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Cut my face shaving last night. Ouch. I can't tell if my bad luck is sad or just funny, or both? Do you think I should just bring it up in the interview to avoid any questions and staring?
 
LEdaddy said:
Cut my face shaving last night. Ouch. I can't tell if my bad luck is sad or just funny, or both? Do you think I should just bring it up in the interview to avoid any questions and staring?
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You make it sound like you cut your nose off. They're doctors - they've seen people in worse states than you, I think they'll be professional enough not to stare. You might be fixated on it but I doubt they'll really spend more than a cursory glance on it.
 
It'll be a good way to start off the convo. When s/he asks you "How are you?" You can just say "Great! I'm really excited to be here, so excited that I cut myself shaving lastnight." Then again, s/he'll probably recommend you not go into surgery. So on second thought...disregard what I said.

I give horrible advice.
 
UFMed said:
It'll be a good way to start off the convo. When s/he asks you "How are you?" You can just say "Great! I'm really excited to be here, so excited that I cut myself shaving lastnight." Then again, s/he'll probably recommend you not go into surgery. So on second thought...disregard what I said.

I give horrible advice.
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Yeah, surgery's not where it's at for me.
 
UFMed said:
It'll be a good way to start off the convo. When s/he asks you "How are you?" You can just say "Great! I'm really excited to be here, so excited that I cut myself shaving lastnight." Then again, s/he'll probably recommend you not go into surgery. So on second thought...disregard what I said.

I give horrible advice.
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I dunno, you could pull something like that off if you do it in a semi-joking way. 😛
 
you could put a hideously large Band-aid on it
 
It could be worse. One dude in one of my interview groups had a huge, infected zit and I noticed that a couple hours into the day he had to go to the bathroom and do a preinterview pop.

I would just not mention your shaving cut and pretend it's not there.
 
is the scab in a cool shape at all? resemble the country Argentina?
 
DUCT-TAPE. Its the only way. Betcha the interviewer will remember you too.
 
I remember this stuff called liquid skin...kinda shady but it might work if you can find it...idk if they even make it anymore. Try to keep your face in a direction where its not readily visible to the interviewer.

However, if its a guy im sure he would chalk it up to you just being nervous...if its a woman idk...im not sure how they look at guys with razor cuts.

All this talk of razors and cuts is making me emo :laugh:
 
UFMed said:
It'll be a good way to start off the convo. When s/he asks you "How are you?" You can just say "Great! I'm really excited to be here, so excited that I cut myself shaving lastnight."
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Drawing attention to the fact that you can get away with shaving the night before interviews as opposed to morning's of is probably not going to leave a good impression...
 
notdeadyet said:
Drawing attention to the fact that you can get away with shaving the night before interviews as opposed to morning's of is probably not going to leave a good impression...
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I know... like I said... it's probably bad advice.

But for future interviews, I recommend the OP goes electric. I have yet to cut myself with my braun 😎
 
notdeadyet said:
Drawing attention to the fact that you can get away with shaving the night before interviews as opposed to morning's of is probably not going to leave a good impression...
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Sorry. I didn't get it. Would someone mind spelling out why shaving at night wouldn't leave a good impression?😕
 
Maybe us guys should start waxing our faces...minimize the shadow
 
UFMed said:
But for future interviews, I recommend the OP goes electric. I have yet to cut myself with my braun 😎
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And I have yet to cut a hair off my chin with an electric razor.
 
You have two choices:

1. Say your wrists were still kinda sore so you had to cut some other body part

2. Put a band aid on it and say that your part of nelly's entourage
 
I like a lot of the suggestions. Maybe I could cut myself in a few other places and spell out "MD."
 
LEdaddy said:
I like a lot of the suggestions. Maybe I could cut myself in a few other places and spell out "MD."
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cut the name of the school into your face instead, that would be much more impressive!
 
Put some liquid foundation and cover it with little face powder. Really depends on your skin color. If its too dark, it wont work. If its light it will work.


I like the
You can just say "Great! I'm really excited to be here, so excited that I cut myself shaving lastnight."
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idea.
 
pakbabydoll said:
Put some liquid foundation and cover it with little face powder. Really depends on your skin color. If its too dark, it wont work. If its light it will work.

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dude, in the name of all things holy, don't do that. 😱:scared:
 
I wouldnt do anything. People cut themselvs sometimes, I don't think it's a huge deal. Where on your face is it?
 
nehcmij86 said:
say that some hobo tried to rob you with a knife and you had to go all gangsta on him
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😆😆😆

another Hall of Famer, necco!!!! home run every time, dude!!!!!!!!!!!
 
say, "You think this is bad, you should see the other guy" 🙂
 
MDRus said:
😆😆😆

another Hall of Famer, necco!!!! home run every time, dude!!!!!!!!!!!
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Uh . . .


. . . no offense to necco, since I know he tries so very very hard to come up with silly one liners as often as possible, but he fell pretty short with this one.
 
LEdaddy said:
Yeah, surgery's not where it's at for me.
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Personally, since that's true, I'd make a joke about that. If you feel you should bring it up (like if they ask how you are), end it with something like "Thankfully, I'm not interested in surgery." Smile, chuckle, and move on.

I really flayed my shin once shaving. Hurt like a mother-f*cker. I seriously took about a 2 inch long thin strip of flesh off. I have NO idea how I did that (I've never cut myself like that before or since), and when it first happened, it just felt cold. Then I realized this 2 inch line of blood appearing on my leg. *Shudder* It skeeves me out just thinking about it.

Anyway, good luck on your interview!
 
Maybe if you disfigure yourself again, it'll bring you back to normal. You know, the disfigurements might cancel each other out.
 
Geekchick921 said:
Personally, since that's true, I'd make a joke about that. If you feel you should bring it up (like if they ask how you are), end it with something like "Thankfully, I'm not interested in surgery." Smile, chuckle, and move on.

I really flayed my shin once shaving. Hurt like a mother-f*cker. I seriously took about a 2 inch long thin strip of flesh off. I have NO idea how I did that (I've never cut myself like that before or since), and when it first happened, it just felt cold. Then I realized this 2 inch line of blood appearing on my leg. *Shudder* It skeeves me out just thinking about it.

Anyway, good luck on your interview!
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Did this result in a scar?
 
whittle said:
Maybe if you disfigure yourself again, it'll bring you back to normal. You know, the disfigurements might cancel each other out.
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Haha, I guess a horrible blistering sunburn will at least minimize the appearance of the scar. :laugh:
 
batman1983 said:
say, "You think this is bad, you should see the other guy" 🙂
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haha that's cute.

oh how thankful I am to be a girl right now... At least that's one pre-interview thing I don't have to worry about. (although ankles are pretty hard to navigate around, and then you have to wear a bandaid, and anytime I see a girl with a bandaid on her ankle, I know how she cut herself, and it's such a a pain... but anyway) 😳

I'd say leave it be. And if they do bring it up, just be honest and I think they'll move on. Maybe they'll even remember you subconsciously or something. But I'm sorry you hurt yourself!
 
rogerwilco said:
Uh . . .


. . . no offense to necco, since I know he tries so very very hard to come up with silly one liners as often as possible, but he fell pretty short with this one.
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maybe you just don't get his humor. that one was subtle, yet hilarious. a gem. most posters skated on by it. not me.
 
LEdaddy said:
Cut my face shaving last night. Ouch. I can't tell if my bad luck is sad or just funny, or both? Do you think I should just bring it up in the interview to avoid any questions and staring?
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A note to my pre-med friends. These sorts of things absolutely do not matter at all. I know of people who, due to airline mishaps, have had to interview for residency wearing jeans and a t-shirt.

Adcoms know that these things happen, clothes do not make your application.
 
nehcmij86 said:
say that some hobo tried to rob you with a knife and you had to go all gangsta on him
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No, blame it on another one of the interviewees. Say that dude in the red striped tie was trying to scare you out of interviewing.
This makes you look determined and may help cull some of the competition.
 
UFMed said:
Maybe us guys should start waxing our faces...minimize the shadow
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I actually suggested that to one of my friends, because he complained about how much time it took to get decently shaved in the morning. For some reason, he didn't find that suggestion too appealing. When I called him a "wimp" and pointed out that girls wax their legs (and other body parts) all the time, he still didn't budge. I guess some people just like to complain. 😉
 
Law2Doc said:
No, blame it on another one of the interviewees. Say that dude in the red striped tie was trying to scare you out of interviewing.
This makes you look determined and may help cull some of the competition.
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No, it makes the striped tie guy look like the determined one.
 
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