[How to thank my recommenders]

16 hours ago, asurachm said:

@econstudent18 I gave each referee a bottle of wine and a thank you note written in a note with the university name that I am heading to on it. I put both the wine and the note on a bag with a logo of the university that I am heading to on it.  

I think a bottle of wine is a really nice gift. May I ask which exact kind of wine you selected? Thanks.

[How to thank my recommenders]

17 hours ago, drivingthoughts said:

@econstudent18  So, in my case (and I've needed to do this a couple of times), I've done a few things things: after all decisions are made, I sent a personal e-mail to each of them thanking them for everything they've done for me and telling them where I decided to go, what program, etc. They can do the math from there. These I sent using my personal e-mail address, not my school one. I also offered to meet with each of them before I left town (some took me up on this, and we had fun conversations about life and their grad. days). When I arrived in my new town, I sent each of them a postcard from my new school, telling them how the summer went, thanking them again for their help, and inviting them to stay in touch. My advisor got a bottle of wine and I took him out to dinner. 

As to cultural questions, these were all North American professors in US schools, so your mileage may vary. 

Love the postcard idea. Too bad I live abroad at the moment so unable to meet them in person. 

[How to thank my recommenders]

Hi guys,

I am writing to ask for help with how to thank my recommenders for their letters. I know this might seem like a no-brainer, but I am kinda dwelling on the details. So here are the facts: I am an international student applying to PhD program and Master's program in Economics last year. I got admitted into only one PhD program (around 15th in US News ranking) and all the master's programs. However since I only applied to econ MA/MS in Duke, UWM and Columbia, as well as PhD programs in these schools, my recommenders only needed to submit letters for all the PhD programs. So I am afraid that maybe my result let them down since there is only one PhD offer. Two of my recommenders are profs who were my course instructor for one semester during the time I was a visiting student in their school. I am now considering sending them a thank-you note to express my gratitude thus I wonder:

1. Should I mention all my acceptance results in the thank-you note or just where I will be attending this fall?
2. Since both these two recommenders are Chinese, would it be appropriate for me to send thank-you presents like Chines tea of good quality along with the card? There are several categories of Chinese tea and people tend to have their own preferences, so if there are any other ideas about an appropriate thank-you gift, they will be greatly appreciated. In addition, should I mention the gift in the note or just sent it along with the note?
3. My former email address I used to communicate with them is now invalid although I did set up an auto-reply to inform about my present email address. However should I mention my email address change in the card?

I know these questions may seem too detailed and kinda absurd. I have strong OCD so I really would like to ask your opinions about the questions above to make my decision. Thank you all in advance.