.4 |
| |
SD |
= |
3.4 |
| 15. |
Considering ALL
the sites that you applied to, how many contacted you
via telephone, e-mail, or letter regarding your status
(e.g., received an interview, no longer under consideration)?
(Please estimate if you don't know the exact number.)
|
| |
Mean |
= |
10.8 |
| |
SD |
= |
5.2 |
| 16. |
A number of sites
request additional application materials beyond the AAPI
and AAPI Verification Form, letters of reference, cover
letter, and transcripts. In your experience, how many
sites (of the ones that you applied to) requested materials
beyond those listed that, in your opinion, duplicated
information that you had already provided on the AAPI?
|
| |
Mean |
= |
3.6 |
| |
SD |
= |
3.8 |
| 17. |
How many programs
did you include on your final Rank Order List (i.e., how
many program code numbers were listed)?
|
| |
Mean |
= |
7.7 |
| |
SD |
= |
4.3 |
| 18. |
What was the rank
of the program that you were matched to?
|
| |
(Please see the 2002 APPIC
Match Statistics for this information) |
|
|
| 19. |
How many separate
round-trip airline tickets did you purchase in order to
attend on-site interviews or open houses?
|
| |
Mean |
= |
1.8 |
| |
Median |
= |
1 |
| |
Mode |
= |
0 |
| |
SD |
= |
2.1 |
| |
Range |
= |
0 - 16 |
A total of 41.1% purchased no airline tickets;
16.6% purchased one ticket; 13.7% purchased two tickets; 11.2%
purchased three tickets; 7.4% purchased four tickets; 4.3% purchased
five tickets; 5.7% purchased six or more airline tickets. 25 May 2002
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