<p>Well I can say in our case we followed up with a thank you note to the Congressman’s Office. It was the Office Staff and the group assembled for the interview that should be thanked at this point in time - the Congressman is not yet really involved until you get the nomination letter. So my kiddo penned a brief note thanking the woman, whom by then we had known well ( for 3 previous years my kiddo made a once a year visit to the office to let them know she was one day going to be asking for a nomination - so we were known with smiles on a first name basis) …after all …that woman was the key contact person who made everything happen for all the interviewees. Then once the nomination letter came one month later, a brief thank you was penned directly to the Congressman. </p>
<p>What my daughter did not know at that time was that I specifically called BEFORE the interview and asked exactly the question asked in this thread…“what is the protocol for thank you notes…and would it be viewed as seeking favoritism if a candidate sends a thank you following the interview from the Board” The nice lady told me that no, it never is viewed as anything but appropriate ettiquete if a young person writes a thank you note to the office for anything the office does. It is not viewed as …worded in this thread…‘begging’.</p>