In the Area Notification for Interviews?

[HurricaneKatt]

I have an interview on the East Coast in early March. I am flying from Alaska and tickets cost and arm and a leg and then some. I am still waiting to hear back from several schools, most of them on the East Coast. I intend to notify them that I will be in the area so that I can hopefully get interviews while I am there and not have to spend another couple thousand $$$ on plane tickets. What is the best way to go about this? Should I include my update along with the letter (I am planning to send an update to schools anyways as I have some new stuff to add to my app), or should I send it separate? Is it best to call the schools, or email them? All help is appreciated.

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[MedPR]

Email them, but don't expect anything spectacular. I sent two of these earlier in the cycle and didn't get an ii.

 

[HurricaneKatt]

Email them, but don't expect anything spectacular. I sent two of these earlier in the cycle and didn't get an ii.

Darn. Well hopefully they want to give me one anyways and are just willing to give it to me sooner. It costs almost $1000 to fly Anywhere from here. $600 is about as cheap as you can get, and that's only if you buy the ticket at Least a month in advance.

Thanks for the input.

 

[ilikevegetables]

Some schools respond well to these and some don't. If I were you I'd look at the school-specific threads to get some idea of how each school views these. I sent a few of these throughout my interview season and one actually worked, at a school that was notoriously accommodating of them .