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2005 APPIC Match: Survey of Internship Applicants
May 8, 2005
This survey of applicants who were registered for the 2005 APPIC
Match was conducted via the internet between February 28 and March
27, 2005. All 3,389 applicants who registered for the APPIC Match
were sent an e-mail message (along with two reminder e-mails) about
the availability of the survey at a specific internet address. A total of 2,320
internship applicants (68%) completed the survey.
Results of the survey are presented below. Missing data and "Not Applicable" responses were eliminated, and percentages do not necessarily total 100% due to rounding. Some survey items requested open-ended comments that were not included below.
Some of the more interesting findings from this survey include:
- Approximately 78% of internship applicants in the 2005 Match
were female (see question 27). Questions 22-30 provide
additional demographic information.
- Applicants submitted an average of 12.4 internship applications
(see question 13). The means reported by applicants in previous
years were:
| 2004 Match 12.4 applications |
| 2003 Match 12.1 applications |
| 2002 Match 13.1 applications |
| 1999 Match 13.8 applications |
- Approximately 52% of applicants reported that at least one site
requested or took a photograph of them at some point during the
process (see question 12). (Some sites request such photos at the
time of interviews in order to better remember their applicants).
- Question 32 provides the median numbers of practicum hours
reported by applicants. We recommend that applicants interpret
these numbers cautiously, and recognize that numbers of practicum
hours are considered by many internship Training Directors to be
one of the less important aspects of the application.
- Applicants were offered an average of 6.7 telephone or on-site
interviews (see question 15).
- Half of all applicants report having a "geographic restriction"
in their internship search. Of this group, 73% stated that this
restriction limited the number of sites to which they applied
(see questions 18 and 19).
- Approximately 5% of applicants indicated that the preferred
internship structure for them would be a two-year, half-time
internship (see question 35).
- Applicants reported that approximately 87.9% of sites complied
with the Match Policy that required them to notify applicants
of their interview status (e.g., received an interview, no
longer under consideration) no later than the date listed in
sites' APPIC Directory listings. This compares to 87.9%
last year and 87.6% in 2003 (the first year the policy was
implemented). See questions 13 and 14.
- A total of 86% of respondents stated that APPIC's new service of
publicizing "late-breaking" changes to internship programs was
helpful to them (see question 10).
| 1. |
Type of Doctoral Program: |
| |
Clinical |
1791 |
77 % |
| |
Counseling |
317 |
14 % |
| |
School |
106 |
5 % |
| |
Combined |
62 |
3 % |
| |
Other |
40 |
2 % |
INTERPRETATION NOTE: A "combined" program could mean: (a) a doctoral program that defines itself as a "combined" program (e.g., clinical- school), or (b) an arrangement negotiated by a student in which he/she integrates the curricula of two separate doctoral programs at his/her school.
| 2. |
Degree Sought: |
| |
Ph.D. |
1404 |
61 % |
| |
Psy.D. |
901 |
39 % |
| |
Ed.D. |
0 |
0 % |
| |
Other |
9 |
0 % |
| 3. |
Is your doctoral
program APA- or CPA-accredited?
|
| |
Yes |
2174 |
94 % |
| |
No |
137 |
6 % |
| 4. |
Please check the item that applies to you (Please respond even if you withdrew from the Match or did not submit a Rank Order List): |
| |
This is my FIRST time participating in the match |
2168 |
94 % |
| |
This is my SECOND time participating in the Match |
135 |
6 % |
| |
This is my THIRD time participating in the Match |
6 |
0 % |
| |
Other |
5 |
0 % |
| 5. |
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 |
1878 |
81 % |
| |
No |
363 |
16 % |
| |
Withdrew / No rankings
submitted |
74 |
3 % |
| 6a. |
The materials
and instructions provided by National Matching Services
(NMS) were clear and comprehensive.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
1451 |
63 % |
| |
Agree |
731 |
32 % |
| |
Neutral |
54 |
2 % |
| |
Disagree |
27 |
1 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
49 |
2 % |
| 6b. |
The registration
process with NMS went smoothly.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
1693 |
73 % |
| |
Agree |
493 |
21 % |
| |
Neutral |
46 |
2 % |
| |
Disagree |
24 |
1 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
53 |
2 % |
| 6c. |
The submission
of my Rank Order List to NMS went smoothly.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
1760 |
78 % |
| |
Agree |
407 |
18 % |
| |
Neutral |
23 |
1 % |
| |
Disagree |
7 |
0 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
47 |
2 % |
| 6d. |
NMS was responsive
to my questions and concerns (choose "N/A"
if you never contacted NMS).
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
339 |
59 % |
| |
Agree |
127 |
22 % |
| |
Neutral |
61 |
11 % |
| |
Disagree |
21 |
4 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
26 |
5 % |
| 6e. |
I am satisfied
with the Match result that I received from the Matching
Program.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
1251 |
57 % |
| |
Agree |
420 |
19 % |
| |
Neutral |
145 |
7 % |
| |
Disagree |
131 |
6 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
267 |
12 % |
|
| 6f. |
Overall, I am
satisfied with the APPIC Matching Program.
|
| |
Strongly Agree |
1050 |
46 % |
| |
Agree |
685 |
30 % |
| |
Neutral |
252 |
11 % |
| |
Disagree |
161 |
7 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
140 |
6 % |
| 7a. |
In December, NMS mailed a packet to each applicant registered for
the Match that contained the applicant's password and instructions
for submitting lists and obtaining Match results. The instructions
were also available on the NMS web site. For next year, NMS is
considering eliminating the mailing of packets in December, and
only providing this information to applicants via the internet.
Would it be acceptable to you to have the instructions
for submitting lists and obtaining results available for
viewing and/or printing ONLY from the NMS web site, and not
sent via regular mail?
|
| |
Yes |
1351 |
58 % |
| |
No |
768 |
33 % |
| |
Unsure |
195 |
8 % |
| 7b. |
Based on security considerations, would you be comfortable
receiving your ROLIC (Rank Order List Input and Confirmation
system) password from NMS via e-mail only, instead of via
regular mail?
|
| |
Yes |
1404 |
61 % |
| |
No |
741 |
32 % |
| |
Unsure |
165 |
7 % |
| 8a. |
In your judgement,
did you experience any violation(s) of APPIC Match Policies
by any site?
|
| |
Yes |
193 |
8 % |
| |
No |
1962 |
85 % |
| |
Unsure |
156 |
7 % |
| |
NOTE: Results of this question from previous years: |
| |
Yes |
No |
Unsure |
| 2004 |
8 % |
86 % |
7 % |
| 2003 |
11 % |
77 % |
12 % |
| 2002 |
11 % |
78 % |
12 % |
| 2001 |
10 % |
76 % |
14 % |
| 2000 |
15 % |
74 % |
12 % |
| 1999 |
12 % |
77 % |
11 % |
NOTE: It should be noted that Match Policy changes over the years may have
influenced responses to this item.
| 8b. |
Did you reveal
any ranking information (e.g. You are my first choice")
to any site?
|
| |
Yes |
16 |
1 % |
| |
No |
2274 |
98 % |
| |
Unsure |
19 |
1 % |
| 8c. |
Did you experience
inappropriate pressure from any site to reveal your
rankings?
|
| |
Yes |
69 |
3 % |
| |
No |
2184 |
95 % |
| |
Unsure |
52 |
2 % |
| 8d. |
Did any site reveal
ranking information to you (e.g. "You are our first
choice")?
|
| |
Yes |
51 |
2 % |
| |
No |
2195 |
95 % |
| |
Unsure |
57 |
2 % |
| 9. |
Were you subscribed to APPIC's MATCH-NEWS e-mail list? |
| |
Yes |
2156 |
93 % |
| |
No, but someone else forwarded me the messages |
77 |
3 % |
| |
No, I was not subscribed and did not receive messages from MATCH-NEWS |
81 |
4 % |
| |
| 10. |
For the 2005 Match, APPIC implemented a new service, allowing
Training Directors to publicize "late-breaking" changes to their
internship programs. These news items were distributed from August
through December to applicants via the MATCH-NEWS e-mail list.
Did you find this new service helpful? (Skip this question if
you were not aware of this service)
|
| |
Yes |
1845 |
86 % |
| |
No |
294 |
14 % |
| 11. |
Did any site ask you to complete an online version of the AAPI
(APPIC Application for Psychology Internships) via the internet?
(Please do NOT include times in which you sent your AAPI to a site
as an e-mail attachment)
For example, a site might have asked you to enter some information
from your AAPI into an online form.
|
| |
Yes |
195 |
8 % |
| |
No |
2110 |
92 % |
| 12. |
Did any site request or take a photograph of you at any point during
the process? (e.g., some sites requested a photograph at the time of
interviews in order to better remember their applicants).
|
| |
Yes |
1191 |
52 % |
| |
No |
1107 |
48 % |
| 13. |
How many internship sites did you apply to (i.e., how many
separate internship applications did you submit)?
|
| |
Mean = 12.4 |
| |
Median = 12 |
| |
Mode = 12 |
| |
SD = 5.1 |
| |
Range = 0 to 67 |
INTERPRETATION NOTE: Only one applicant reported applying to
more than 35 internship sites.
| 14. |
Considering ALL of the sites that you applied to, how many
notified you of your interview status (e.g., received an
interview, no longer under consideration) on or before the
"interview notification date" listed in their APPIC Directory
information? (Please estimate if you don't know the exact
number) |
| |
Mean = 10.9 |
| |
Median = 11 |
| |
Mode = 12 |
| |
SD = 5.0 |
| 15. |
How many interviews (telephone or on-site) were you offered? |
| |
Mean = 6.7 |
| |
Median = 6 |
| |
Mode = 5 |
| |
SD = 3.6 |
| 16. |
How many programs did you include on your final Rank Order List
(i.e., how many program code numbers were listed)? |
| |
Mean = 6.7 |
| |
Median = 6 |
| |
Mode = 5 |
| |
SD = 3.7 |
NOTE: Use caution when comparing these numbers with the results
from questions 13-15, since some sites used multiple program code
numbers.
| 17. |
What was the rank of the program that you were matched to?
|
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
For the next several questions, "geographic restriction" means that you were limited to where you could live during your internship year due to family, health, or other personal considerations. It does NOT refer to where you might prefer to live during that year.
| 18. |
Did you have any geographic restrictions on your internship search?
(If NO, click the "No" button below and skip to question 22. If YES,
click the "Yes" button below and continue on to the next question).
|
| |
Yes |
1112 |
50 % |
| |
No |
1120 |
50 % |
| 19. |
Did this geographic restriction reduce the number of sites to which
you applied?
|
| |
Yes |
808 |
73 % |
| |
No |
299 |
27 % |
NOTE: Only respondents who replied "Yes" to question 18 were
included in the results for this question.
| 20. |
Please specify the reason(s) for your geographic restriction (Check
all that apply):
|
| |
Due to my partner |
802 |
72 % |
| |
Due to my chidren |
247 |
22 % |
| |
Due to my family (other than partnr or children) |
346 |
31 % |
| |
Due to my friends |
135 |
12 % |
| |
Due to other personal concerns (e.g. health concerns |
132 |
12 % |
| |
Other |
193 |
17 % |
NOTE: Only respondents who replied "Yes" to question 18 were
included in the results for this question.
| 21. |
What type of geographic restriction do you have?
|
| |
Metropolitan area |
404 |
36 % |
| |
State |
177 |
16 % |
| |
Region of the country |
423 |
38 % |
| |
Other |
103 |
9 % |
NOTE: Only respondents who replied "Yes" to question 18 were
included in the results for this question.
| 22. |
What is your current age? |
| |
Mean = 30.83 |
| |
Median = 29 |
| |
Mode = 26 |
| |
SD = 6.56 |
| |
Range = 23 to 70 |
| 23. |
How many dependent children are living with you?
|
| |
None |
1837 |
83 % |
| |
1 |
206 |
9 % |
| |
2 |
127 |
6 % |
| |
3 |
34 |
2 % |
| |
4 |
11 |
0 % |
| |
5 |
3 |
0 % |
| |
6 |
2 |
0 % |
| 24. |
How many adult dependents are currently living with you, or for
whom you are responsible? (DO include other relatives or
individuals, i.e., mother, father, grandparent, ward. DO NOT
include an able-bodied spouse/partner).
|
| |
None |
2084 |
95 % |
| |
1 |
84 |
4 % |
| |
2 |
15 |
1 % |
| |
3 |
3 |
0 % |
| 25. |
What is your current marital status?
|
| |
Married / Partnered |
1102 |
49 % |
| |
Not Married / Partnered |
1135 |
51 % |
| 26. |
What is your country of citizenship?
|
| |
U.S. |
2004 |
89 % |
| |
Canada |
115 |
5 % |
| |
Other |
121 |
5 % |
| 27. |
What is your gender? |
| |
Male |
482 |
21 % |
| |
Female |
1758 |
78 % |
| |
Other (e.g., trans, intersex) |
2 |
0 % |
| 28. |
What is your racial /ethnic idenfitication? Check all that apply. |
| |
African-American / Black |
141 |
6 % |
| |
American Indian / Alaskan Native |
24 |
1 % |
| |
Asian / Pacific Islander |
173 |
8 % |
| |
Hispanic / Latino |
151 |
7 % |
| |
White (Non-Hispanic) |
1731 |
78 % |
| |
Other |
93 |
4 % |
| 29. |
What is your sexual orientation? |
| |
Heterosexual |
2065 |
93 % |
| |
Gay |
44 |
2 % |
| |
Lesbian |
55 |
2 % |
| |
Bisexual |
55 |
2 % |
| |
Other |
12 |
1 % |
| 30. |
What types of disability(ies) do you have? Please check all that apply. |
| |
Blind / Visually Impaired |
6 |
4 % |
| |
Deaf / Hard of Hearing |
7 |
5 % |
| |
Physical / Orthopedic Disability |
29 |
21 % |
| |
Learning Disability / Cognitive |
24 |
17 % |
| |
Mental Illness |
24 |
17 % |
| |
Other |
54 |
39 % |
| 32. |
We would like to know the TOTAL NUMBER OF PRACTICUM HOURS that you
reported on your AAPI for each of the three areas listed below. This
includes hours in a terminal masters program and both before and
after November 1. |
| |
|
Median= |
n= |
| |
a. Intervention and Assessment: |
906 |
1600 |
| |
b. Support: |
803 |
1585 |
| |
c. Supervision: |
406 |
1592 |
| |
TOTAL HOURS |
2187 |
1585 |
INTERPRETATION NOTE: "Total Hours" were calculated by summing the
practicum hours provided by each respondent. Only those respondents
who provided valid numbers for all three types of practicum
hours were included in the "Total Hours" calculation.
APPIC advises applicants to interpret these numbers cautiously.
Applicants should NOT assume that the numbers of practicum hours
listed above are necessary to successfully obtain an internship,
as many Training Directors have told us that they consider these
numbers to be one of the less important aspects of an application.
| 33. |
For each of the following populations, what was the total number
of supervised integrated psychological reports that you reported on your AAPI? This information can be found in Section 4 of the AAPI ("Test Administration"), item 3. |
| |
|
Median= |
n= |
| |
a. Adults: |
7 |
1582 |
| |
b. Children / Adolescents: |
5 |
1555 |
NOTE: Only medians were reported, as means and standard deviations
were greatly affected by a few applicants who reported an extremely
large number of reports.
| 34. |
Please provide the MONTH and YEAR that you designated on your AAPI
that you completed or expected to complete each of the following.
This information can be found in Section 1-B of the AAPI
("Education"), items 16 and 19.
(Results for this question are not included in this report) |
QUESTIONS ABOUT HALF-TIME INTERNSHIPS
| 35. |
If the same APA- or CPA-accredited internship was offered as a
one year full-time training experience and as a two year half-time training experience, which would you prefer? |
| |
Strongly prefer full-time |
1241 |
69 % |
| |
Prefer full-time |
321 |
18 % |
| |
Neutral |
126 |
7 % |
| |
Prefer half-time |
57 |
3 % |
| |
Strongly prefer half-time |
41 |
2 % |
| 36. |
(Please answer this question ONLY if you SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED a HALF-TIME internship)
Please rate the important of your reasons for considering a half-time internship using the following scale:
1 = Not at all important 3 = Neutral 5 = Very Important
|
| |
|
Mean= |
n= |
| |
a. Desirable location |
3.97 |
207 |
| |
b. Allows me to meet family obligations |
4.37 |
210 |
| |
c. Allows me to continue outside employment |
3.15 |
204 |
| |
d. Allows me to continue academic coursework during internship |
2.32 |
200 |
| |
e. Cost of relocation |
2.85 |
201 |
| |
f. Allows me to do longer term therapy |
2.72 |
204 |
| |
g. Allows me to work with a local population |
2.48 |
199 |
| 37. |
(Please answer this question ONLY if you did NOT seriously consider a HALF-TIME internship)
Please rate the importance of your reasons for not considering a half-time internship using the following scale:
1 = Not at all important 3 = Neutral 5 = Very Important |
| |
|
Mean= |
n= |
| |
a. Program faculty advised against it |
2.56 |
1567 |
| |
b. Slows down my academic program |
4.68 |
1602 |
| |
c. Less concentrated learning experience |
3.92 |
1584 |
| |
d. Fear that it may not meet recognized credentialing/licensure
standards |
3.70 |
1582 |
| |
e. Potentially lower salary for the internship |
3.72 |
1582 |
| 38. |
I support the development of more internships that are half-time, paid, and APA- or CPA-accredited. |
| |
Strongly Agree |
537 |
29 % |
| |
Agree |
495 |
26 % |
| |
Neutral |
578 |
31 % |
| |
Disagree |
140 |
7 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
121 |
6 % |
24 July 2005
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