<p>I have no tact. Enlighten me.</p>
<p>I emailed my alumni interviewer for Rice saying thanks for taking the time to interview me and mentioned that I checked out the part of the college's website that she recommended. I didn't get a response, which could be a bad sign....</p>
<p>i have to do old school snail mail because I don't have an email. Give me an outline of what I should say</p>
<p>Dear ________</p>
<p>I would just like to thank you for taking the time to speak to me about ____ University. I learned a great deal about the university and am pleased to have met you.</p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
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<p>It doesn't have to be a long article of creative writing. You just thank them for their time.
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To raindrop: Don't be upset or nervous about not receiving a reply. Alumni interviewers aren't meant to be ongoing contacts during the admissions process; the communication has to be broken off at some point. Usually the thank-you letter is the end of correspondence. The alternative would be for the interviewer to send you a note thanking you for your thank-you note, for which you in turn would feel obligated to send a thank-you note... Basically, don't feel nervous about this because contacts don't usually send a follow-up to thank-you notes.</p>
<p>thanks MaryCeleste, I see your point. I met with an adjunct professor who replied to my thank you note, but then I wasn't sure whether to reply back... AWKWARD.</p>
<p>keep it short and sweet. 2 or 3 sentences is fine. To what MaryCeleste wrote I'd suggest adding a sentence about anything that particularly stands out from the interview or that ties in to your interest in the school. Eg. "I appreciated your telling me about the fun you had in band because I'd like to keep playing in college" or "I was delighted to learn that the biology professors encourage undergrads to take part in research studies".</p>
<p>I don't know how to link to a specific posting on another thread, but I hope Northstarmom doesn't mind that I copied and pasted her answer to this exact same question in the Harvard forum, because it was excellent. This was what she said about thank you letters:</p>
<p>"About 3-4 sentences long is fine.
First sentence thank you for the interview.
Second sentence: Something specific about what you appreciated about the interview such as something that you learned about Harvard that you didn't know before.</p>
<p>Third sentence: Could be something that you neglected to say during your interview, but realize was important. Could be a sentence emphasizing your interest in Harvard.</p>
<p>Fourth sentence: Perhaps warm wishes for the holiday season (being careful not to make assumptions about the interviewer's faith)."</p>
<p>don't worry if they don't reply. it's absurd to say thank you for a thank you note lol</p>