Height & Interviews

[19fools]

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I'm a really short person. Won't provide specifics but say nearly shorter than the female national average by almost half a foot. To boot, I'm a baby face and thin. While certainly valued when I grow older, it really doesn't help when people my age mistake me for 16 (this is on a good day).

Will this negatively affect me during interviews?

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[787593]

I'm a really short person. Won't provide specifics but say nearly shorter than the female national average by almost half a foot. To boot, I'm a baby face and thin. While certainly valued when I grow older, it really doesn't help when people my age mistake me for 16 (this is on a good day).

Will this negatively affect me during interviews?

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Make sure you interview in the morning. You'll be taller.

 

[aalamruad]

Carry yourself confidently and speak with conviction, and you'll be just fine

 

[Turkishking]

I agree with interviewing in the morning.

 

[Doggeronie]

I'm a really short person. Won't provide specifics but say nearly shorter than the female national average by almost half a foot. To boot, I'm a baby face and thin. While certainly valued when I grow older, it really doesn't help when people my age mistake me for 16 (this is on a good day).

Will this negatively affect me during interviews?

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RIP

 

[mwsapphire]

Make sure you interview in the morning. You'll be taller.

T_T

 

[19fools]

RIP

Haven't heard the worst part: I'm a dude.

 

[mwsapphire]

Haven't heard the worst part: I'm a dude.

.....THat's awful, I'm sorry. But you're applying to be a doctor, doctors are aware of people who don't grow as much as most people. I would try to carry myself as high as I can and make it more of an "elephant in the room " scenario.

 

[Doggeronie]

Haven't heard the worst part: I'm a dude.

You could probably spin it as a challenge right?
And interviewers aren't going to treat or rate you differently because you are short...

 

[DokterMom]

Won't help. Life's simply not fair. But all you can do is be your best self -- competent, professional, friendly.

 

[aalamruad]

And interviewers aren't going to treat or rate you differently because you are short...

Eh, perhaps not consciously, but the halo effect/horns effect is pretty common and it's a difficult cognitive bias to overcome

 

[mwsapphire]

Eh, perhaps not consciously, but the halo effect/horns effect is pretty common and it's a difficult cognitive bias to overcome

Why would a short person have a horns effect?

 

[Doggeronie]

Why would a short person have a horns effect?

Goats are shorter than humans and they have horns

 

[Turkishking]

Haven't heard the worst part: I'm a dude.

 

[aalamruad]

Why would a short person have a horns effect?

A horns effect just means that one trait (shortness in this case) negatively impacts evaluations of other unrelated traits (e.g. intelligence, friendliness, etc.)

 

[mwsapphire]

Goats are shorter than humans and they have horns

,......................

 

[mwsapphire]

....come on man. Don't be an ass.

 

[DoctHouse]

Oh.... that awkward feeling you type advice for the OP assuming the OP is a female, then scroll up and find out OP is a dude.

 

[ChymeofPassion]

There is definitely an inherent bias in interviewing that selects for taller individuals. Lets hope you aren't "short" on interviewing ability 😉

 

[aldol16]

Nah, some of your interviewers might have a height fetish.

 

[mwsapphire]

Nah, some of your interviewers might have a height fetish.

SERIOUSLY.

 

[GnothiSeauton]

The answer, of course, is yes. As in all other areas of society, attractiveness improves others' perception of you. There is no way to alter this, however, so receiving an answer to this question is of no value. You simply do your best in the face of the many injustices of life.

 

[Goro]

No.

I'm a really short person. Won't provide specifics but say nearly shorter than the female national average by almost half a foot. To boot, I'm a baby face and thin. While certainly valued when I grow older, it really doesn't help when people my age mistake me for 16 (this is on a good day).

Will this negatively affect me during interviews?

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[aalamruad]

Nah, some of your interviewers might have a height fetish.

bruh..

 

[Allergic to Toradol]

To be blunt, why would you even worry about this? Control what you can control. That's really what life is all about.

 

[mistafab]

OP - no one cares.

/closethread

 

[Wiesal]

Yes, it matters. People are unintentionally biased and like physically attractive people more. Many of us may say this isn't true because it makes us feel better; we shouldn't hide from the facts, though.

Don't let being short discourage you. Many people have become successful doctors while going through divorces, being poor, depressed, and so on. These are flaws and hardships like yours. So if they can do it, why can't you?

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Haven't heard the worst part: I'm a dude.

You'll be fine. One of our ENTs is like literally 5'3. Has short man syndrome up the wazoo though.

 

[PS2020]

Classmate is 4'10-11. Doesnt impact her in any meaningful way.

 

[Astra]

Carry yourself confidently and speak with conviction, and you'll be just fine

found the manlet

 

[aalamruad]

found the manlet

lol no

 

[Astra]

lol no

Thats what a manlet would say 😉

 

[liquidsodium]

Sit on a friend's shoulders and share a Big&Tall suit, "world's most giant doctor" style:

Just beware that once accepted, you'll have to commit to sitting on their shoulders for at least another four years..


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[redferrari]

Yes, because as a 6'3" person, my performance now in medical school and in the future in practice is entirely tied to my height..

For real, though, nobody cares. Just be yourself and prove your abilities. Being short sure didn't stop Jose Altuve from almost being American League MVP last season, it didn't stop Spud Webb from winning the dunk contest, and it didn't stop Russell Wilson from winning a Super Bowl.

 

[Chelsea FC]

You're only as large as your personality

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Haven't heard the worst part: I'm a dude.

One of the EOD instructors at dive school was like 5'4" or something. Very short dude. Scariest mofo I've ever met, and I've argued religion and politics with men who have killed people.

Being short doesn't mean you can't be confident and present yourself as such. Own the room.

 

[Astra]

Height doesn't matter, how you perform that day does.

that's what she said

 

[zerox117]

that's what she said

Walked right into that one lol.

 

[BeddingfieldMD]

Maybe, but probably not in most cases. The only thing you can do about it is wear high heels or platform shoes, I suppose. Don't go too overboard such that you look like you're going out clubbin'.

 

[laurenlee3]

Maybe, but probably not in most cases. The only thing you can do about it is wear high heels or platform shoes, I suppose. Don't go too overboard such that you look like you're going out clubbin'.

OP is a male, so I'm not sure he will feel comfortable wearing heels. I could be wrong.

 

[BeddingfieldMD]

OP is a male, so I'm not sure he will feel comfortable wearing heels. I could be wrong.

Haha! Gotcha...missed that point. Yes, probably right. Then he would create an entirely different reason for potential discrimination. 🙂

Still...shoe lifts may be an option?

 

[WillianIAm]

One of the plastic surgeons I shadowed was like 5'2, and he is one of the most amazing surgeons I've ever seen (not that I've seen many). Physically, you'll be fine. No one is judging you on your height (provided you can check off the schools' technical standards). It could be worse. Like imagine going through medical school with one arm or being completely deaf. Not a knock on disabled people, but how will you hear your pager or auscultate the chest? How can you do any procedures with one arm?

 

[Kgizzle]

One of the plastic surgeons I shadowed was like 5'2, and he is one of the most amazing surgeons I've ever seen (not that I've seen many). Physically, you'll be fine. No one is judging you on your height (provided you can check off the schools' technical standards). It could be worse. Like imagine going through medical school with one arm or being completely deaf. Not a knock on disabled people, but how will you hear your pager or auscultate the chest? How can you do any procedures with one arm?

Wow

 

[holycrap]

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