None yet :-)

Got a thank-you email and encouragement to ask more questions from Indiana U's program director, and St. Vincent's (Indianapolis, not NYC) sent me a Christmas card. Actually, both of these Indianapolis programs were almost overwhelming in how nice they were to applicants and how much attention they gave. Hell, at St. Vincent, they only interview one or two candidates a day so they can make sure they get to know each candidate as a person. (they manage this by only interviewing ~70 people for their 12 spots) Say what you will about the south, I'll stand by our midwest hospitality (I'm originally a Hoosier).

Haven't had any other interviews (well, except Temple... silly Temple...), but I don't expect similar treatment from more high-profile programs, certainly.

Got a thank you letter from St. Vincent's in Manhattan

Has anybody gotten any post-interview correspondence from Mayo-Rochester?

Has anybody gotten any post-interview correspondence from Mayo-Rochester?
Hey, did you like the program? I am interviewing there in a few weeks.

I thought Mayo was fantastic, I was very impressed and will rank it highly. Everyone there was nice, I did not detect any flaws whatsoever in their training program. My personal situation is such that I wouldn't mind living in Rochester though, and I don't know if I'd go there were I single. I could get into specifics, but overall I simply left there with that "good feeling" about the program that is so vital. We can certainly compare nuts and bolts between these programs, but in the end whatever feels best will be the kicker for me.

thank you letter from U michigan

Thank yous from Vanderbilt and Wake Forest

One from the PD who interviewed me at Brown, wishing me well and saying he hoped I would continue to consider Brown. Nice, as this is one of my top choices! :cool:

I got one from OHSU and my boyfriend got one from Colorado. We're couples matching, and I heard nothing from Colorado and he nothing from OHSU. I don't know what to think of it.

I got one from OHSU and my boyfriend got one from Colorado. We're couples matching, and I heard nothing from Colorado and he nothing from OHSU. I don't know what to think of it.
Easy: somebody fell in love with you at these places. Sneaky committees...

got letters from both my interviewers at colorado. i guess i must have bullsh*tted well that day.

honestly, i don't think that we should put too much stock into getting thank you letters or a little extra personal attention from a program. i don't mean to put a damper on things, but i've heard a lot of horror stories about people thinking that they would match at certain programs because of such things, and they were unpleasantly surprised on match day.

on the flip side, i know plenty of people who matched at programs that didn't seem to go the extra mile for them on their interview days.

i guess i just don't think that it matters too much one way or the other.

Anyone get thank yous from Southwestern? I was hoping to hear from them.....




got letters from both my interviewers at colorado. i guess i must have bullsh*tted well that day.

honestly, i don't think that we should put too much stock into getting thank you letters or a little extra personal attention from a program. i don't mean to put a damper on things, but i've heard a lot of horror stories about people thinking that they would match at certain programs because of such things, and they were unpleasantly surprised on match day.

on the flip side, i know plenty of people who matched at programs that didn't seem to go the extra mile for them on their interview days.

i guess i just don't think that it matters too much one way or the other.

Got one from the PD at Dartmouth this eve, likely due to the fact that I recently sent my interviewer at Dartmouth a thank you note. The PD at DHMC is SO nice and really cares about the residents, were it not for my being currently single and my family living in Boston, I would rank this program much higher.

Got a really nice letter from upenn today (didn't expect it so soon). It was actually personalized and hand written! Probably doesnt mean all that much but it still felt good. Got letters from LIJ, St. Lukes - Roosevelt (also really personal... nice details), no one else yet....but i havent sent out any thank yous.... i guess i should start...

Best of luck to all.

got 2 snail mail notes from Lahey, one from the PD, another from one of my interviewers. apparently, they "remain very interested in your candidacy...invite you to make a second visit." very nice of them and appreciated.

handwritten thankyou's from both interviewers at UVa-Roanoke.

anyone hear from BU and/or UMass post-interview? I'm almost afraid to ask as I have not heard a peep from either program since I interviewed.

Received from: Wake forest, Southwestern, Case Western, VCU, Cedars-Sinai


Anyone hear from Duke or Wash U?

Did anyone hear from UTMB, UCSD or UCLA-VA? Do they usually send letters?

Did anyone hear from UTMB, UCSD or UCLA-VA? Do they usually send letters?

Got a thank you email from the chief resident at UTMB and she reiterated the strengths of the program, etc.

Got a Christmas card from the IM program at Kentucky that was signed by their residents.

Haven't gotten one from UCSD. I agree with former writer -- certainly great to get a letter, but not getting one doesn't mean much about chances of matching.

Thank you letters from Michigan (typed letter & handwritten note), Northwestern (typed), Wake Forest (typed with writing on it), and Duke (handwritten note)

Got a postcard from VCU. Got a nice letter from Wake.

Thank yous from Vanderbilt and Wake Forest

I've since gotten notes from Virginia, MUSC, Carolinas Medical Center

Uva

Got a postcard from VCU. Got a nice letter from Wake.


MUSC as well.

got an interesting e-mail from one of the PD's (not sure it's appropriate to say who) saying that my application stood out as being among the most competitive so far this year and inviting me to a second look event. Flattering but odd; I'm not that competitive at all.. Not one of my top 3 programs at this point, but still a nice gesture. I don't mean to sound cryptic, but just don't want to ruffle any feathers or break post-interview ettiquette.. PM me if u want to discuss further or if u got a similar message..

Hi all, new to this site and thought I should share. I am still early in the game but have received thank you letters from Northwestern PD (typed with handwritten note) and OHSU PD (handwritten card). No word yet from my 3rd (very recent) interview. I wonder - do all programs send thank you notes, with varying degrees of "selectivity," or do some not partake in this at all?

Hey, if you don't mind, when did you interview at Northwestern? Did you interview with the PD? I really like their program. Thanks, Y


Hi all, new to this site and thought I should share. I am still early in the game but have received thank you letters from Northwestern PD (typed with handwritten note) and OHSU PD (handwritten card). No word yet from my 3rd (very recent) interview. I wonder - do all programs send thank you notes, with varying degrees of "selectivity," or do some not partake in this at all?

Hey, if you don't mind, when did you interview at Northwestern? Did you interview with the PD? I really like their program. Thanks, Y

Hi Y,
I interviewed in late December. Did not interview with the PD.

Thanks - I just interviewed last week. Good luck with everything - y

Hi Y,
I interviewed in late December. Did not interview with the PD.

Brown

to Irlandesa: yup, got a letter from BU with some handwritten note on it. Essentially sayin heyr really want me. Falttering, but as has been pointedout by others, wouldn't put too much weight on it.
has anyone heard from Thomas Jefferson?

to Irlandesa: yup, got a letter from BU with some handwritten note on it. Essentially sayin heyr really want me. Falttering, but as has been pointedout by others, wouldn't put too much weight on it.
has anyone heard from Thomas Jefferson?

GermanIMG, I got a 2 handwritten thank you letters from thomas Jefferson from both people who interviewed me.

I haven't got a single thank you letter. Did I forget to use deodorant on the day of my interviews?

U Penn...dang that was fast!

U Penn...dang that was fast!


Jamezuva, I got one from UPenn too, very shortly after the interview. Did yours have a nice little note from the PD on it?

I got one of those; pretty quick also! It had a handwritten note but it seems that (all?) interviewees are getting one. Oh well :)

Oh yeah, got a very positive email from one of my interviewers at yale some time ago.

Jamezuva, I got one from UPenn too, very shortly after the interview. Did yours have a nice little note from the PD on it?

Jamezuva, I got one from UPenn too, very shortly after the interview. Did yours have a nice little note from the PD on it?

yes, it had a handwritten comment on the bottom too. I'm guessing everyone gets one.....

yale, UVa, UTSW, Northwestern

Utah, Uconn, Oklahoma university, uky

Got one from the Chair of Medicine at Baystate, and the Assoc. PD I interviewed with told me I would be getting one from him as well. The faculty out there are SO nice and dedicated to teaching; damn shame they tend to get overshadowed by the extreme emphasis on recruiting ONLY IMG's, and the awful admissions schedule that the PD and residents have concocted..

i got a letter today (1-17-05) from BU though i interviewed a while ago with a flattering little note at the bottom. i also got two hand-written ones from jefferson shortly after the interview. Alson heard from temple typed and hand-written.

any one else heard from BU?

anyone hear from BU and/or UMass post-interview? I'm almost afraid to ask as I have not heard a peep from either program since I interviewed.
:eek:

i got a letter today (1-17-05) from BU though i interviewed a while ago with a flattering little note at the bottom. i also got two hand-written ones from jefferson shortly after the interview. Alson heard from temple typed and hand-written.

any one else heard from BU?


:eek:

thanks for the info; I guess the date on the letter would have been earlier since yesterday was a holiday.. My mom is checking my mail while I'm out in Springfield, maybe I'll call her and ask if anything showed up today. I am SO glad my last interview is tomorrow!

BTW, one resident I met at Dartmouth heard NO correspondence from them after interviewing (which I did get, strangely), and she still matched there (her #1 choice too!)

yes, I finally heard from BU I was starting to think no one was going to send me a thank you letter, I'm so happy!!! (not that it means anything, just that at least I didn't suck at their interview)

UAB today.

UCSF (email from program director). Anybody know if this is standard? I'm excited about this program.

Previously posted: Northwestern and OHSU

UT-Houston, super nice letter from their super nice program director (nicest PD in the country). :cool:

anyone heard from any of the academic NYC programs?

Any updates out there?

i also got a letter from penn with a hand-written note from the pd saying that they would "love" to have me and wanting to know if there sia nything they can do to "make that happen."

did everyone who interviewed at penn get a hand-written note that was this overt? if so, that would be very interesting.

i also got a letter from penn with a hand-written note from the pd saying that they would "love" to have me and wanting to know if there sia nything they can do to "make that happen."

did everyone who interviewed at penn get a hand-written note that was this overt? if so, that would be very interesting.

Yep, I got one from UPenn that said they would "love to have me" there but they didn't ask me if there was anything they could do to "make that happen". It had a sentence that was pretty close to that though. Other people have posted on this forum saying that they received similiar thank you notes from Penn. I didn't put too much stock in it.

Good Luck

Also got a similar letter, but did not get the extra little "if there is anything we can do" part. They did say that they would love to have me, i was a perfect fit, etc. Seems standard maybe? who knows. Seems like they liked you, maybe you can try to negotiate for a porsche in exchange for a top slot on your rank list =).

Bicycle, nice going! I did not get an email from UCSF PD, so I don't think it's standard at all. I only got a standard email from UCSF PD regarding increase in salary, etc. Great news for you!

Got one from BIDMC but it was in response to my thank you, not spontaneous...

Got one from Tufts-NEMC

Has anyone received any post-interview communication or vibes from Stanford?

How about UCSD? Anyone hear anything from them?

Has anyone received any post-interview communication or vibes from Stanford?

I noticed in an old thread on this site (last year or year before) that Stanford's PD has a policy of NOT communicating post interview. If anybody knows different, please correct me.

Good luck everybody!

Any post-interview correspondence from Cornell?
I haven't heard jack

how bout Wash U, Duke, or UCLA?

Any word from University of Maryland, Baylor, or Emory after the interview?

how bout Wash U, Duke, or UCLA?

I have gotten post-interview correspondence from Duke both soon after the interview, and recently

I have gotten post-interview correspondence from Duke both soon after the interview, and recently

Ooop. Wish I could've gotten your Duke correspondance.

I did just receive a U-Ab email today though.

I got a very positive email from the Penn PD this morning...I was wondering how many people got this also. Anyone hear from them?

Man, the lack of correspondence from my top picks leaves me worried :( :scared: Am I gonna end up matching to my #8 pick? :mad:

Man, the lack of correspondence from my top picks leaves me worried :( :scared: Am I gonna end up matching to my #8 pick? :mad:


i hear ya. no love for me either from any of the programs i liked. can't do anything about it now i guess, just leave it up to the computer.

I got a very positive email from the Penn PD this morning...I was wondering how many people got this also. Anyone hear from them?

I got one from Penn. It was very positive, but I am curious to know how individualized the email was.....do you think everyone who interviewed there got it? not sure.

good luck to everyone!

Email from Cornell.

Anything from UCSD, at least, any response to your thank you letters.

E-mail from UW in response to my e-mail...

Email from Cornell.

Pretzel - was that a personalized email from the PD? Or was it the same email all of the applicants got?

E-mail from UW in response to my e-mail...

Pili - was that from the PD? Or was it one of your interviewers?

Got a response Saturday to my thank you letter at ucsd.

Pili - was that from the PD? Or was it one of your interviewers?
My super cool interviewer. I have not thanked the PD.

OK, here is my guess. PDs nationally, who as you know have their conventions and meetings, must have decided to tone down the post-interview corespondence, to protect the integrity of the match and to protect their rears against litigation or unpleasantness. I have noticed that this post-interview communication is handled, except on rare occasions, in a very careful way.

Got a response Saturday to my thank you letter at ucsd.

barrytee - Was that from the PD or the interviewer and also was that a positive response? I am hoping to hear back from the PD to my letter last week.

from the pd. positive response. had at least 2 wk turnaround time. g'luck.

Did anyone else who interviewed at MGH get an unsolicited email from the PD there this past week. It looked like a form email and said "you were one of the best applicants we saw this year, and are clearly in the very top group of our rank list." They also called, too.

I was very surprised to say the least. It seems like some sort of bizarro world (either that, or someone is playing a really mean prank).

Anyone else have an experience like that.

--AF

E-mail from UW in response to my e-mail...

May I ask what did they say in specific?

email from stanford interviewer. ?response to thank you note? i sent a card after my interview in december, and just got the email. anyone else hear from them?

Would you mind mentioning what exactly your interviewer said to you in this email? What was the nature of the email just a belated "thanks for your note, good luck" email or a "we're interested, I'm trying to lure you" email?

Nice e-mail sent to ALL interviewees (I'm pretty sure) from U of Maryland thanking us for interviewing and updating us on some new developments in the program. Very well-funded, progressive program; I recommend it to anyone applying next year.

Would you mind mentioning what exactly your interviewer said to you in this email? What was the nature of the email just a belated "thanks for your note, good luck" email or a "we're interested, I'm trying to lure you" email?

I'm wondering about the above questions specifically for Stanford...any info?

I'm wondering about the above questions specifically for Stanford...any info?

hi. i got a brief email from my interviewer at stanford. i did send him a thank you note, but i couldn't tell you if his email was a response to that, because 1) they didn't mention the note, and 2) it would be a very late reply, if that's what it is. it was basically just a nice note along the lines of "we liked you." i'm not going to try to read into it too much, but it was nice to receive (esp. since stanford is my top choice).

Got unsolicited emails from MGH and BID. Like everyone else it seems, I got a very nice email and letter from Penn ("We'd love to have you!! Let me know what I can do to make that happen!!") Though, nothing from Penn in the last month. Guess I am off their wish list.

I got no such email from Penn :(

They are my #1 choice and I even sent them an email stating that fact a week ago but have yet to get any response. I sure wish they said they'd "love having me"

I got no such email from Penn :(

They are my #1 choice and I even sent them an email stating that fact a week ago but have yet to get any response. I sure wish they said they'd "love having me"


I'm right there with you - my top choices aren't showing me any love (although I know for a fact that UNC is a love-free program)...

This week I've gotten some love from WFU (phone call from committee member), Alabama (I'd certainly be thrilled if you chose to come here), MUSC (note).

I'm just happy to get any love, so long as I am not left scrambling, I will be a happy woman come March 17th.

I got no such email from Penn :(

They are my #1 choice and I even sent them an email stating that fact a week ago but have yet to get any response. I sure wish they said they'd "love having me"

I wouldn't worry about it too much. I got the famous email but i'm not counting on it meaning anything, which was advice givent to me from someone who went through the process and seems to be a reliable source.

good luck !

Anyone get a letter in the last few days from MGH? It's not the "you are at the top of our list" letter that some others on here have gotten, but it was a nice letter in any case. Anyone else get it?

Anyone get a letter in the last few days from MGH? It's not the "you are at the top of our list" letter that some others on here have gotten, but it was a nice letter in any case. Anyone else get it?

yes, but i don't think it means anything... i think everyone got it.

darn...and i thought i was cool. lol

i have been getting intense verbal handjobs from U of Colorado over the last few days.

colorado,

more than just the letter they sent out to about 170 people the other day?

I'm right there with you - my top choices aren't showing me any love (although I know for a fact that UNC is a love-free program)...

This week I've gotten some love from WFU (phone call from committee member), Alabama (I'd certainly be thrilled if you chose to come here), MUSC (note).

I'm just happy to get any love, so long as I am not left scrambling, I will be a happy woman come March 17th.

as updated elsewhere, unc has started spreading some love...I personally know about 7 or 8 people who've gotten some, so I don't take it too seriously.

UMass thank you to all who interviewed, and like the Maryland letter, talked about advances in the program and increased funding. Of course, they interviewed more applicants than ever this year, which is not reassuring to me! I let them know they were in my top 3, so I hope that helps:)

colorado,

more than just the letter they sent out to about 170 people the other day?


2 thank yous from interviewers
the letter you mentioned...was it 170?
email from PD
phone call from PD

VCU
BU
UPitt
Tufts (general email to all applicants)
UCDavis (phone call)
UTSW
USC
Maryland (general email to all applicants)
UCSD