Thank you note or email after interviews?

[znny19]

What will you do?

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[DoeAdeer]

I think thank you notes (either handwritten or electronic) are only necessary if you have less than stellar stats. So no, I'm not planning on writing one.

 

[RickCo]

I think thank you notes (either handwritten or electronic) are only necessary if you have less than stellar stats. So no, I'm not planning on writing one.

I'd argue it has absolutely nothing to do with stats, but to each their own.

I would vote for whatever mode your interviewer's card has on it. If it's an email address, great, physical, great. If they don't have a card, grab an email address and call it a day.

 

[crashblades]

my only fear with thank you note/ email is that it might annoy the receiver but thats just me.

 

[DDS Perez]

I think thank you notes (either handwritten or electronic) are only necessary if you have less than stellar stats. So no, I'm not planning on writing one.

Lmao! I wish i had this kid in my class.

 

[bluesprite13]

I say definitely write one 🙂

 

[Kingsta2426]

Seems like AdComs already have enough paperwork to deal with, I would write one but I feel it would just annoy them and not even really read it.

 

[Zbtb7]

Lmao! I wish i had this kid in my class.

I wish we had a time machine and could peek at how well he does in private practice.

 

[Blue87Fiero]

I think hand written in more appreciative/meaningful.....but come on its 2012 just send an email. I agree nothing to do with stats it just shows that you appreciate their time. I also wrote them for the people I job shadowed and I plan to right them again when I get into dental school.

 

[dymm]

I have mediocre stats, but I will not be sending a thank you letter. I feel that it is rather unnecessary. If I want to thank my interviewer, I will humbly and respectfully do so during the interview - in person.

As for the evaluators, and dentists that I shadowed, I will definitely be keeping them posted with my application process, and will be thanking them if I get accepted via email-or-mail.

 

[Smurf12]

I would probably only send out a thank you note only after I've been accepted. Other than that I don't think the adcoms even have time to read them anyways. For me it's a firm handshake and thank you right after the interviews, and I personally think that this is more than enough.

 

[MikeDiggity]

A simple thank you note works wonders. It's the reason I got accepted where I am now. You will thank yourself later; at the very least it will not hurt you and it's showing gratitude to those who took the time to interview you.

 

[Toasted]

To those of you who wrote/ are writing thank you emails: are you directly addressing your interviewers (using the names) or just the school in general? Also, are you sending the email to your interviewers or the admissions office?

 

[sa012]

my only fear with thank you note/ email is that it might annoy the receiver but thats just me.

agreed, IMO they already have a lot to handle

 

[m0chicheeks]

I noticed many saying that writing a thank you note or email was just an annoyance to the interviewer but I don't think it hurts in taking the time to show your appreciation or recognition of them taking their time in interviewing you. They do have the choice in putting your thank you (letter or email) aside if they don't have the time to read it. Who knows? Maybe they are busy and can't read your email. But what if they want to know or be acknowledged that they are taking the time to see you as an individual or someone that has more than just "stellar stats" and "awesome numbers." Your thank you note may actually make their day or even smile. 🙂

So in all, I think it's worth taking the time to writing the thank you. I think the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. 🙂

 

[Dent22519]

I've interviewed at two schools now (NYU and Case) and both have said all contact that you make with the school is noted and put into your file. Whether or not they read it right away doesn't really even matter. They may read it and then read it again when the committee meets to decide on your acceptance. Come November, they'll see all the contact (email/ thank you cards) and it can only reflect positively on you (interest in school/ your appreciation of interview). I would say it's a no brainer to send some thanks, but as mentioned above, to each his own.

Also, totally agree with the post above.

 

[kpreet]

Would you send Thank You Notes/emails to the admissions office or the individual interviewers? For instance, the schools where you have more than one interview. What would you do in that case?

 

[periopocket]

Haven't wrote thank you letters for 2 interviews I've had so far...Is this really necessary, its been about 7-10 days since both of them?

 

[azimmer]

I don't think a thank you email is necessary a simple "thank you for your time" at the end of the interview is sufficient, in my opinion.

 

[periopocket]

I thanked the interviewers several times after the interview itself was over...I just don't know what to do a lot of people emphasize how important it is....I feel like it might be to late by now?

 

[littlemisspiggy]

if you were going to write one, what would you guys write in it?

 

[deleted487471]

I personally will not be sending any of these after my interviews. I think spending money on applications/hotels/travel expenses and taking time to go to interviews is a reasonable display of interest in attending a school. As for thanking the interviewers, I do that right after anyways. Anything additional seems redundant to me.

 

[Volvoxy]

A thank you note is just making your nose browner than it needs to be.

 

[MBlue16]

I thanked the interviewers several times after the interview itself was over...I just don't know what to do a lot of people emphasize how important it is....I feel like it might be to late by now?

Hey Perio, I know that you went to Western for one of the interviews, right? Just to let you know, I sent a thank you email, even before I read all this. I sent it just because I feel like it. lol.

I sent those emails to my interviewer, as well as the dean. And guess what? Dr. Friedrichsen replied my email!! It's funny how he called me the way I introduced myself to him: "XXXX with a long last name"

So, IMO, even though it's not necessary, you should still send out the thank you email/ letter. You got nothing to lose, other than 5 minutes of your time. You can only make someone's day.