<p>My counselor keeps beating into me that these cards should be a must...the problem is that interviews in my area were done in huge packs, and while my interviewer and I had a really good conversation and he did say he liked me a lot, I do not know any of his personal info or, to be honest, how to even spell his name. Anyone else in the same situation?</p>
<p>Didn't he give you a business card? It is important to send a thank you note, but it's better to not send one than to spell his name wrong!</p>
<p>contact the school and get the info- this is very important</p>
<p>my interview was at northwestern undergrad office, it wasnt off campus so I should still send a thank you note. god i cant remember how to spell his name either. his first name was, no joke, cosmo or cosimo. dont have any idea of his last name.</p>
<p>Crap...this is going to be difficult. To be honest I barely remember his name, period, because he only mentioned it once and he didn't have a business card -_-. I do remember his major and graduation year, but I get the feeling it'll be weird to ask the interviewer committee based on just that.</p>
<p>Maybe u could contact the admissions office saying that you just wanted to send a quick note and could they provide his/her contact info.
It shouldn't be too difficult and i'm sure they wouldn't mind.</p>
<p>Yeah, but won't it be embarassing to say, "Hey could you give me the contact info for...that one dentist guy..I forgot his name."</p>
<p>I thought you knew his name, or atleast how to say it?
If they ask for spelling, just be like "Actually, I'm not quite sure of the spelling, but the name of the interviewer is____"</p>
<p>Hope this is helpful.</p>
<p>No, I didn't figure his name out the entire interview because he mumbled it at the very beginning.</p>
<p>I honestly don't think it would be worthwhile to be admit that you basically know nothing about your interviewer. I'm sure it's okay.
You don't happen to have his email address right?</p>
<p>No, I don't...I'm basically wondering if this is going to be an issue. I never understood why these cards were important, especially considering by the time they receive them they've already written their reports.</p>
<p>Why?
They basically remind your interviewer about the conversations you had. It also shows you took it seriously- it was significant enough for you to take the time to thank someone for taking the time to basically make a case for you. Also, it's generally just a polite thing to do.
An interviewer for another school told me that he wasn't going to send off the report for a couple of weeks, so it is quite possible that they will receive the note before the report is sent in. USPS doesn't take that much time afterall, but it's definitely important to be prompt.
Also, it's good, if possible and I know your case is a bit different, to mail the note rather than email- it's more formal. </p>
<p>Have you decided whether you're going to contact NU Admissions Office to find his contact info?</p>
<p>D had an interview with an alum weeks ago. We drove 3 hours one way for the 30 min. interview. It lasted 50 min. or so. She got the womans name but doesn't know where she is employed to send her the thank you. She sent a thank you to the alumni council and specifically referenced the time, date and the interviewers name. She wasn't sure how else to handle the situation.</p>
<p>Well, for my interview at least, I remember him saying that he had to write the report right after my interview. It was in a huge group of people throughout the day at a local school.</p>