Post Nursing School Interview Thank You Letter?

[aaronmikey]

Hello Everybody!!

This is my first post, but I have been a long time "lurker". I have found incredible amounts of information and advice from this site, so I figured it'd be worth making an actual account. Anyway, I wanted to post a question that I haven't really seen posted before in regards to my specific situation. A bit of background info:

I just had my nursing school interview last week and I was super nervous about it. For my interview, I really tried to highlight my 5 years of experience as a Medical Assistant as I only have a 3.2 GPA (3.0 minimum requirement). Overall, I think they were impressed and I would probably give myself a B performance. I also had 45 minutes to write a spontaneous one page essay where I had to describe an encounter or experience that would show off the diversity I could bring to the program. I just poured my heart out into my essay and I feel really good about it. This is a highly competitive program and they only accept 15 students per year. Getting called in for an interview was a huge deal in the first place. I think they probably ended up interviewing about 50ish people, but that's just a guesstimate.

So.... my question is.... should I send a thank you letter/note to the people that interviewed me? I was a bit of a creeper and looked them up in the staff directory for the school I am applying for, so I have their office addresses. I've read up on this already but it's usually for a job. I know it would make me stick out from my competition, but do I risk looking like a creeper? Sorry for the long ramble! But, I would really appreciate any input on this! I should get notification of acceptance or rejection late June/early July. Thank you!

[CecileSF]

I would hand deliver written cards and leave them at the department the interviewers are in (given that you live close and aren't relocating). But at the very least send them thank you emails with a 1-2 sentence reminder of who you are. Short and simple ONLY. Either email or cards are okay. I was always taught that sending thank yous was absolutely necessary for a job.