<p>Is wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts appropriate and suitable on campus? </p>
<p>My son does not like to wear jeans.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Kids wear everything from dressy to jeans to sweats or pajama pants. No big deal IMO.</p>
<p>Anything goes for the most part. On some campuses like Berkeley…you can even go sans clothes at all as illustrated by one student who attended all classes wearing only a backpack.</p>
<p>Thanks for response.<br>
But I just read the students published campus newspaper, “Five things everyone should avoid to bring to college”, one of them is “sweatpants and sweatshirts: just not OK, just no” Why? I wonder.</p>
<p>I think that’s probably more to avoid offending the sensibilities of those who can’t tolerate anything viewed as “non-stylish” or “fashionable”. </p>
<p>IMHO, that’s more of a reason to bring the sweatpants and sweatshirts. Then again, I am a male who enjoys irritating those with fashion policing tendencies and watching them reach for their figurative smelling salts. :D</p>
<p>I think it depends on the school, and of course, the student. At some schools you might one of very few sporting that look, but if you don’t care, you don’t care. One of my kids doesn’t care what others think, one cares lot about how he looks, and it shouldn’t be like “everyone else”.</p>
<p>BTW, there are other options besides jeans and sweats.</p>
<p>Student published newspapers offer student opinions, and regularly offer up opinions that parents of potential students can easily ignore.</p>
<p>That said, I hope most students come to campus with something other than sweats.</p>
<p>The only item that I think would be unacceptable would be a lot of sweatpants and shirts with high school mottos, etc. I think once you are a freshman, it is time to lose that stuff after the first week. When we did our college tours, one of the things we “counted” was the number of school spirit items people wore (along with whether anyone shouted “GO TO XXX” who wasn’t a tour guide. Her school is urban, and I think there is a wiiiiide spectrum. I do think seniors tend to dress nicer as they have more internships, etc.</p>
<p>If its a rainy climate- sweatshirts & sweatpants get very soggy.
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<p>As long as his sweatpants don’t say ‘Pink’ or ‘Juicy’ across the ***, I think he will be ok.</p>
<p>Shoot, NO ONE cares about high school clothes. I see thousands of students wearing high school stuff. I wear high school stuff. The only people who care that you are wearing high school stuff are those IN high school who haven’t been to college yet to understand that that pettiness doesn’t exist here.</p>
<p>Sweats are fine.</p>
<p>Ok, as a mom with boys, I don’t have a problem with sweatpants in general, but have a huge issue with men/boys that wear sweatpants without the proper undergarments. No one wants to see “man parts” all loosey goosey and poking out. (Can’t find better words to put that more delicately) I don’t like my sons to wear cotton type sweatpants, but instead buy them long “track” type pants. We reserve the cotton type sweatpants for lounging at home. In regard to jeans, maybe he has never found the “right” pair.</p>
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college, I just found your post hilarious. I don’t have a boy, but I know what you mean!</p>
<p>I have also seen students walking around campus with plaid swimming-pants-like shorts. ha</p>
<p>I think D1 lived in sweat pants for her college career…when I say “lived in them”, I mean that she’d go to bed in them and then pop out of bed and go to class. I can only hope that she combed her hair. :eek:</p>
<p>I don’t have any boys, but my girls wouldn’t walk out of the house or their dorm room with sweats. </p>
<p>I have issues with women walking around with tight work out clothes on the street or in supermarket.</p>
<p>Your student should wear what makes them comfortable. There are a lot of options other then sweats to be comfortable he could mix in for variety. My son has several exceptionally well broken in button fly khakis that he finds way more comfortable then jeans. </p>
<p>Boys tend to change their preferred style from hs once they’ve been at college a year or so. It’s not a matter of conformity, it’s a matter of 18 vs 20. I wouldn’t buy a lot of new things right before he goes in case he shifts gears.</p>
<p>"I think D1 lived in sweat pants for her college career…when I say “lived in them”, I mean that she’d go to bed in them and then pop out of bed and go to class. I can only hope that she combed her hair. "</p>
<p>When we visited LAC’s in the northeast this is what all the girls looked like, and no, I don’t think they bother to comb their hair.</p>
<p>mom5i52:
Do you think this falls deep into the category of “let it go”.<br>
Is there any potential for a positive outcome if you try to influence what he chooses to wear?</p>
<p>If the schools doesn’t have a dress code stating otherwise, then yes, it’s perfectly appropriate. He’ll decide on his own if he feels the need to change his attire based on the feedback of his peers.</p>