mostly chill? they werent super friendly and nobody asked me to tell them about myself just straight to questions. also some of them def hardly read my app

Additionally, faculty are discouraged from communicating on behalf of applicants to program directors and faculty at other institutions, either before or after interviews. Program faculty can reach out directly to letter-writers or faculty at other institutions to ask questions about an applicant or to gather more information than is available in the letter or application, but this should be instigated by the interviewing program, not by the applicant or an applicant’s faculty mentor/advisor.

Post-interview communication of preference – including “letters of intent” and thank you letters – should not be sent to programs. These types of communication are typically not used by residency programs in decision-making and lead to downstream pressures on applicants.

https://www.dermatologyprofessors.org/files/APD%20Recommendations%20on%20Away%20Rotations%202025-2026.pdf