<p>since my interview will be at starbucks, is it appropriate to dress in jeans and a tshirt? or is that to casual? if so, is what should i wear?</p>
<p>a pair of <em>clean</em> jeans and a t-shirt are absolutely perfect for the occasion.</p>
<p>I think the jeans are OK but you should go with a little bit nicer shirt than a t-shirt.</p>
<p>I agree. I always suggest that you dress one step above what the workers normally wear. You dress for the interview, not the job.</p>
<p>If you’re talking about your MIT interview, wear whatever you feel comfortable in - I wore nice jeans, a t-shirt, and sneakers, if I remember correctly.</p>
<p>If you’re asking what to wear to a job interview, business casual is always appropriate.</p>
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<p>Or at least required!</p>
<p>Funny story - I wore whatever I liked to my college interviews (in fact, I had one actually right after school, so there was no time to “change” or w/e), except those from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, since my mom said it was a good idea to “get a little bit more dressed up” for those interviews.</p>
<p>My conclusion? Well, MIT ended taking me and HYP didn’t, so who cares? hahaha</p>
<p>I know most of the kids don’t care what they wear, but I do believe that the interviewers do care. They are taking time out of their schedules to conduct these interviews, and it does make an impact on them to at least appear that you took a few minutes to make yourself presentable. Acceptances are based on a combination of many factors - and it makes sense to put your best foot forward whenever and where ever you can.</p>
<p>Try to find out what your interviewer does for a living. </p>
<p>If he/she is a CIO or iBanker, then you should wear something business-y. </p>
<p>If he/she is a grad student, then something more casual is appropriate.</p>
<p>Fundamentally, it comes down to your personal sense of style and what kinds of clothing make you feel confident and professional. My advice is always to dress one notch above what you wear on a day-to-day basis – for example, I’m a girl, and I typically wear sweaters and jeans, so my grad school interview/conference presentation outfit is a sweater and skirt. I would feel funny in a suit, and I would feel scrubby and underdressed in jeans. My husband is a little more casual than me, and wears t-shirts day-to-day, so his “one step up” outfit is a sweater and nice jeans.</p>
<p>[This</a> entry](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/interviews_educational_counselors_ecs/the_pink_hair_problem.shtml]This”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/interviews_educational_counselors_ecs/the_pink_hair_problem.shtml) from Matt’s blog discusses an applicant with pink hair, and how several real MIT ECs responded to the idea of interviewing that person.</p>
<p>I think mollie is correct. If you want to be safe, go business casual - nice jeans/slacks and a collared shirt for men (don’t pop it!!); skirt or work pants and a sweater or blouse for women. </p>
<p>Of course, women have a much wider range of things they can wear that look nice than men, but mollie can speak to that better than I :)</p>