Accepted, Now What?

[cutiger]

Is it proper to write thank you cards to the professors whom which you interviewed with at the school you were accepted to?

 

[Andrew87]

.......................................!?


I wouldn't go there, start sucking up when you actually start nor right now.


Jokes aside, i understand that you feel like you need to but i wouldn't, just be happy that you got accepted and if you really need to send those cards, send them to your undergraduate professors who wrote your letter of recommendations.

 

[monsterbrain]

Back in the day sending thank-you notes to prospective employers was a sign of professionalism and courtesy. Is this not the appropriate thing to do for a pharmacy school interview (before acceptance)? My interview is coming up, and I was curious.

 

[AbsoluteEthanol]

Back in the day sending thank-you notes to prospective employers was a sign of professionalism and courtesy. Is this not the appropriate thing to do for a pharmacy school interview (before acceptance)? My interview is coming up, and I was curious.

In my personal opinion a follow up e-mail is sufficient. Sending "thank you" cards is a bit over the top and frankly, cheesy.

 

[mrblah]

Although I wouldnt write thank you cards to the people that i interviewed with. I would write thank you cards to the professors/pharmacists/people who wrote you recommendations (if applicable).

 

[omnione]

I just talked to the people who wrote me LORs and thanked them personally. Unfortunately, I never got around to talking to my third LOR writer. He ended up passing away late last year before I talked to him.🙁

 

[wishful08]

someone I know sent a postcard to the person who interviewed him AND the secretary of the school. I don't know what to say after that...

 

[tckc]

i think thank you cards are appropriate...i did. i also made sure the cards would be received BEFORE the responses/decisions were likely to be sent out--just as added proof that my appreciation was genuine and not tainted by an attempt to sway their decision. i actually took blank cards and stamps with me on my trip so that i could get them done on the long trip back home! judging from other posts, thank you cards after an interview seem to be a matter of personal preference....

 

[rxchrissarasota]

Politeness and professional courtesy will never hurt you. Every interview I go to, I collect business cards of the all admissions people I talk to while there, then email them the next day to thank them for their time and consideration and reiterate my interest and the things I liked about the school. Almost all, from deans down to secretaries, send very nice replies so I'm sure they appreciate it.

 

[HoosierChemist]

In my Careers class in high school, we learned that it is proper interview etiquette to send a thank you note to your interviewers. As long as the note itself is not too cheesy or brown nosing, I do not see how anyone would look down on a note of thanks. Most people I know enjoy being thanked, and I, in my honest opinion, find it unorthodox that people are rejecting the idea of sending a post-thank you note, whether by email or snail mail.

I sent thank you cards to everyone I met at my interview, and I guess it definitely did not hurt me, because I got accepted.