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<p>Right after the interview. I it's an alum, send it to their home or office. If you don't have that info and can't find it in the phone book or the Internet, then send it c/o the admissions office. Clearly, if you were interviewed at the admissions office, send it to them there.</p>
<p>It's polite to hand write the note. It's smart to not only express appreciation for their spending their time with you, but to also let them know anything that they did or said that made you even more interested in the university. Of course, if you forgot to mention something important about yourself, you can add that info, too.</p>
<p>As an alum interviewer, it has surprised me that most students don't bother to write thank-you notes even though an alum interviewer is a volunteer who spends probably more than 2 hours per interview including the interview time as well as the time to write the interview. I've noticed a correlation between thank-you notes and acceptances in that a much higher proportion of those writing thank-you notes get accepted. </p>
<p>That's not because I add points to my interview report if I get a thank-you. Indeed, often I get the thank-you after writing my interview report. I do think, however, that students who are detail oriented, organized and thoughtful enough to write thank-you notes after interviews probably display the same behaviors in their other activities, and that causes them to excel in what they do.</p>
<p>As another alum interviewer, I've always found e-mail thank-you notes perfectly acceptable. But not everyone sends one. It's just good manners, and it can't hurt, to send either an e-mail or snail-mail thank you.</p>
<p>do you think it's polite to send a thank you note 4 days after an interview. If I wasn't given their home address, is it best to just email it or find out their home address (which is possible) and send a paper?
Thanks.</p>
<p>there is never a bad time to show good manners, but, obviously, sooner is better than later. Last year, my S did not have the address of the alum intervier (they met at Starbucks) so he sent the note c/o Admissions, as nsm suggests.</p>
<p>I thought it was enough to just thank them after the interview...
Guess I'm luck I havn't had any yet. Now I know</p>
<p>I'd suggest a large thank you note. As in physically large...bigger is always better.</p>