Thank you card: Cursive or Print

[DentalFox]

I do calligraphy as a hobby. I recently bought nice (expensive) thank you cards but I'm not sure if a fancy font is deemed professional... My writing is very legible, and it would only take a few minutes longer to write in a fancy font.

My other concern is that I'm a guy, so I do not want the person I'm sending the letter to thinking that I had someone else write it...

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[sjv]

I doubt that is the first thing they'll think of.....

Just do it if you want...

 

[DATtestTho]

This has to be a joke. There's just no way....

 

[DentalFox]

This has to be a joke. There's just no way....

Maybe you are the joke...

 

[jeffity]

Flip a coin. It doesn't matter. You're feedback here isn't gong to be positive. There's already the 'thank or not to thank' debate, followed by the 'card vs email' debate. Style of writing is just going to upset both sides of the argument.

 

[JRC90]

This has to be a joke. There's just no way....

I feel like every time I see you comment you have some sarcastic/rude comment toward someone. Can't you just not be a tool for once?

 

[DentalFox]

Flip a coin. It doesn't matter. You're feedback here isn't gong to be positive. There's already the 'thank or not to thank' debate, followed by the 'card vs email' debate. Style of writing is just going to upset both sides of the argument.

I was told by students that go to the school to write a letter... I'm gonna go for the letter in cursive

 

[swindoll]

I was told by students that go to the school to write a letter... I'm gonna go for the letter in cursive

Yeah, I'd do cursive too if it's eligible!

 

[1Overdrive]

Fancy letters reeeeally aren't necessary. If you try too hard on it, it'll come off the wrong way, which I would not personally take a risk on. It won't help you get in, and in my honest opinion, won't be a deciding factor when they choose between two very qualified applicants. If you really want to, just write a thank you e-mail, keep it brief and simple and call it a day. But write it only if you truly are thankful, not because it might make you look good.

 

[MasterDental]

This must be a troll post. Really ? Who cares about the font. Just do what you want with your thank you cards. It's the gesture that counts.

Cheers


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[DentalFox]

Fancy letters reeeeally aren't necessary. If you try too hard on it, it'll come off the wrong way, which I would not personally take a risk on. It won't help you get in, and in my honest opinion, won't be a deciding factor when they choose between two very qualified applicants. If you really want to, just write a thank you e-mail, keep it brief and simple and call it a day. But write it only if you truly are thankful, not because it might make you look good.

I'm really thankful for the interview invite. The school is my #1 and given the opportunity to visit and talk to the students has really solidified my view of the school. I think I will tone it down and not do anything over the top in terms of the font.

 

[DentalFox]

This must be a troll post. Really ? Who cares about the font. Just do what you want with your thank you cards. It's the gesture that counts.

Cheers


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This is not a troll... You are right about the gesture part. Since it's a hobby of mine, I do care about the font, but I'm starting to think the person who will receive it is not gonna care so much about the font...

 

[2THDDS]

you nailed it there.
They won't care about the font, and they won't care about the letter itself so much in my opinion.
At the end of the day, it will come down to how your stats are and how you did on the interview.

Thank you letter alone will not change the "outcome" they've decided for you.

 

[arkenstone]

I agree that this question is getting to be a pointless intellectual exercise that just ends up annoying people.

But, while we're getting intellectual about it . . . my mom made me do tons of cursive workbooks as a child. I'm thankful she did. I have great handwriting and write letters to people all the time--letters which are often much appreciated, due in no small part to the personal care that went into writing them. If any given person on this board--especially guys--has typical millennial handwriting then I get why they wouldn't understand and think it's a waste. I say do it and make it look nice.

Look there's no hard dividing line between the quantitative and/or relevant parts of your application versus the qualitative or insignificant parts of your application. You can come up for a justification for why a thank you card means nothing, and you can use that same justification to say why you shouldn't split hairs regarding the tone of a particular sentence in your personal statement. Obviously the latter contributes to the overall picture and is worth your time--why not the former?

My biggest concern would be what to write about. I mean unless you had a great conversation with a particular adcom person, it would seem forced.

tl;dr -- It's a nice attention to detail with which to occupy yourself now that the important parts of your application are done. Don't listen to the haters who *might* have the handwriting of a five-year-old. Make it look nice, but believable. Have something of substance to say.

 

[HookahLungs]

Do it in cursive, that's cool as hell in my opinion and its a pretty neat way to show off your manual dexterity