Is this overkill?

[medicienne]

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So I really, really like this program thats perfect fit for me as I'm geographically restricted, even though I interviewed well at 7 other programs. I told them they are my #1 after interview ( and the reason why) and followed up with a second visit + a letter of interest after that. But I got a little anxious after reading this thread below, could this hurt me??😕 I only wanted to let them know my interest.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=252241

 

[iatrosB]

So I really, really like this program thats perfect fit for me as I'm geographically restricted, even though I interviewed well at 7 other programs. I told them they are my #1 after interview ( and the reason why) and followed up with a second visit + a letter of interest after that. But I got a little anxious after reading this thread below, could this hurt me??😕 I only wanted to let them know my interest.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=252241

My advice to you is avoid SDN like the plague for the next couple months...many people will be spazzing.

 

[Doctor Grim]

Overkill, from my experience.

The resident selection committee has pretty good ideas of who they will or will not rank after the first interview. The scores or evaluations are turned in at the end of each interview date by each interviewers. So whether you actually return for a second visit or not has no bearings on your rank order. It is polite and courteous to send a first thank you note and express your intertest concisely. But your first impression is still much more important.

Many people don't realize that once you've been invited for an interview, that means that you've qualified for the program at the minimum. Whether you'll be ranked or not, high or low, actually depend on your interview performance.

We, at an university program, still ranked some high and matched them even though we've never heard back from them after the first thank you note. But those highly qualified, the program would make every effort to contact them for a follow up, such as asking one of the chief residents or an faculty member whom the interviewee had met to send a follow up email.