<p>Sorry if this seems like a silly and trivial thread--this is my first interview and I just don't want to make any mistakes.</p>
<p>So Georgetown contacted me today about an alumni interview--emailed me his information and said that prospective students should contact their interviewers to set up the meeting.</p>
<p>Does this email to my interviewer sound okay:</p>
<p>Dear [Interviewer's name],</p>
<p>The Georgetown Alumni Admissions Program Committee has informed me that you will be my alumni interviewer. I was wondering when you would be available to set up an interview.</p>
<p>Thanks very much!
I look forward to meeting you!</p>
<p>Sincerely, [Esgee]</p>
<p>Anything I should change/add? Anything that sounds too formal or too informal?
Also, if people have already had their Gtown interviews, would you mind sharing how they went?</p>
<p>Just a suggestion, but I would recommend calling the alumni. As a professional, I would welcome a phone call to set up the appointment rather than an email. I also would recommend writing a note after the interview to thank them for their time, instead of an email. Much more personal and shows more effort went into it. </p>
<p>But again just a suggestion. Our daughter (who has her GT interview on Tuesday) thinks we are crazy and dont understand the times when it comes to professional contact, but both my husband and I, both of whom are professionals, and not that old, think that the written thank you and phone contact is much more professional.</p>
<p>I'm an alumni interviewer and I think your e-mail is fine. I also prefer getting an e-mail instead of a phone call because it's easier for me to check my calendar first before replying instead of being caught off-guard.</p>
<p>Interesting. Appreciate your feedback blackeyedsusan. Do you also prefer a thank you via email. Maybe my husband and I are truely behind the times. By the way, our notification didn't have an email. Just phone #.</p>
<p>I agree with sbrownell, and think that most alumni interviewers -- the majority of which are middle age or older -- also would agree with that poster about how best to communicate with your alum interviewer.</p>
<p>Many schools only provide a phone # or an e-mail address. In those instances, you'll need to contact the interviewer with the means given. If we've corresponded by e-mail, then an e-mail thank you is fine. </p>
<p>Interestingly, I've interviewed for my alma mater for about 7 years and I can count the number of thank you's I've received on both hands! So, in other words, any thank you will stand out.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. Strange that you don't get a follow up note. Do you think it is an appropriate thing? It's just old habit on my part, just like interviewing for a job. Send a thank you note, thanking them for there time. Do look at it as a positive, or just, in the venacular of teens - whatever....</p>
<p>My daughter is pretty excited/nervous about her interview.</p>
<p>I love to receive thank you notes because it shows about the character/upbringing of the student, but it doesn't really factor into my report to the college since I send those off immediately after the interview.</p>
<p>For what it's worth, I've advised my sons to send thank you notes/e-mails after interviews.</p>
<p>"Interestingly, I've interviewed for my alma mater for about 7 years and I can count the number of thank you's I've received on both hands! So, in other words, any thank you will stand out."</p>
<p>I've been an alum interviewer for Harvard, and I agree. Can count the # of thank-yous on one hand that I received in a 15-year period. The majority of those who wrote thank-yous got in, too. That's not because their notes influenced my interview reports, which usually were written before I got the notes. The students probably got in because people who take the time and effort to be gracious about thank-yous probably take the time and extra effort with other things like academics and ECs, and the results of their extra efforts probably cause them to stand out in the admissions pool.</p>
<p>One young man who was accepted to Harvard afterward voluntarily helped a 92-year-old alum interviewer with her computer problems. She hadn't even interviewed him. The student met her at a dinner at my home to welcome students who had been accepted to Harvard. He was a computer buff, and offered to go to her home to help her when the woman asked him some computer questions.</p>