Thank you letter

[gildas]

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I was just wondering if it is ok to email a "thank you letter" to an interviewer.
Thanks guys!

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

It's best to hand-write thank you letters, but an email is better than no letter at all.

 

[-Goose-]

not to hijack, but is it "ok" to say that the school is your first choice in the letter? bad/good/neither?

 

[laboholic]

I talked to a interviewer that I know and he said that about 50% of applicants sent a thank you. He also said that it was kind of weird to get a thank you from an applicant (in his opinion) and that the letter has absolutely no bearing on their application since the interviewer cannot comment on the applicant after the interview (at this school at least). I decided not to send thank you letters in light of this. Hope this helps.

 

[Sondra]

I was just wondering if it is ok to email a "thank you letter" to an interviewer.
Thanks guys!

I would either hand write a note or not send a note at all.

 

[Rendar5]

speaking in hindsight w/ roughly equal numbers of schools i sent thank you notes to and didn't send notes to, it made absolutely no difference. In fact there was a (probably false) correlation between getting accepted and NOT sending thank you notes.

So save ur pen, paper, and stamps.

 

[anystream]

speaking in hindsight w/ roughly equal numbers of schools i sent thank you notes to and didn't send notes to, it made absolutely no difference. In fact there was a (probably false) correlation between getting accepted and NOT sending thank you notes.

So save ur pen, paper, and stamps.

What if you were interviewed by the dean of admissions? I was thinking about typing a letter explaining why I liked the school as much as I did... kind of like a LOI, but also a thank you...what do you think?

 

[PhotoMD]

not to hijack, but is it "ok" to say that the school is your first choice in the letter? bad/good/neither?

Only if you mean it. Then it's a good thing. If you send this to more than one school, besides being unethical before you've even entered a profession that demands ethics, there is a (small) chance you will be found out.

 

[Law2Doc]

I talked to a interviewer that I know and he said that about 50% of applicants sent a thank you. He also said that it was kind of weird to get a thank you from an applicant (in his opinion) and that the letter has absolutely no bearing on their application since the interviewer cannot comment on the applicant after the interview (at this school at least). I decided not to send thank you letters in light of this. Hope this helps.

I disagree with some of what this poster indicated. I can assure you that (1) thank you notes are the norm, (2) they have absolutely no bearing on admissions, and (3) interviewers generally do not find it weird or unusual to get thank you notes. They are good business etiquette, and since you are going to be professionals you ought to act like one. Don't do it because it may or may not help your application. Do it because it is socially accepted behavior to send thank you notes to interviewers in professional schools and professional settings. To send a thank you note in hopes that it will affect your application misses the point -- you do it for the same reason you don't eat steak with your hands -- its simply called good manners. Time to grow up and act like the professional you hope to be.

 

[trishaaa]

I disagree with some of what this poster indicated. I can assure you that (1) thank you notes are the norm, (2) they have absolutely no bearing on admissions, and (3) interviewers generally do not find it weird or unusual to get thank you notes. They are good business etiquette, and since you are going to be professionals you ought to act like one. Don't do it because it may or may not help your application. Do it because it is socially accepted behavior to send thank you notes to interviewers in professional schools and professional settings. To send a thank you note in hopes that it will affect your application misses the point -- you do it for the same reason you don't eat steak with your hands -- its simply called good manners. Time to grow up and act like the professional you hope to be.

You said it, man. I send thank-you notes all the time, not just when I want something (i.e. an acceptance). It's good to get in the habit of social niceties like thank-you notes.

 

[gfunk]

So then is it bad that I didn't send thank you notes to my last interviewers (a panel of 3) because I HATED the interview? It was awful...they were mean and argumentative. I couldn't bring myself to personally thank each one of them via a letter.

I guess I've kind of decided only to write thank you notes to people I actually WANT to thank.

 

[Hook17]

Erica at Emory told all the interviewees not to send thank you cards or emails.

 

[RustNeverSleeps]

As an interviewer, I think an actual card/letter is preferable to an email. A card is a little less casual, and also seems like the applicant put a little effort into the thought. An email is still better than not sending anything, of course. 🙂

 

[gotdoc]

I usually ask the interviewers for contact info (card or whatever). I use what they tell me is their preferred method of contact to send my thanks. Thus, I've sent emails or cards depending on what they specify.

I think its good etiquette to say thanks. The interviewers are busy people being that they are doctors, med students, professors, administrators, etc. I just like to thank them for their time and tell them that I enjoyed my visit.

 

[dr.z]

I always sent a hand written thank you cards.