thank you e-mail

[mullerian]

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Would a thank you e-mail be inappropriate? One of the school I interviewed at gave us our interviewers e-mail addresses right after our interview. I'm assuming they are expecting us to send a thank you e-mail rather than a card.

 

[amyl]

i am going to send cards. they probably don't read them but they stick them in our file and when they sit down to make the list it probably looks better to have them in there than not. chances are they will delete the email after skimming it and thats it. just my opinion. besides i think handwritten is a nicer touch.

 

[coprolalia]

they probably don't read them...

Actually, we do read them.

-copro

 

[numbmd]

I agree with copro, we do read them. In fact, I save mine in my briefcase until interview season is over. Nothing like a nice hand written letter.

Us old farts are also old fashioned.

 

[DrN2O]

I had some internal debate over cards or email. I can see why hand written cards are more personal (definitely more time consuming), but at the larger programs, cards can pile up. So why not just ask the program coordinator? Of course, if a program specifies one instead another, follow the instruction even if you think hand written card is more personal than email.

 

[anestheticman]

I was told typed thank you letters are the way to go.

 

[amyl]

I was told typed thank you letters are the way to go.

really?!?! Can I ask where you heard that? I thought hand written....

 

[VentdependenT]

I was told typed thank you letters are the way to go.

Same with typed birthday and christmas cards.

 

[anestheticman]

I don't remember where I heard it, I guess from a classmate. I understand that you wouldn't type a Xmas card VentDep or what not but this is business and in my letters I am trying to convey the level of interest I have in the program, where I will rank the program, why I liked the program, how serious I am about the program, as well as a thank you and a personal note to the interviewer. It would seem weird for me to do all of this on a little card in my horrible handwriting and have them use this to evaluate me later in the ranking process if they choose to do so.

But I am a pretty serious guy maybe someone less serious can show their more relaxed nature about work with a card, I don't send anyone cards even for birthdays or Christmas its sort of not in my personality... that's my take on it. It would be forced and not as authentic as a truthful sincere letter... for me.

 

[interviewrvw]

I don't remember where I heard it, I guess from a classmate. I understand that you wouldn't type a Xmas card VentDep or what not but this is business and in my letters I am trying to convey the level of interest I have in the program, where I will rank the program, why I liked the program, how serious I am about the program, as well as a thank you and a personal note to the interviewer. It would seem weird for me to do all of this on a little card in my horrible handwriting and have them use this to evaluate me later in the ranking process if they choose to do so.

But I am a pretty serious guy maybe someone less serious can show their more relaxed nature about work with a card, I don't send anyone cards even for birthdays or Christmas its sort of not in my personality... that's my take on it. It would be forced and not as authentic as a truthful sincere letter... for me.

You sound like a blast. I think I might lean towards the handwritten. People rank those that they can actually work with.

 

[anestheticman]

Hmmm, I'm pretty easy to work with, I don't see how that relates. Most of my comments say that I'm calm, relaxed, easy to work with, etc. so why should I have to prove that by sending cards?

Aren't interviewers more interested in knowing why you want to be at their program?

 

[Ferdie]

I've been writing freakin' thank yous for the last many many hours. My hand hurts. I'm trying to watch TV and do laundry etc too, so I keep getting distracted and messing up, and I'm a little anal, so then I have to re-do the whole thank you card... typed or handwritten, it wouldn't look too cool to have things all crossed out and re-written! anyway, just wanted to vent a little 🙂

 

[anestheticman]

Well I think either one takes ALOT of effort and should be equally appreciated. Personally I have no printer and finding a Kinko's while on the interview trail takes alot of effort too.

But I leaned against handwritten also because of the handwriting and mistake issue...

anyway, in response to your PM, I am applying to surgery, ty and medicine prelims not categoricals. i agree it would be kind of crazy to be applying to all of these specialities as a categorical...