A little help for paniking noobs please..

itsall3324453! · Aug 20, 2006

there seems to be a bit of discrepancy to the question of the benefit of sending thank you notes to one's interviewers. I figured that asking actual students may help. I appreciate your responses.

Did you send thank you notes
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yes
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no

😕 😛

Sweeti8286 · Aug 20, 2006

I didnt' send any thank you notes and I got in. 😉

ItsGavinC · Aug 20, 2006

I did send them.

But here's the real deal: sending them is good manners, but that has NOTHING to do with you getting into dental school.

If you are getting accepted to dental school based on whether or not you sent a thank-you note, you don't want to go to that school. Trust me.

Biogirl361 · Aug 20, 2006

ItsGavinC said:
If you are getting accepted to dental school based on whether or not you sent a thank-you note, you don't want to go to that school. Trust me.

good point.

paradigm2200 · Aug 20, 2006

my interviewer specifically told me not to send any thank you notes...and i got in...

gould409 · Aug 20, 2006

scalpel2008 · Aug 20, 2006

the dental school should send you a thank you note after you accept the interview for providing them with cheap labor for 2 years and exorbitant tuition for 4 years.

MLEDMD · Aug 22, 2006

I was accepted at 2 school...no thank you notes to interviewers were sent since I thanked them at the end of the interview in person

beannaithe · Aug 22, 2006

I wrote a thank you e-mail. It gets there way faster that way they're remember you.

eapleitez · Aug 22, 2006

No thank you notes from me!

ca_dreamin' · Aug 23, 2006

What's a noob? (From the title of this thread)
Sounds funny.

muz · Aug 23, 2006

no def not that much of an ass-kisser to send a note...got in based on merit (hopefully)

however...at my third day of d-school i saw my interviewer and thanked him personally

leia05 · Aug 24, 2006

to me, sending a thank you note is a proper form of etiquette. it also reminds you to mind your p's and q'a regarding professionalism...since this IS a professional field. my two cents is that some form of thank-you should be done whether phone, note, or email. it'll just get you started in the habit.

itsall3324453! · Aug 24, 2006

ca_dreamin' said:
What's a noob? (From the title of this thread)
Sounds funny.

noob - someone who is new a newbie. someone who doesn't know anything. Rookie. etc.

shinji · Aug 24, 2006

You can include something that you may miss to cover in the interview in your thank you note, but remember to be concise. In addition, you may be able to acquire valuable info from your interviewers if they really like you.

dentalman · Aug 24, 2006

First: Don't get all of your information from wikipedia. I've heard of dental students researching on it for dental school, and that is a laugh.

But, since newbie originated with the internet, I think the following link is appropriate:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie

I especially like the reference to its use in Scrubs:

"Doctor Cox in the TV show Scrubs continuously refers to his protége John Dorian (J.D) as "Newbie" as a way of breaking his spirits and constantly reminding him who's in charge."

itsall3324453! · Aug 24, 2006

dentalman said:
First: Don't get all of your information from wikipedia. I've heard of dental students researching on it for dental school, and that is a laugh.

But, since newbie originated with the internet, I think the following link is appropriate:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie

I especially like the reference to its use in Scrubs:

"Doctor Cox in the TV show Scrubs continuously refers to his protége John Dorian (J.D) as "Newbie" as a way of breaking his spirits and constantly reminding him who's in charge."

exactly how i meant it. Scrubs Rulz 🙂

DentalBoarder · Sep 17, 2006

itsall3324453! said:
exactly how i meant it. Scrubs Rulz 🙂

okay stephanie now why dont you shashay on out and send an email asap. GO GO GO!

I'mFillingFine · Sep 17, 2006

leia05 said:
to me, sending a thank you note is a proper form of etiquette. it also reminds you to mind your p's and q'a regarding professionalism...since this IS a professional field. my two cents is that some form of thank-you should be done whether phone, note, or email. it'll just get you started in the habit.

Absolutely!!! I sent a carefully worded and thoughtful thank you note to each interviewer, as I hope you would if someone invites you over for dinner or lets you stay at your house. Why wouldn't you? No stamp? No money for cards? Just cut it out of posterboard if you have to. It takes a moment of your time, shows your maturity, etiquette and writing skills, and makes you feel better than you recognized someone for their efforts on your behalf.

Please search for the many threads on this topic, and you'll see that a lot recommend sending them!

itsall3324453! · Sep 18, 2006

DentalBoarder said:
okay stephanie now why dont you shashay on out and send an email asap. GO GO GO!

well played!👍

A little help for paniking noobs please..

Did you send a thank you note?

You betcha, my momma did not raise no fool.

Are you serious??? No freakin way, I was not that desperate.

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