Thank You Letters

[MedPR]

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I think most of us are going to write thank you letters/emails to our interviewers and maybe a few other people at the school we interview at. I understand that this likely has no effect on our application and is just a courteous thing to do, but do you think it's wise to include our AACOMAS ID below/next to our signature? I have two lines of (conflicting) reasoning, and I'm not sure which to go with.

1. We should include our AACOMAS ID because even though the thank you note won't determine our acceptance, it can't hurt.

2. We shouldn't include our AACOMAS ID because it might seem that we're only writing the thank you note in order to help our application.

 

[felix2929]

personally I'm going with #2

 

[BabyDoc86]

personally I'm going with #2

👍

 

[psychgirrrl]

#2

 

[m2k]

personally I'm going with #2

I know it is nice thing to do.

Why bother????

 

[DrWily]

Numero Dos.

 

[Goro]

Frankly, if you're going to send a note, you'd better pick 2, because my colleagues and I do NOT like brown-nosing over-acheivers.

I've said this before and it's rubbed people the wrong way, but I throw thank you cards away without opening them, but, perversely, will respond to thank you emails with a quick reply.

In no way does a thank you card influence the admissions decisions, other than what I've pointed out above.

I think most of us are going to write thank you letters/emails to our interviewers and maybe a few other people at the school we interview at. I understand that this likely has no effect on our application and is just a courteous thing to do, but do you think it's wise to include our AACOMAS ID below/next to our signature? I have two lines of (conflicting) reasoning, and I'm not sure which to go with.

1. We should include our AACOMAS ID because even though the thank you note won't determine our acceptance, it can't hurt.

2. We shouldn't include our AACOMAS ID because it might seem that we're only writing the thank you note in order to help our application.

 

[411309]

im far too paranoid to email my interviewers lol

 

[selttiks288]

#2

 

[MedPR]

Frankly, if you're going to send a note, you'd better pick 2, because my colleagues and I do NOT like brown-nosing over-acheivers.

I've said this before and it's rubbed people the wrong way, but I throw thank you cards away without opening them, but, perversely, will respond to thank you emails with a quick reply.

In no way does a thank you card influence the admissions decisions, other than what I've pointed out above.

This is interesting. I was always taught that a letter is more professional than an email, but it does seem like email is much easier for people to handle these days. I hadn't planned to send a card, but a thank you letter via snail mail. Is there a reason why you prefer email to traditional mail?

#2

Thanks all, that's what I figured would be the consensus.

 

[dudeliness]

Maybe I should send a thank you...
Nah, too much work. 😉

 

[Emerald84]

I wouldn't. They can look you up by name. It is a nice thing to do and I did the same for all of my interviews.

 

[Mr Kenobi]

Interviewee Problems...

 

[Goro]

Haven't a clue, really!

This is interesting. I was always taught that a letter is more professional than an email, but it does seem like email is much easier for people to handle these days. I hadn't planned to send a card, but a thank you letter via snail mail. Is there a reason why you prefer email to traditional mail?.

 

[Sophocles]

Both of the places we interviewed were pretty adament about writing thank you letters, so I would (and have), but I wouldn't include my ID number. They know who we are just by our names. There is no need to put your ID number because it looks fake at that point.

Also, I wrote mine through email because I knew that both NOVA and LECOM were making decisions fast; therefore, by the time a handwritten letter would have gotten to them they would have already made their decisions.

 

[Sophocles]

For my allopathic interviewers, who will take much longer, I plan on handwriting a personal message and mailing it to them.

 

[Mr Kenobi]

Also, I wrote mine through email because I knew that both NOVA and LECOM were making decisions fast; therefore, by the time a handwritten letter would have gotten to them they would have already made their decisions.

Good and interesting point.

 

[xxstevecxx]

ghh