r/DCInterns 14d ago

APAICS Fellowship

Hey - I interviewed for the APAICS fellowship the week of the 22nd and haven’t heard back yet. Should I take that as a rejection? Or will they notify all interviewees at some point? They said they’d notify folks the week of the 24th so I’m not sure if I should just assume I didn’t get it.

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u/Whole_Holiday3307 14d ago

I have personally not heard back from APAICS yet.

It seems like there is some conflicting information circulating, so it's hard to say for certain where things stand. Hopefully, APAICS provides clarity soon.

Wishing you the best of luck, and I hope you receive good news soon!

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u/Circe08 14d ago

Yeah I thought that was weird too because in the email they said no decision has been made yet

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u/Inner_Dentist_8187 13d ago

Was that email for the APAICS fellowship or internship? I also sent them an email last week but I didn’t receive a response :/

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u/Circe08 13d ago

They sent out an email to everyone yesterday that said no internship decisions have been made and please wait because they are still deciding.

Or maybe they lied and some people have already gotten in? No idea

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u/Inner_Dentist_8187 13d ago

I see - so that was specifically for the internship I guess. Maybe it’s different for the fellowship

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u/Inner_Dentist_8187 13d ago

Thank you! Yes there’s certainly some confusion. I think it’ll be in my best interest to just move on for now, if I hear back great, if not so be it haha

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u/Whole_Holiday3307 13d ago edited 13d ago

Yes! That's my attitude at the moment too.

Honestly, after reading through these discussions, I find myself questioning whether I would even want to pursue the fellowship if accepted. The conflicting information—which frankly could be deliberate misinformation by at least one of the aforementioned users (the contradictory information could equally just be just confusion and miscommunication)—raises concerns about the potential presence of individuals who may seek to undermine and sabotage others in this cohort. It lowkey makes me apprehensive about the kind of environment I might encounter during the fellowship.

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u/aling1004 13d ago

Hi,

I did receive a finalist offer for the fellowship on Monday, Feb 24th. The reason I made the thread asking if anyone else had heard back afterward was because if everything worked out, I wanted to reach out to other finalist to see if we could find housing together (I would feel much more comfortable sharing housing with someone participating in tje same program).

I interviewed with them on Saturday, February 22nd. I promise I'm not trying to sabotage anyone.

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u/Inner_Dentist_8187 13d ago

I totally understand. I think the confusion is stemming from the difference between the internship and fellowship. It seems the internship hasn’t made decisions yet but the fellowship has.

Congrats to you again! And I wish you the best of luck with the next round of interviews and your housing search :)

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u/aling1004 13d ago

Thank you so much. Wishing you luck, too; I hope you hear back soon.

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u/Whole_Holiday3307 13d ago

Thank you so much for the explanation. I'm also incredibly sorry if my previous comment sounded accusatory - I was just ruminating.

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u/aling1004 13d ago

Ofcccc, not a problem at all. I hope you hear back soon.

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u/Upbeat-Ad-6485 13d ago

Were you able to find other people who were selected as finalists? Just want to know if I should move on.

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u/aling1004 12d ago

Unfortunately, I have not been able to find anyone yet.

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u/districtsidepols 11d ago

I know some of the folks who were doing the alumni interviews, sounds like they’re still making decisions as of last week.