No one is really saying you'll be cut for having dirty nails, BUT-- if it comes down to one spot and its you and another PNM up for it--you don't want to be remembered as the girl with dirty nails. If its tight and close and competetive, this will be remembered, and its only human to nit-pick when things get intense--and it DOES get intense when choosing new members.
The job interview analogy is a great one. You wouldn't go to a job interview in a tight as all get out shirt, with dirty nails, or runny mascara. Don't rush like this. Be yourself, and be comfortable, but present your best self too. Your personality will shine through, but it is the WHOLE package--mind, heart, soul and body that is being looked at.
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