Do you send thank you letters after your interviews?

[Ryltar]

I'm just curious what some of the others are doing.

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[Ryltar]

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[Lurchdubious]

I had good intentions to....but didn't.

 

[Ryltar]

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[yuppers]

Why not send a box of chocolates?

 

[Jongho Yoon]

Does this include thank you emails too?

 

[Ryltar]

Does this include thank you emails too?

Yes.

Why not send a box of chocolates?

Heh.

 

[nze82]

I don't see why you shouldn't take the time to write someone couple of lines and thank them for their time, specially when you're future literally rests in their hands. It just shows that you're appreciative of their time, and that's always a good thing, because people like it.

 

[ReallyCuteGirl]

Email - yes

Letter/card - desperation, which could be good or bad, but I would think mostly bad

 

[alanan84]

Email - yes

Letter/card - desperation, which could be good or bad, but I would think mostly bad

I disagree, don't think a card says desperation. Card says you appreciate their time enough to spend more than five seconds writing a one line email. Personally I don't think it's going to make a difference whether you send an email, card or absolutely nothing. It's just polite.

 

[pinetar321]

I agree, I think a card isn't desperate. It just tells them that you took the time to go to the store, buy stamps, hand-write a letter and send it, rather than just throwing a couple of words together in gmail in 5 minutes. Personally, I am very thankful for my interviews and I don't see adcoms taking appreciation as a front for pestering and annoyance. I'm definitely sending one.

 

[Ryltar]

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[Leebo]

How late would you consider too late to send one?

 

[Ryltar]

I think after about a week. I try to mail mine out the day after the interview.