Thank you emails

[bsharg2]

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I sent thank you emails after a fellowship interview and confused with the responses. Firstly, not everyone responded. Second, everyone who did respond wrote things like "best of luck with the Match" "good luck on the match- I know it is nerve wrecking for many people". What does this mean? Does this mean they don't like me or don't want me I match there?


When I emailed them, I basically said thank you for the day, nice to meet you, and I enjoyed our discussion. I reiterated some of the points about their research that we had discussed, and said I wanted to know more about their research. Should I not have repeated what we talked about? Their research? Should I do shorter thank u emails? Should I show more interest- saying I liked your program and could see myself there? I didn't show interest. Is that why they are not showing me interest?

 

[Doctor Bagel]

I sent thank you emails after a fellowship interview and confused with the responses. Firstly, not everyone responded. Second, everyone who did respond wrote things like "best of luck with the Match" "good luck on the match- I know it is nerve wrecking for many people". What does this mean? Does this mean they don't like me or don't want me I match there?


When I emailed them, I basically said thank you for the day, nice to meet you, and I enjoyed our discussion. I reiterated some of the points about their research that we had discussed, and said I wanted to know more about their research. Should I not have repeated what we talked about? Their research? Should I do shorter thank u emails? Should I show more interest- saying I liked your program and could see myself there? I didn't show interest. Is that why they are not showing me interest?

It could mean a lot of things so I wouldn't read too much into it. The program might have a policy of not disclosing any information to you about where you might be on their rank order list, which means they have to keep the responses neutral. The people you interviewed with might not even have any clue what the rank order list looks like -- they submit feedback on applicants but aren't involved in the process in further -- consequently, they wouldn't want to tell you anything that might give you a false impression. The people who didn't reply are probably just really busy.

 

[j4pac]

I ranked and wrote thank you notes to ten programs last cycle. I didn't hear back from a single one of them. I ended up matching at my #1. PDs are busy and don't have time to put thought into letters to the 100 or so people interviewing with them. They undoubtably also think..."how is the candidate going to interpret my response?" It's not worth it. Write your thank you notes...they either will help you or not...but don't expect a response.

 

[evilbooyaa]

Stop freaking out, send thank you e-mails if you want, don't put any stock into their responses (or lack their of) because it's all a bunch of bs that doesn't have any real standing in reality, etc. etc. etc.

 

[mcl]

Seriously--it doesn't mean anything. The people who responded just felt like they ought to reply to your thank you, and it's a nice way to end the email. No one is trying to give you a subtle hint about your match list placement or the likelihood that you'll end up there.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

I'll double what mcl said. These emails mean absolutely nothing.

 

[Raryn]

I had a first last week... a program director actually sent ME a thank you email after I interviewed there. Did it make me feel all warm and fuzzy? Sure. Did it really change my opinion of where I think I'll be on that programs match list? Not at all.

But then again, I had a program when I was applying for residency send me hand-written thank you cards in the mail... and I ranked them high... and I still didn't match there.