<p>How long after do you send one?</p>
<p>What do you write?</p>
<p>What if I only have phone number and email?</p>
<p>-=B u m p=-</p>
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<li><p>ASAP (after all you want them to remember you!)</p></li>
<li><p>What did you enjoy about the interview? Did you learn about a program/class/prof that sounded interesting? And thank the interviewer for taking the time to meet with you (even if that’s part of his/her job).</p></li>
<li><p>If it’s an adcom person, send it to the school address on the website. If it’s an alumnus, an email is fine.</p></li>
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<p>Alright, anyone else?</p>
<p>I think HighlandMom pretty much nailed it.</p>
<p>It was an adcom, but I fear that If I just mail it to the school it won’t get to them, or that they won’t get it for a while (because they are travelling the country conducting interviews).</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>You interviewed at USC right? Who interviewed you?</p>
<p>I’d rather not say.</p>
<p>why???</p>
<p>Cause I interviewed there a couple of weeks ago. </p>
<p>I’m just curious…lol.</p>
<p>I was unable to find the address of the admissions department of the specific school, so I’m going to send an email.</p>
<p>Nevermind, I found it. But im still undecided because I want to send an email.</p>
<p>It’s the 21st century. Send an email.</p>
<p>^^ True dat. But just think, maybe somebody on the admissions committee is a bit older than you are. You’re <em>never</em> wrong with a hand-written note.</p>
<p>^^ True, hand written notes are nice but the OP doesn’t have a direct address. With the email he knows it gets there. Assuming he’s hoping to make a good impression that might help his admissions cause, the last thing you want is to go to the effort of a note only to have it lost in a university mail system for a few weeks.</p>
<p>Check the website for the college, I guarantee it will have the Admissions Office address. People still send hard copies of transcripts, LORs etc.</p>
<p>EDIT the OP said he <em>did</em> have the address but chose to send an email instead. I still say a handwritten note is a nice touch, and may be what sways the adcom’s decision. Anybody read Randy Pausch’s book “The Last Lecture”? He was on the admissions committee of Carnegie Mellon (I think that’s right) and was about to recommend rejecting an applicant. Then he looked through her file once more… and found a hand-written note to the secretary of the admissions department, thanking her for arranging for her help, etc.</p>
<p>Mr. Pausch changed his mind, recommended accepting the applicant, which the adcom did.</p>
<p>Ds does all hand-written notes. I think it’s a nice touch. And I’m quite sure you can find a suitable address to use, if you want to. 
To me, a hand-written note shows you’re willing to go the extra mile. Besides a hand-written note is something they might put in your file, whereas they can just delete the e-mail.</p>
<p>My recollection was that unless there had been dire circumstances (ie time critical) my daughter did the handwritten notes. I know that there had been two in March (repeat interviews while the committees were in session) that D wanted the recommendation to be received basically same day. In those cases, I know that she did e-mail (she was accepted).</p>
<p>I just realized that she also did that for an SCEA application where the interviewer met with her the day before the report was due.</p>
<p>Basically, first choice is hand-written but use common sense as to whether the circumstances warrant the less formal e-mail thank you.</p>
<p>As it turned out, D e-mailed the notes to the interviewiers who e-mailed her a “nice to meet you” message and snail mailed notes to the interviewers who sent cards.</p>