Thank you Question...

[TeethGeek9]

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How do you tell a specific school in a thank you note that they are your first choice- without actually saying "you are my first choice.." ?

 

[amalgamgrillz]

You're higher than my second choice.

 

[TeethGeek9]

helpful ;-) haha

 

[amanda9717]

you're higher than my second choice.

lol

 

[dantemac]

Don't brown nose. Thank them for their time, tell them you love their program. Look up "letter of intent" if you want to profess your love for a program.

 

[YoHomey]

I tell everyone they are one of my top 2 choices and say the other school is one that is similar to it (clinical, research, location, costs, etc). This is truly the best answer. This way they know you are highly interested, it's believable, and they are competing against really one other school.

Good school pairings include:

Penn/Columbia/Harvard
Temple/UMDNJ/Pittsburgh
USC/NYU
UCLA/UCSF
Tufts/BU
Howard/Meharry
Texas ones

 

[hail2pitt]

Don't brown nose. Thank them for their time, tell them you love their program. Look up "letter of intent" if you want to profess your love for a program.

I tell everyone they are one of my top 2 choices and say the other school is one that is similar to it (clinical, research, location, costs, etc). This is truly the best answer. This way they know you are highly interested, it's believable, and they are competing against really one other school.

Good school pairings include:

Penn/Columbia/Harvard
Temple/UMDNJ/Pittsburgh
USC/NYU
UCLA/UCSF
Tufts/BU
Howard/Meharry
Texas ones

I would personally go for the 1st suggestion over the 2nd suggestion (no offense meant here), but I think it's better to just tell them why you like their program rather than trying to compare them to another school.

 

[YoHomey]

I would personally go for the 1st suggestion over the 2nd suggestion (no offense meant here), but I think it's better to just tell them why you like their program rather than trying to compare them to another school.

I didn't say you would have to compare their school with another. I meant you would say something like: "This and Columbia are my top two choices" or "This and Temple are my top two choices" etc.

 

[TeethGeek9]

Thanks everyone- truly not my intention to brown nose- which is why I asked for help, since almost everything sounds like that.... hopefully I come across as sincere!! Guess I'll find out in a few weeks...

 

[dentalWorks]

You're higher than my second choice.

LMAO !!!! hahahaha

 

[amalgamgrillz]

I tell everyone they are one of my top 2 choices and say the other school is one that is similar to it (clinical, research, location, costs, etc). This is truly the best answer. This way they know you are highly interested, it's believable, and they are competing against really one other school.

Good school pairings include:

Penn/Columbia/Harvard
Temple/UMDNJ/Pittsburgh
USC/NYU
UCLA/UCSF
Tufts/BU
Howard/Meharry
Texas ones

How dare you ever compare Tufts to BU! BU clearly belongs with the Howard/Meharry bunch.

 

[YoHomey]

How dare you ever compare Tufts to BU! BU clearly belongs with the Howard/Meharry bunch.

Ooops, you're right. BU may belong with LECOM too.

 

[amalgamgrillz]

Ooops, you're right. BU may belong with LECOM too.

+1 👍

 

[Dr. Dai Phan]

How do you tell a specific school in a thank you note that they are your first choice- without actually saying "you are my first choice.." ?

Greetings,

There is nothing wrong of telling them their school is your number one choice as dental admission is not a matching type like in residency. But do this if you mean it rather than trying to get every school to accept you. DP

 

[dantemac]

Thank you notes should be like 3 sentences max:

1) Thank them for their time/answering questions
2) Name something you were very impressed with about the school
3) Tell them you enjoyed the interview day and hope to join them on that campus soon

4) Thank them and sign your name & put the name of your school / graduating class year

 

[BobLoblawDDS]

Thank you notes should be like 3 sentences max:

1) Thank them for their time/answering questions
2) Name something you were very impressed with about the school
3) Tell them you enjoyed the interview day and hope to join them on that campus soon

4) Thank them and sign your name & put the name of your school / graduating class year

Sounds like a good template to follow. 👍

 

[nboogie]

You're higher than my second choice.

👍 I love your posts.

 

[VegasRDH]

During my interview last week, an Associate Dean of Student Affairs advised several out of state applicants that if this school was their top choice, a letter stating that addressed to the director of admissions wouldn't hurt. Think they like to know that the spot will actually be accepted so they can limit the number of "rounds" during rolling admission required to fill the class. Anyways, seems like good advice to let them know they are your top choice.

 

[YoHomey]

Ladies and gentlemen, sometimes less is more. Just like In-n-Out Burgers with basically two things on their menu (burger and fries), skipping the thank you note/card speaks larger volumes.

Or here's another analogy to which many can relate:

Say there are two attractive girls who want you. Which one are you going to choose: the one who constantly tells you she likes you and will worship the ground you walk on or the one that shows just enough interest without revealing her true desires? The latter of course!

Once you show your desperation *cough* I mean interest in a school, you become a less desirable candidate.

 

[dentalWorks]

Ladies and gentlemen, sometimes less is more. Just like In-n-Out Burgers with basically two things on their menu (burger and fries), skipping the thank you note/card speaks larger volumes.

Or here's another analogy to which many can relate:

Say there are two attractive girls who want you. Which one are you going to choose: the one who constantly tells you she likes you and will worship the ground you walk on or the one that shows just enough interest without revealing her true desires? The latter of course!

Once you show your desperation *cough* I mean interest in a school, you become a less desirable candidate.

nailed it 👍

No amount or quality of thank you cards will substitute for good AADSAS numbers accompanied by confidence during the interview day. If you have the above 2, you'll get accepted to most interviews you attend

 

[amalgamgrillz]

Or here's another analogy to which many can relate:

Say there are two attractive girls who want you. Which one are you going to choose: the one who constantly tells you she likes you and will worship the ground you walk on or the one that shows just enough interest without revealing her true desires? The latter of course!

Once you show your desperation *cough* I mean interest in a school, you become a less desirable candidate.

Or, you can think about it like this:

Say you invite 3000 girls on a date. Things go pretty well with most of them, but only a few call you back and tell you that they had a nice time and hope to see you again sometime.

Who sticks out in your mind? 😍

 

[dmdluffy]

I'd like to thank you guys for using analogies that are easy to understand 😀

 

[YoHomey]

Or, you can think about it like this:

Say you invite 3000 girls on a date. Things go pretty well with most of them, but only a few call you back and tell you that they had a nice time and hope to see you again sometime.

Who sticks out in your mind? 😍

Not really, the girls who will stick out in your mind are the ones who provided a great date when the date actually occurred, and not hours/days after the date.

Likewise, schools will remember the ones who delivered a great interview at crunch time, and not the ones who provided good stationary afterwards.