Quick Question- Thank you letter

Applying to College
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I visited a college on July 19th (last tuesday), but I couldn’t access or print the thank you letter I wrote the next day until tonight due to computer problems. If I send it in now, would it look bad for being a week late? Should I keep the July 20th date on it and add a brief note explaining the lateness, such as:

I visited blah blah college on July 19th and would like to thank you for your time ( I apolozie for the delay in my thank you letter- my computer crashed).

I know its a petty detail, but its the job of a CCer to worry about all of those petty details. Thanks for your advice!

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<p>Who are you writing it to?</p>

<p>My guess is that having sent a thank-you letter would look sweet, because it's uncommon; having sent a thank-you letter with an apology for it being one week late would look obsessive. But that very well might just be me.</p>

<p>Do whatever you're comfortable with.</p>

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<p>Personally, thank you cards, as old fashioned as this sounds, will make a bigger impact if hand written...many will disagree, but a handwritten note stands out among the piles of printed out letters</p>

<p>My D brought thank you cards to Georgetown, she sent them to people she had meetings with, along with her business card</p>

<p>I work in an office where we get lots of letters everyday with greetings and thanks from dozens of people...the handwritten cards ALWAYS get put on top and are much appreciated by the recepient.</p>

<p>A quick note, of thank you for taking the time to see/talk to me on the....I learned so much and look forward to working with your great school in the future...blah blah blah</p>

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<p>entropicgirl, I am writing it to the associate director of admissions, who interviewed me.</p>

<p>citygirlsmom, I was thinking of doing that too. Do you think it would look bad sending it a week after I was there ( I saw a site that said it should be written and sent in the next 1-2 days, and doing so a week later just showed a habit of procrastination)?</p>

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<p>No, it's fine. Just send it! Better late than never!</p>

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<p>cgm:</p>

<p>while I agree with you in principle about personalized, some handwriting is atrocious, so typed would be better in that case. And, concur with aibarr -- proper etiquette is always appropriate, even if late.</p>

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<p>Just send it now, date it the 20th, don't explain.</p>

<p>I send handwritten thank you cards to all my interviewers. Definitely hand-write if your handwriting is legible.</p>

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<p>Most people can write to or three quick lines with a little effort, and they actually should learn!!</p>

<p>My handwriting stinks, so I write on quick note out to say exactlly what I want, and then rewrite it on the card</p>

<p>Even if its not in cursive, it is okay...</p>

<p>And late is better than not, and no one is going to fuss over a few days or a week...we get them even a month later, and it is still nice</p>

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<p>I just sent Emails to all my interviewers. My handwriting is atrocious (yet legible. It's like a bad font)</p>

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<p>Heck, don't post date it or anything, just say after coming back from a week of visits and interviews, X College and the time you spent with me still really stands out in my mind etc. etc.</p>

<p>If you're concerned about your handwriting, print up most of it and add a handwritten one sentence post script at the bottom in blue (so it stands out) ink.</p>

<p>Don't write too much anyway.</p>