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BlueMagpie said:According to a doctor I work with, he used to give extra points to good looking female interviewees when he conducted interviews at his school.
BlueMagpie said:According to a doctor I work with, he used to give extra points to good looking female interviewees when he conducted interviews at his school.
stoic said:absolutely they do. on paper everyone is equal, but once you get to the interview stage looks/presenation matters. study after study has shown that the "better" looking you are and the more effectively you present yourself (ie communicate), the more likely the interviewer is to regard you in a positive light. it's not fair but it's human nature.
winsicle said:I think any general psychology book will tell you that there is a hardwired bias in humans that will always give good looking/taller people an edge when it comes to assessing other unrelated qualities (e.g. qualification for medical school). So Yes, when it comes to the point of interviews, I think for 2 equally qualified people on paper, the better looking/taller person will have a distinct advantage.
By the way on a form that I saw at one of my interviews: appearance was actually one of the 8 or so categories on which the interviewers rank us on a scale (I think it was from 1 to 5). This could just mean clean cut, etc., but it would seem open to interpretation by the interviewer, so attractiveness could be an actual quantitative aspect to differentiate interviewees in some of their minds.
Ross434 said:Yeah, you think that effectiveness of communication has an impact? Wow what a surprise.. somehow, out of those two, i suspect it's the more important.
stoic said:they can't be considered completely independantly of each other. people judge better looking people as being more effective communicators.
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funshine said:do you think taller is only advantageous for guys though?
I think for girls, shorter makes you seem cuter and friendlier
I think tall girls have to make the extra effort to be friendly, otherwise they'll come across as being more intimidating.
Although being tall will always guarantee that you're noticed....
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superdevil said:nah. i'm as ugly as sin (that's me in the avatar) and i'm holding multiple acceptances.
maybe if i gain a little more weight yale will accept me...
RaaMD said:it's my words that will make me tall.
gdubb said:on another note-- i have a very southern accent, and i think that really helped me when i interviewed up north. here's hoping i get a minority scholarship for being southern.
Shredder said:get real; height and looks matter throughout life, it goes without asking.
erin682 said:I'm wondering about the tall female thing too. Do you think being a tall girl is as helpful as being a tall guy. I guess it doesn't matter much now but its still interesting to know.
DianaLynne said:I've done OK so far (I'm 6'1" chick). I remember learning in my social psychology class that attractiveness is a big factor in persuasion, that you're more likely to be able to convince someone of your qualifications to be in medicine if you're attractive. And somewhere, I read that tall women make more money. Please don't ask me for a source though, I certainly don't remember.
Regardless of individual situations, if you're obese, your interviewer is more likely to think that you lack self-control and motivation.erin682 said:I think weight is a big factor. We only have one person in my class I would consider obese. I've heard this from people at other schools too.