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2007 APPIC Match: Survey of Internship Applicants
Part 1: Summary of Survey Results
This page contains the first of two parts of the results from the survey of applicants who were registered for the 2007 APPIC Match. Part two of the survey results may be viewed by clicking here.
This survey of applicants who were registered for the 2007 APPIC Match was conducted via the internet between February 26 and March 30, 2007. All 3,698 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 2,656 internship applicants (72%) completed some or all of 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 about the AAPI, APPIC Directory Online, the Match, etc. that are not reported below; however, these anonymous comments were reviewed by the appropriate APPIC Board and/or committee members who are responsible for each area.
Some of the more interesting findings from this survey include:
- Approximately 78% of internship applicants in the 2007 Match were female (see question 26). Questions 21-29 provide additional demographic information.
- Applicants submitted an average of 13.4 internship applications (see question 12). The means reported by applicants in previous years were:
| 2006 Match - 12.9 applications |
| 2005 Match - 12.4 applications |
| 2004 Match - 12.4 applications |
| 2003 Match - 12.1 applications |
| 2002 Match - 13.1 applications |
| 1999 Match - 13.8 applications |
- Despite APPIC's instructions that applicants should use only their true preferences when developing their Rank Order Lists, 5% of applicants reported doing otherwise (see question 18).
- Eighteen percent of applicants reported completing an online version of the AAPI for at least one site (see question 19), up from fifteen percent in 2006.
- The cost of participating in the selection process varied dramatically across applicants. While the average applicant spent $1,533 (median = $1,125, SD = $1,349), many applicants spent considerably less while many spent considerably more (see question 20).
- Question 30 provides information about the ways in which applicants may have perceived various forms of bias or discrimination during the selection process.
- Question 35 provides the median numbers of practicum hours reported by applicants. APPIC recommends that applicants interpret these numbers cautiously. Applicants should NOT assume that the numbers of practicum hours reported are necessary to successfully obtain an internship, as many Training Directors have told us that they consider these raw numbers to be one of the less important aspects of an application.
- Questions 37-39 provide information about applicants' timelines for completing their doctoral comprehensive / qualifying / preliminary examinations and their dissertations / doctoral research projects.
| 1. |
Type of Doctoral Program: |
| |
Clinical |
2087 |
79 % |
| |
Counseling |
358 |
13 % |
| |
School |
121 |
5 % |
| |
Combined |
66 |
2 % |
| |
Other |
21 |
1 % |
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. |
|
| |
Ph.D. |
1534 |
58 % |
| |
Psy.D. |
1105 |
42 % |
| |
Ed.D. |
2 |
0 % |
| |
Other |
11 |
0 % |
| 3. |
Is your doctoral
program APA- or CPA-accredited? |
| |
Yes |
2451 |
93 % |
| |
No |
193 |
7 % |
| 4. |
Location of your doctoral program
|
| |
United States |
2538 |
96 % |
| |
Canada |
86 |
3 % |
| |
Other |
13 |
0 % |
| 5. |
Is your program housed within a religiously-affiliated institution? |
| |
Yes |
386 |
15 % |
| |
No |
2247 |
85 % |
| 6. |
Please select the training model of your DOCTORAL program (as you specified on your AAPI)
|
| |
Scientist-Practitioner |
1339 |
51 % |
| |
Practitioner-Scholar |
949 |
36 % |
| |
Practitioner |
43 |
2 % |
| |
Clinical Scientist |
138 |
5 % |
| |
Other |
169 |
6 % |
| 7. |
Which of the following internship programs would be considered acceptable to your doctoral program? Please check all that apply.
|
| |
An accredited internship program |
2609 |
99 % |
| |
An APPIC-member internship program that is NOT accredited |
1446 |
55 % |
| |
An internship program that is NOT accredited and NOT an APPIC member |
741 |
28 % |
| |
An unpaid internship program |
949 |
36 % |
| 8. |
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 |
2456 |
93 % |
| |
This is my SECOND time participating in the Match |
166 |
6 % |
| |
This is my THIRD time participating in the Match |
12 |
0 % |
| |
Other |
9 |
0 % |
| 9. |
Were you matched to an internship program by the APPIC Match? (i.e., did your official notification from National Matching Services [NMS] indicate that you were successfully matched to an internship program?) |
| |
Yes |
2087 |
79 % |
| |
No |
479 |
18 % |
| |
Withdrew / No rankings
submitted |
82 |
3 % |
NOTE: These results suggest that unmatched applicants and those who withdrew or didn't submit Rank Order Lists may be underrepresented in this survey.
| 10a. |
The materials
and instructions provided by National Matching Services
(NMS) were clear and comprehensive. |
| |
Strongly Agree |
1564 |
59 % |
| |
Agree |
911 |
34 % |
| |
Neutral |
79 |
3 % |
| |
Disagree |
41 |
2 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
52 |
2 % |
| 10b. |
The registration
process with NMS went smoothly. |
| |
Strongly Agree |
1802 |
68 % |
| |
Agree |
680 |
26 % |
| |
Neutral |
74 |
3 % |
| |
Disagree |
31 |
1 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
56 |
2 % |
| 10c. |
The submission
of my Rank Order List to NMS went smoothly. |
| |
Strongly Agree |
1866 |
73 % |
| |
Agree |
585 |
23 % |
| |
Neutral |
39 |
2 % |
| |
Disagree |
23 |
1 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
50 |
2 % |
| 10d. |
NMS was responsive
to my questions and concerns (choose "N/A"
if you never contacted NMS). |
| |
Strongly Agree |
307 |
56 % |
| |
Agree |
158 |
29 % |
| |
Neutral |
41 |
7 % |
| |
Disagree |
22 |
4 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
22 |
4 % |
| 10e. |
I am satisfied
with the Match result that I received from the Matching
Program. |
| |
Strongly Agree |
1308 |
52 % |
| |
Agree |
539 |
21 % |
| |
Neutral |
165 |
7 % |
| |
Disagree |
152 |
6 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
370 |
15 % |
|
| 10f. |
Overall, I am
satisfied with the APPIC Matching Program. |
| |
Strongly Agree |
922 |
35 % |
| |
Agree |
844 |
32 % |
| |
Neutral |
364 |
14 % |
| |
Disagree |
258 |
10 % |
| |
Strongly Disagree |
230 |
9 % |
| 11a. |
In your judgement,
did you experience any violation(s) of APPIC Match Policies
by any site? |
| |
Yes |
213 |
8 % |
| |
No |
2215 |
84 % |
| |
Unsure |
219 |
8 % |
NOTE: Results of this question from previous years: |
| Year |
Yes |
No |
Unsure |
| 2006 |
9 % |
83 % |
9 % |
| 2005 |
8 % |
85 % |
7 % |
| 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.
| 11b. |
Did you reveal
any ranking information (e.g. You are my first choice")
to any site? |
| |
Yes |
17 |
1 % |
| |
No |
2610 |
99 % |
| |
Unsure |
19 |
1 % |
| 11c. |
Did you experience
inappropriate pressure from any site to reveal your
rankings? |
| |
Yes |
75 |
3 % |
| |
No |
2498 |
95 % |
| |
Unsure |
66 |
3 % |
| 11d. |
Did any site reveal
ranking information to you (e.g. "You are our first
choice")? |
| |
Yes |
62 |
2 % |
| |
No |
2513 |
95 % |
| |
Unsure |
62 |
2 % |
| 12. |
To how many internship sites did you apply (i.e., how many
separate internship applications did you submit)? |
| |
Mean = 13.4 |
| |
Median = 13 |
| |
Mode = 15 |
| |
SD = 5.4 |
| 13. |
Considering ALL of the sites to which you applied, how many
did NOT notify 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? For example, if all of your sites notified you in a timely manner, choose "0". |
| |
Mean = 1.1 |
| |
Median = 0 |
| |
Mode = 0 |
| |
SD = 2.4 |
NOTE: A total of 59.0% of applicants reported being properly notified of their interview status by all sites to which they applied.
| 14. |
How many interviews (telephone or on-site) were you offered? |
| |
Mean = 6.3 |
| |
Median = 6 |
| |
Mode = 6 |
| |
SD = 3.6 |
| 15. |
How many programs did you include on your final Rank Order List
(i.e., how many program code numbers were listed)? |
| |
Mean = 6.9 |
| |
Median = 6 |
| |
Mode = 6 |
| |
SD = 4.5 |
NOTE: Use caution when comparing these numbers with the results from questions 12-14, since some sites used multiple program code numbers.
| 16. |
What was the rank of the program that you were matched to?
|
| 17. |
Did you participate in the Match with another person as a "couple" (i.e., by using special Match procedures to submit pairs of rankings? |
| |
Yes |
33 |
1 % |
| |
No |
2613 |
99 % |
| 18. |
For the Match, applicants were instructed to construct their Rank Order Lists based only on their TRUE preferences, and to ignore such things as how they thought they were ranked by programs, programs' popularity, number of positions offered by programs, etc.
Did the Rank Order List that you submitted to NMS reflect ONLY your TRUE preferences? (Please skip this question if you did not submit a Rank Order List)
|
| |
Yes |
2454 |
95 % |
| |
No |
127 |
5 % |
| 19. |
How many sites asked you complete an online version of the AAPI (APPIC Application for Psychology Internships) via the internet?
For example, a site might have asked you to enter some information from your AAPI into an online form. (Please do NOT include times in which you sent your AAPI to a site as an e-mail attachment)
|
| |
None |
2155 |
82 % |
| |
1 site |
290 |
11 % |
| |
2 sites |
50 |
2 % |
| |
3 sites |
24 |
1 % |
| |
4 sites |
15 |
1 % |
| |
5 to 9 sites |
28 |
1 % |
| |
10 sites or more |
69 |
3 % |
| 20. |
APPIC would like to know how much money you spent on various aspects of the application and selection process.
APPLICATION COSTS involve preparing and submitting applications to sites, and may include such items as obtaining official copies of transcripts, printing, copying, regular and overnight mailing, etc. TRAVEL COSTS may include such items as air or train fare, car rental, taxi, gasoline, hotel, etc. OTHER COSTS may include such items as your Match registration fee ($110 or $140), clothing costs, phone calls, etc.
Please enter your BEST ESTIMATE of the dollar amount spent, digits only, in each of the following areas (e.g., one hundred dollars would be entered as simply 100):
TOTAL COSTS:
|
| |
Mean = $1533 |
| |
Median = $1125 |
| |
SD = 1349 |
| |
Mode = 1100 |
| |
|
| |
Mean = $218 |
| |
Median = $200 |
| |
SD = 179 |
| |
Mode = 200 |
| |
|
| |
Mean = $1149 |
| |
Median = $800 |
| |
SD = 1192 |
| |
Mode = 2000 |
| |
|
| |
Mean = $284 |
| |
Median = $200 |
| |
SD = 249 |
| |
Mode = 200 |
NOTE: Mean total cost increased by $25 (1.7%) from 2006 to 2007 while median total cost increased by $5 (0.4%).
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
| 21. |
|
| |
Mean = 30.4 |
| |
Median = 28 |
| |
Mode = 27 |
| |
SD = 6.1 |
| |
Range = 22 to 61 |
| |
N = 2654 |
| 22. |
How many dependent children are living with you? |
| |
None |
2158 |
83 % |
| |
1 |
250 |
10 % |
| |
2 |
131 |
5 % |
| |
3 |
38 |
1 % |
| |
4 |
9 |
0 % |
| |
5 |
2 |
0 % |
| 23. |
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 |
2459 |
96 % |
| |
1 |
90 |
4 % |
| |
2 |
10 |
0 % |
| |
3 |
2 |
0 % |
| |
4 |
2 |
0 % |
| 24. |
What is your current marital or relationship status? |
| |
Married / Partnered |
1460 |
56 % |
| |
Not Married or Partnered |
1129 |
44 % |
| 25. |
What is your country of citizenship?
|
| |
U.S. |
2354 |
91 % |
| |
Canada |
121 |
5 % |
| |
Other |
105 |
4 % |
| 26. |
|
| |
Male |
558 |
22 % |
| |
Female |
2028 |
78 % |
| |
Other (e.g., trans, intersex) |
2 |
0 % |
| 27. |
What is your racial /ethnic idenfitication? Check all that apply. |
| |
African-American / Black |
174 |
7 % |
| |
American Indian / Alaskan Native |
30 |
1 % |
| |
Asian / Pacific Islander |
179 |
7 % |
| |
Hispanic / Latino |
184 |
7 % |
| |
White (Non-Hispanic) |
2017 |
78 % |
| |
Other |
97 |
4 % |
| 28. |
What is your sexual orientation? |
| |
Heterosexual |
2394 |
93 % |
| |
Gay Male |
47 |
2 % |
| |
Lesbian |
57 |
2 % |
| |
Bisexual |
77 |
3 % |
| |
Other |
5 |
0 % |
| 29. |
What types of disability(ies) do you have? Please check all that apply. (If none, please skip this question) |
| |
Blind / Visually Impaired |
7 |
0 % |
| |
Deaf / Hard of Hearing |
9 |
0 % |
| |
Physical / Orthopedic Disability |
17 |
1 % |
| |
Learning Disability / Cognitive |
34 |
1 % |
| |
Chronic Health Condition |
70 |
3 % |
| |
Mental Illness |
34 |
1 % |
| |
Other |
17 |
1 % |
NOTE: Percentages were calculated based on the entire subject pool of 2,656 applicants.
| 30. |
If you believe that you have experienced some form of discrimination during the selection process, please designate the category(ies) for which this occurred (if you did not experience discrimination, please skip this question). NOTE: Results from this item should be interpreted cautiously. In particular, some internship programs specifically prefer applicants from certain types of doctoral programs or who are pursuing certain types of degrees. Such preferences are not necessarily "discrimination," even though it may have been experienced as such by the applicant. |
| |
PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
SUB-GROUPS OF RESPONDENTS
(See below for interpretation note) |
| |
Perceived discrimination based on AGE:
Age <40: 43 of 2367 (2%)
Age >=40: 67 of 215 (31%)
(INTERPRETATION NOTE: 2% of respondents under age 40 and 31% of respondents ages 40 and over reported perceiving discrimination based on age) |
| |
Perceived discrimination based on GENDER:
Male: 21 of 558 (4%)
Female: 51 of 2028 (3%)
|
| |
Perceived discrimination based on RACE/ETHNICITY:
White (non-hispanic): 59 of 1866 (3%)
Non-white: 56 of 598 (9%) |
| |
Perceived discrimination based on SEXUAL ORIENTATION:
Heterosexual: 5 of 2394 (0%)
Non-Heterosexual: 14 of 181 (8%) |
| |
Perceived discrimination based on MARITAL STATUS:
Married or partnered : 29 of 1460 (2%)
Not married/partnered: 5 of 1129 (0%) |
| |
Perceived discrimination based on PARENTAL STATUS:
One or more dependent children at home : 65 of 430 (15%)
No children at home: 5 of 2158 (0%) |
| |
Perceived discrimination based on TYPE OF DOCTORAL PROGRAM:
Clinical: 76 of 2087 (4%)
Counseling: 76 of 358 (21%)
School: 34 of 121 (28%)
Combined: 15 of 66 (23%) |
| |
Perceived discrimination based on TYPE OF DEGREE:
Ph.D.: 13 of 1534 (1%)
Psy.D.: 299 of 1105 (27%) |
| 32. |
Did you have any geographic restrictions on your internship search that EITHER (a) reduced the number of sites to which you applied, or (b) kept you from applying to sites in which you were interested? |
| |
Yes |
1456 |
56 % |
| |
No |
1122 |
44 % |
| 33. |
IF YOU ANSWERED "YES" TO QUESTION 32: Which of the following best describes the reason for your geographic restriction: |
| |
I could only apply in a particular geographic area because of significant family, financial, and/or health considerations |
627 |
43 % |
| |
I chose to restrict my search to particular geographic area(s) due to personal preference (e.g., preferred place to live, to be near family or friends) |
799 |
54 % |
| |
Other |
49 |
3 % |
| 34. |
IF YOU ANSWERED "YES" TO QUESTION 32: Which of the following best describes your geographic restriction? |
| |
A single city or town, or within a 100-mile radius of a city/town |
482 |
33 % |
| |
State / Province |
194 |
13 % |
| |
Region of the Country |
619 |
42 % |
| |
Other |
171 |
12 % |
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR AAPI
| 35. |
We would like to know the TOTAL NUMBER OF PRACTICUM HOURS that you reported on your AAPI. This includes ALL of your practicum hours, including doctoral hours and hours accrued in a terminal masters program.
In Section 3, Item 4, "Summary of Practicum Hours," please look in the right-most column, TOTAL COMPLETED HOURS, and enter the hours listed for:
|
| |
|
Median= |
n= |
| |
a. Intervention and Assessment: |
766 |
2025 |
| |
b. Support: |
699 |
2014 |
| |
c. Supervision: |
357 |
2003 |
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.
| 36. |
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: |
8 |
1803 |
| |
b. Children / Adolescents: |
8 |
1551 |
NOTE: Respondents who designated completing zero reports or left the item blank were excluded from the calculation (please note that this is a change from last year's method of calculating the results for this item). Only medians were reported, as means and standard deviations
were greatly affected by a few applicants who reported an extremely
large number of integrated reports.
| 37. |
Please designate when you completed (or intend to complete) your doctoral comprehensive / qualifying / preliminary examinations:
|
| |
Not Applicable |
59 |
3 % |
| |
Prior to submitting internship applications |
2061 |
91 % |
| |
Prior to attending internship interviews |
40 |
2 % |
| |
Prior to the ranking deadline for the Match |
19 |
1 % |
| |
Prior to the beginning of internship |
80 |
4 % |
| |
During the internship year |
6 |
0 % |
| |
After the completion of the internship |
7 |
0 % |
| 38. |
Please designate when your proposal for your dissertation of doctoral research project was or will be approved:
|
| |
Not Applicable |
24 |
1 % |
| |
Prior to submitting internship applications |
1550 |
68 % |
| |
Prior to attending internship interviews |
157 |
7 % |
| |
Prior to the ranking deadline for the Match |
63 |
3 % |
| |
Prior to the beginning of internship |
441 |
19 % |
| |
During the internship year |
34 |
1 % |
| |
After the completion of the internship |
6 |
0 % |
| 39. |
Please designate when the final defense for your dissertation or doctoral research project occurred or will occur:
|
| |
Not Applicable |
75 |
3 % |
| |
Prior to submitting internship applications |
82 |
4 % |
| |
Prior to attending internship interviews |
24 |
1 % |
| |
Prior to the ranking deadline for the Match |
6 |
0 % |
| |
Prior to the beginning of internship |
1030 |
45 % |
| |
During the internship year |
944 |
41 % |
| |
After the completion of the internship |
119 |
5 % |
| 40. |
How many publications were listed on the Curriculum Vitae that you submitted to internship sites? (Please estimate if you don't know the exact number) |
| |
None |
1031 |
46 % |
| |
1 |
343 |
15 % |
| |
2 |
248 |
11 % |
| |
3 |
193 |
9 % |
| |
4 |
144 |
6 % |
| |
5 to 9 |
248 |
11 % |
| |
10 to 14 |
45 |
2 % |
| |
15 to 19 |
6 |
0 % |
| |
20 or more |
6 |
0 % |
| 41. |
How many presentations were listed on the Curriculum Vitae that you submitted to internship sites? (Please estimate if you don't know the exact number) |
| |
None |
550 |
24 % |
| |
1 |
197 |
9 % |
| |
2 |
232 |
10 % |
| |
3 |
184 |
8 % |
| |
4 |
159 |
7 % |
| |
5 to 9 |
519 |
23 % |
| |
10 to 14 |
232 |
10 % |
| |
15 to 19 |
108 |
5 % |
| |
20 or more |
91 |
4 % |
27 December 2007
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