Is it advisable to send a letter of interest after interview?

[redPastel]

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In one of my med school interviews..I was pretty much sold.

I want to send a letter of interest to the dean, but my decision has not been made yet (obviously it's before Oct 15th).

Is this advisable or should I wait until my decision has been made?

 

[zeppelinpage4]

I'm curious about this as well.

 

[Jepstein30]

In one of my med school interviews..I was pretty much sold.

I want to send a letter of interest to the dean, but my decision has not been made yet (obviously it's before Oct 15th).

Is this advisable or should I wait until my decision has been made?

I can't see it hurting you so why not?

I mean, they aren't going to say "Hey, this guy is really interested in our school.. we should reject him because of that." It's more likely a non-factor but if it can't hurt, why not??

 

[darkjedi]

If you have something substantive to say about the school, and you are willing to use letter of intent type language, I'd say go for it.

 

[redPastel]

Well I thought it'd be received as "pushy" to send a letter of interest even before the decision is made....

 

[darkjedi]

Well I thought it'd be received as "pushy" to send a letter of interest even before the decision is made....

not at all, if you are interested in them, it's to your benefit that they know that.

 

[tarheel1408]

I think that you should wait until you have something tangible to actually update the school. If the new year rolls around and you don't have a decision, when you send in your transcripts from the fall semester you can also add a paragraph that details how much you love the school, and it would be appropriate.

However, just sending a letter saying you're interested is a waste of your time as well as the admissions committee's time. The fact that you attended an interview there and haven't withdrawn your application tells them that you're interested.