My intention here is not to whine or complain. My intention is to say to any students who read this: if someone writes you letters, and especially if someone has written > 10 letters for you (each one special!), let them know the outcome. It doesn’t matter if it’s for a summer internship or tenure-track faculty position: some of us want to know. Maybe some don’t, but err on the side of assuming your letter-writers are interested, that we do care, or even that we have idle curiosity about your fate.
Tags: reference, thank you notes
