when to send thank you notes?

[zurned]

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I know for job interviews, they say send asap in the next couple of days. But for medical school interviews, i've been waiting around a week from my interview day to send it. I figure since the wait is alot longer after med school interviews, that I do not have to send them out ASAP, but just in a reasonable amount of time. Am i right?

 

[DrHuang]

I know for job interviews, they say send asap in the next couple of days. But for medical school interviews, i've been waiting around a week from my interview day to send it. I figure since the wait is alot longer after med school interviews, that I do not have to send them out ASAP, but just in a reasonable amount of time. Am i right?

i usually send them the day of the interview

 

[argonana]

I know for job interviews, they say send asap in the next couple of days. But for medical school interviews, i've been waiting around a week from my interview day to send it. I figure since the wait is alot longer after med school interviews, that I do not have to send them out ASAP, but just in a reasonable amount of time. Am i right?

I hope so. It takes me about a week to pump them out as well, what with the chaos of flying back home, returning to work, etc.

A lot of students schedule multiple interviews back to back, and I doubt they send their thank-you notes until they return home. So I think interviewers are used to the time lag, and they're probably too busy to think anything of it anyway.

 

[BMW M3]

I doubt how much thank you letters can help as interviewers get hundreds of thank you letters. And I'm sure they've read every iteration of "Your school is my top choice." Any suggestions?

 

[Moto]

I doubt how much thank you letters can help as interviewers get hundreds of thank you letters. And I'm sure they've read every iteration of "Your school is my top choice." Any suggestions?

I try to mention something relevant to what we talked about so that even if they don't remember you, they remember the topic and it joggs their memory a bit.

 

[theunderdog]

how is it possible to send a thank you card on the day of your interview?

you don't even know who is interviewing you until maybe an hour before your actual interview...

 

[dajimmers]

how is it possible to send a thank you card on the day of your interview?

you don't even know who is interviewing you until maybe an hour before your actual interview...

Bring the notes with you, fill them out before you drive home/leave for the airport, and drop them in campus mail. Or at the admissions office- saves postage.

 

[dr.z]

I sent them immediately following the interview.