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So I feel like I messed up my first interview at my dream school by starting on the totally wrong foot. Why? Because her first question was "Do you have any questions?"
I honestly didn't. I'd scoured the website, which was pretty comprehensive. This resulted in an awkward silence. The interview was totally awkward and ended after half an hour. She then gave me her card and told me if I have any questions, to email her.
To compensate for my lack of questions, I compiled a few good ones and sent them to her in my thank you letter (after thanking her for her time of course). It was about four or so. I then wrote a paragraph about why I liked the school and felt that it fits me.
The odd thing is that my second interviewer was the complete opposite - seemed to be really interested in my candidacy. Knew my file backwards and forwards. Seemed to react positively to the things I said. I felt a lot more confident too because the interview was structured. She did not give me her card however, so I won't be sending her a thank-you note.
Has anyone ever had a similar experience? Could that kind of thank-you note be overwhelming and alienating? She replied quickly saying she would forward my questions to the dean (uh oh.... it said nowhere in my email that she had TOLD ME to email her questions, so now I look like a freak asking a bajillion questions).
She also said "Great to meet you, best wishes." I feel like this screams "I hope you get into another school 'cuz you ain't gettin' into ours!" Or is this just paranoia talking?
Did I just destroy my chances or is this process obviously getting to me? Did anyone have a similar experience with an interviewer or have 2 contrasting interviewers and still get in? How about thank-you notes - could it hurt me?
I honestly didn't. I'd scoured the website, which was pretty comprehensive. This resulted in an awkward silence. The interview was totally awkward and ended after half an hour. She then gave me her card and told me if I have any questions, to email her.
To compensate for my lack of questions, I compiled a few good ones and sent them to her in my thank you letter (after thanking her for her time of course). It was about four or so. I then wrote a paragraph about why I liked the school and felt that it fits me.
The odd thing is that my second interviewer was the complete opposite - seemed to be really interested in my candidacy. Knew my file backwards and forwards. Seemed to react positively to the things I said. I felt a lot more confident too because the interview was structured. She did not give me her card however, so I won't be sending her a thank-you note.
Has anyone ever had a similar experience? Could that kind of thank-you note be overwhelming and alienating? She replied quickly saying she would forward my questions to the dean (uh oh.... it said nowhere in my email that she had TOLD ME to email her questions, so now I look like a freak asking a bajillion questions).
She also said "Great to meet you, best wishes." I feel like this screams "I hope you get into another school 'cuz you ain't gettin' into ours!" Or is this just paranoia talking?
Did I just destroy my chances or is this process obviously getting to me? Did anyone have a similar experience with an interviewer or have 2 contrasting interviewers and still get in? How about thank-you notes - could it hurt me?