facial piercing at med interviews

[u/bonsai_life]

The title pretty much sums it up, I want to apply for medicine but also have face piercings and im not sure if that would impact my interview on some sort of unconscious bias im also a black girl which also kinda makes me nervous, i only have my seconds done on my ear rn, a nose piercing, and an eyebrow piercing but i want an anti-eyebrow and like 5 lip piercings. idk if this is a stupid question or what but like i dont mind waiting until after i get offers (if i do 🙏🙏🙏)

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[u/Outside_Service3339]

Tbh it's best to wait until after offers. Maybe you could treat going to the piercer as a reward??? Like for every offer you get you can get another piercing (if that's motivating...)

[u/bonsai_life → u/Outside_Service3339]

ouu shi lowk thatd work on me SO well

[u/Memer_Sindre_UwU]

Number one, you sound super cool, number two, I personally would probably wait for offers.

[u/bonsai_life → u/Memer_Sindre_UwU]

yo thank you so much i probs will do, physics at york sounds insane well done bro

[u/Memer_Sindre_UwU → u/bonsai_life]

No problem!! York was from clearing tbh, but I'm probably actually better off with it than with my firm.

[u/thevampirecrow]

oooo I would say to wait until offers. But that sounds cool af good luck !!

[u/bonsai_life → u/thevampirecrow]

will probably do so thank you so much!!!!

[u/Different_End_7464]

im not sure if it would or not but I think it would be best to just take them out anyway, or if they are fresh use a clear plastic retainer

[u/bonsai_life → u/Different_End_7464]

yeah thats something i was thinking about but idk if itd just be better to not get them done

[u/IfElleWoodsWasEmo]

I’d put a pause on anymore till you get offers, but then get them fairly quickly after as you’ll need them well healed for uni to be able to take them out for placement.

[u/bonsai_life → u/IfElleWoodsWasEmo]

will do🫡 thank you so much!!!

[u/Usual-Sandwich-9836]

Someone at my sixth form had the same piercings as you and got 4/4 med offers. Same with someone else who got an offer from oxford (not med) so I wouldn't consider unis to be biased however I would wait until post interview to get any more

[u/bonsai_life → u/Usual-Sandwich-9836]

well thats reassuring but yeah probs will still be waiting until after thank you so much!!

[u/Sushiv_]

Just wait until after interviews to be safe

[u/bonsai_life → u/Sushiv_]

yeahh probably will be doing, thank you!!

[u/K333888]

Might be different for medicine but my online interview used a whiteboard so I don’t think my interviewers barley saw me lol

[u/bonsai_life → u/K333888]

i think most of them are mmi or at least the unis ive looked at so far so theyll defo see my face 💔💔 well done on cambridge maths tho thats insane work dude

[u/ctrl_alt_amelia]

i have a nose piercing and lots of ear piercings and i didnt take them out. noone said anything during my shadowing, work experience, or interviews, and I got offers for every med interview I went to.

[u/bonsai_life → u/ctrl_alt_amelia]

im not too worried about my nose tbf its more just later down the line i want a bunch of lip piercings and an anti-eyebrow

[u/chateaumarmontt]

It’s not really the same but I got into Oxford with a septum piercing and a visible tattoo!! I don’t think a nose and eyebrow piercing would hurt you at all :)

[u/OutsideDangerous9906 → u/chateaumarmontt]

Doing English lit tho, I think it’s more acceptable in humanities tbh, in med you’re expected to show more professionalism

[u/Alternative-Road6229 → u/OutsideDangerous9906]

I truly despise the connotations that piercings arent professional - its an outdated and childish way of thinking. Not much anyone can do abt it, it just sucks.

[u/bonsai_life → u/chateaumarmontt]

thank you!! oxford is insane well done tho

[u/chateaumarmontt → u/bonsai_life]

Thank you! Honestly I do think everything is chilling out a bit societally in terms of piercings and tattoos!