Ok to have a mohawk for med school interview?

[busterjeter]

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[Phile98]

You can go ahead and also explain why you believe your dance group is more important than this interview.

 

[busterjeter]

You can go ahead and also explain why you believe your dance group is more important than this interview.

good point... thought it might show some diversity. oh well, ill just shave it off

 

[MissGamerMD]

I would lean towards a no; I have a fairly vibrant tattoo on my forearm and I was even hesitant to let that show. I covered it with my suit blazer and was very happy I did. Nobody at my interviews were anything less than conservative.
That being said, I have heard of people interviewing with bright hair/piercings/tattoos shown loud and proud; I would not, however, bank on this working in your favor, as many interviewers are inclined to dock points for anything less than cookie-cutter professional. These stories also seem quite rare.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

thought it might show some diversity.

It will show poor judgment. Do like you said and shave it off.

 

[LizzyM]

Shave it or wear a wig.

 

[Pathdocmd]

You would be very easy to remember come committee time. 😉

 

[MedicineN'Jazz]

Shave it or wear a wig.

Im all for wigs !

 

[ebno]

Can't tell if this is a joke about the last hair thread or not...

 

[MedicineN'Jazz]

Can't tell if this is a joke about the last hair thread or not...

No joke 😉 I honestly love wigs. I’m just not willing to shave off my bountiful hair to wear one 😛

 

[ebno]

No joke 😉 I honestly love wigs. I’m just not willing to shave off my bountiful hair to wear one 😛

Fair enough, I was directing that comment more towards OP though

 

[Goro]

I dance and our group is required to have red mohawks. Do you think this will be okay if I explain in my interview?

Makes our job a lot easier

 

[Gilakend]

0/10. no backstory, not believable, very little emotion conveyed, would appreciate more engagement with people who respond next time.

 

[Moose A Moose]

Lol.

“DIVERSITY”

 

[busterjeter]

Can't tell if this is a joke about the last hair thread or not...

Not sure what "last hair thread" you are referring to

 

[Phile98]

Not sure what "last hair thread" you are referring to

He means this thread that spiraled out of control: Dyed hair

 

[Walter Raleigh]

Suppose that the OP was a world-class dancer with a 3.8/520 and first-author paper: would they stand a chance, or would the red mohawk make 'em DOA?

 

[getdown]

Suppose that the OP was a world-class dancer with a 3.8/520 and first-author paper: would they stand a chance, or would the red mohawk make 'em DOA?

I don't think we have enough data to determine this. Maybe we can recruit applicants with that GPA/MCAT range and then randomly assign them to wear ridiculous hair color/style vs regular and see what their acceptance rates are. It's for science so they shouldn't mind if they got rejected right?

 

[Goro]

Suppose that the OP was a world-class dancer with a 3.8/520 and first-author paper: would they stand a chance, or would the red mohawk make 'em DOA?

What do you think? What is this obsession with you and the high MCATs absolving all sins?

 

[Lawpy]

What do you think? What is this obsession with you and the high MCATs absolving all sins?

It's basically pathological.

 

[Lucca]

Suppose that the OP was a world-class dancer with a 3.8/520 and first-author paper: would they stand a chance, or would the red mohawk make 'em DOA?

a dancer, like any performer, should understand when their character needs a red mohawk and when they dont.

 

[Walter Raleigh]

What do you think? What is this obsession with you and the high MCATs absolving all sins?

Come on, Goro, it's not just about the high MCAT. Our hypothetical hero or heroine's got a stellar research record and is a world-class performer.

 

[Goro]

Come on, Goro, it's not just about the high MCAT. Our hypothetical hero or heroine's got a stellar research record and is a world-class performer.

I'm beginning to think that you're unteachable. That's a trait that gets prove kicked out of residencies, even if they have a 260 Step score.

Either that, or you're trolling. Which is a waste of our time.

Putting on Ignore. You will feel a slight tingling sensation between the eyes.

 

[Lawpy]

Come on, Goro, it's not just about the high MCAT. Our hypothetical hero or heroine's got a stellar research record and is a world-class performer.

Dude, you need to control your obsession with rockstar application profiles and stop spamming threads with extreme hypothetical scenarios.

 

[Walter Raleigh]

Dude, you need to control your obsession with rockstar application profiles and stop spamming threads with extreme hypothetical scenarios.

Will do, Lawper.

Your flair says "rocket scientist"; are you an aerospace engineer?

 

[Walter Raleigh]

I'm beginning to think that you're unteachable. That's a trait that gets prove kicked out of residencies, even if they have a 260 Step score.

Either that, or you're trolling. Which is a waste of our time.

Putting on Ignore. You will feel a slight tingling sensation between the eyes.

I gather that the combo of Trinity Knot and scarlet Mohawk are utterly lethal to one's chances anywhere. Even if you are otherwise a rockstar.

 

[trobinsonmd]

You could have a 4.0 and drop a 528; if you walk into an interview with a mohawk, your odds of getting in are extremely low. There's nothing wrong with interesting hairstyles, but when it comes to medical school, it's important to display professionalism. If you think a mohawk is a professional look, it shows bad judgement.

 

[Walter Raleigh]

You could have a 4.0 and drop a 528; if you walk into an interview with a mohawk, your odds of getting in are extremely low. There's nothing wrong with interesting hairstyles, but when it comes to medical school, it's important to display professionalism. If you think a mohawk is a professional look, it shows bad judgement.

Indeed. Mohawk = DOA.

 

[TelemarketingEnigma]

OP has hopefully accepted the fact that they should not have a real colorful mohawk, but if all they need it for is performing, they might still have options. Depending on hair texture it shouldn't be hard to find a hairstyle that, while not a true mohawk, could be styled into something similar for performances, and use temporary dye/spray to color it. It's a pretty common style for men to have longer hair on top, which could be gelled into a sort of fauxhawk for performances, but styled more conservatively for interviews.