post-interview thank you form letter

[rms435]

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Is it better to send a card thank you or an email to interviewers? Also, does anyone have a good form letter for this? Much appreciated 🙂

 

[Monarch Kong]

I would also be interested in the answer to this question.

 

[jsegalBSD]

how do u even go about sending one, do u ask the interviewer afterward for his address? does the school provide u with this info?

thanks.

 

[nick_carraway]

This question is literally asked every week and a search would yield all the answers you need.

My personal feeling is to send both. They don't take up your time and you can be certain that at least one of them will reach the interviewer.

Simply ask for the interviewer's contact info after the interview in case you have any questions about the school in the future or ask the receptionist. An email address can be retrieved online, most likely.

 

[rms435]

I think I'm just going to send an email - maybe both if I'm not too lazy. I'm more interested in the form letter though. Anyone got one??

 

[armybound]

Here's my form:

Dr Whoever:

It was a pleasure meeting with you and seeing your school. I enjoyed ____ about ___ School of Medicine. Please accept me.

Thanks,

armybound

 

[meowkat444]

a form letter? seriously?

if you're genuinely thankful, you shouldn't need a form letter, and if you're not, stop being so insincere.

 

[UCDavisISokay]

jsut get thank you cards at a 99 cents store, and send him or her one oft those

 

[Captain Fantastic]

I sent email thank you's to both interviewers, the dean (she met with us as a group), and the admissions director. The dean and the admissions director sent me a reply email. 🙂 The interviewers both did not respond, but I think that is the policy of the committee (return communication has to go through the office of medical education).

I just looked the person up after my interview. Usually the department website has contact info for it's docs, etc.

Here was my "form." I'd tweak it slightly for each person, but basically it didn't change...

Dr. Interviewer,

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to interview me yesterday. I enjoyed our conversation and your insight into the medical profession. I left feeling very excited about XYZ Medicine and my fit with this school. Again, thank you.

Sincerely,
Captain Fantastic

 

[Surf Rx]

At the end of the interview, ask for a card. The card usually has an e-mail address if you want to e-mail your thank you note. If you want to snail mail it:

Interviewer's Name
C/O Office of Admissions
Address.

 

[Premed04]

My dad has had to interview people before (not for medicine though, he's in a totally different field). He says that the best way to send a thank-you is a hand-written note/card so it's personal.

 

[BMBPSU2008]

Dr. Interviewer,

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to interview me yesterday. I enjoyed our conversation and your insight into the medical profession. I left feeling very excited about XYZ Medicine and my fit with this school. Again, thank you.

Sincerely,
Captain Fantastic

LOL! That is exactly how mine sounded.

 

[rms435]

a form letter? seriously?

if you're genuinely thankful, you shouldn't need a form letter, and if you're not, stop being so insincere.

Stop being so holier-than-thou. A form letter is used for determining how to format and structure a letter, not in creating content. Have you ever seen those letter helpers on Microsoft Word? Yeah, that's a form letter.

 

[blynch1]

I personally didn't think sending thank you letters would have an effect on my acceptance, but I mailed a couple out, because I enjoyed my interviewers. This particular med school actually updated my status page adding a checked off "Thank you note", to the other materials section.

So maybe they really do matter?

 

[nick_carraway]

I personally didn't think sending thank you letters would have an effect on my acceptance, but I mailed a couple out, because I enjoyed my interviewers. This particular med school actually updated my status page adding a checked off "Thank you note", to the other materials section.

So maybe they really do matter?

Reminds me of University of Michigan. They log everything into their online database. So cool.

 

[milliya]

Here's my form:

Dr Whoever:

It was a pleasure meeting with you and seeing your school. I enjoyed ____ about ___ School of Medicine. Please accept me.

Thanks,

armybound

"please accept me" sounds more than a little cheesy and insincere to me.

 

[Tropicana100]

I don't want to give away my letter format exactly, but it's kinda like this:

Dear Dr. ___,

Sentence 1: Thank you for blah blah blah.
Sentence 2: I had a great time at blah blah blah.

Sincerely,
(Signature)
Name

I just kept it short and sweet. I don't think it's a good idea to show too much enthusiasm in your thank you letter. You should have already communicated everything you wanted at the interview. The thank you letter should simply be a thank you letter.

 

[armybound]

"please accept me" sounds more than a little cheesy and insincere to me.

I wasn't serious about that part.

 

[Cataract]

I don't think anyone mails Thank You cards anymore. Besides, the mail would take 3-4 days if not longer to reach the interviewer. An email would suffice.

 

[Daydreamer2008]

Is it better to send a card thank you or an email to interviewers? Also, does anyone have a good form letter for this? Much appreciated 🙂

I have been told by a member of an AdCom that email is best because not only will it get to your interviewer faster (in case you go to committee soon after your interview), but they are more likely to read it.

 

[whateva07]

If you only got the interviewer's email, would it be like too much to find their address even if they did not provide it?

 

[whateva07]

....and if you send through email...what abt an online card?

 

[jlq3d3]

I recently interview at a top tier school and the interviewer specifically said not to send thank you notes. Don't know if it applies to all schools.

 

[Tropicana100]

I have been told by a member of an AdCom that email is best because not only will it get to your interviewer faster (in case you go to committee soon after your interview), but they are more likely to read it.

I seriously doubt the thank you note (whether email or snail mail) will make a difference. It's just a nice gesture to show you appreciated their spending time with you. Thank you notes only matter when applying to residencies where you actually need to convey how much interest you have in the school.

 

[boodthedog]

I recently interview at a top tier school and the interviewer specifically said not to send thank you notes. Don't know if it applies to all schools.

I would send one unless told otherwise as in your case. I've been told not to, but also been told to ask for a business card so you'll have the address to send a thank you note. I don't think there is a standard.