Post interview

[jamal12]

I just wanted to get advice on post interview. I had an interivew yesterday with MSUCOM. It went okay. I wanted to write a thank you card to my interviewer however I wanted to know whether it would be appropriate to write it via Email or should i MAIl it in. If i mail it, it might be too late because next wednesday is probably when they will make the deicison, any suggestions? and also, what the hell do i write

 

[RySerr21]

I just wanted to get advice on post interview. I had an interivew yesterday with MSUCOM. It went okay. I wanted to write a thank you card to my interviewer however I wanted to know whether it would be appropriate to write it via Email or should i MAIl it in. If i mail it, it might be too late because next wednesday is probably when they will make the deicison, any suggestions? and also, what the hell do i write

You should do it as more of a professional courtesy than an "i hope this thank you card has a positive impact on their decision." The latter is not likely to happen. Ive sent most of mine via email b/c I didnt have thank you cards, but then i went and bought some and started sending them hand written. Most of the time when I sent via email I got a response with a thank you in return and some other jibber jabber. Its not going to kill you if you dont do it, but its just a nice thing to do i guess. I basically just write thank you for takin the time to interview me, I enjoyed my stay at the school....bla bla bla....and usually throw in something that happened in the interview to make it more personal. Its about 2-3 sentences total.

 

[davis749]

I went with snail mail; if there was a time crunch, I sent it by FedEx (if I was sending more than one thank you card, I grouped them to cut cost). While any courtesy you send is likely more than many will do post-interview, email requires much less effort and everyone knows that it does. Sending items by standard post requires more effort, and is more tangible; I personally see this as being more professional.

As for content, I wrote complementing each when appropriate: faculty kindness, student kindness, admissions hospitality, quality of facilities, and perception of program. I also ended each with something along the lines of "I truly enjoyed spending time at your program, and I hope to [study medicine under your direction, join you at said campus, etc.] next academic school year. It's a thank you card, not a beg for acceptance card 😀