Thank you notes for a visit?

[lotf629]

Thank you notes??? Are we supposed to be writing thank you notes for visits?

Damn it.

Somebody fill me in please, so that I can be merely tardy...

**Also, sorry to hijack the thread...just a quick moment of panic...

[socialpsych]

Thank you notes??? Are we supposed to be writing thank you notes for visits?

I emailed pretty much everyone who'd met with me and who'd organized my visits. Some people are also sending handwritten notes to POI and/or to students who hosted them. Just seems like a nice thing to do.

[lotf629]

Yes, I've been emailing profuse thanks...I agree that handwritten notes would be a classy addition in many cases (makes note to self). Thanks for the idea.

[alison]

Thank you notes??? Are we supposed to be writing thank you notes for visits?

I am, because I had a very personal visit. There was no admitted students weekend, so my POI arranged meetings for me and then took me on a driving tour of the nearby towns. Her husband cooked us a seafood dinner, and I ate around the dinner table with her family .

I don't think it ever hurts to send thank-yous, either. I'm not sure if it's procedure, but I tend to err on the side of formality.