HV (London IB) without traditional shaving - Am I cooked?

There are so many reasons I'm cooked (such as being non-target)—but assuming I was target with the right number (5) of IB/PE previous internships, multiple language fluencies, etc.—would the fact that I had a full-rounded (well kept) beard be a non-negotiable reason to be dinged? I didn't intentionally break the traditional rule of clean-shaven I promise; I had moved in to a new accommodation & was desperately trying to keep up with the flood of open September IB apps—with the extra anxiety of losing opportunities due applying 48–96 hours later than I humanly can—then I suddenly got BofA HV (2–3 weeks after application), and then did JPM HV in very quick succession; the fact that I was moving to a new environment (& barely arranged luggage & stuff) messed up my personal bearings & made me forget my well-kept rule of being clean-shaven for all HVs, ACs (& even my entire last IB internship). Now I'm just remembering I forgot to shave (8 days after the fact) before doing the HVs!

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