<p>We're off on Saturday to visit
Swarthmore
Conn College
Wesleyan
Hampshire
Amherst
Clark U
Brandeis
Wheaton</p>
<p>and maybe Williams or Dartmouth</p>
<p>DD is not doing interviews just tours and info sessions. Are jeans fine? She usually wears jeans and nice tops to school, but CA is definitely more casual than the northeast.</p>
<p>TIA
Alison</p>
<p>Jeans are fine; if the weather is cold and damp, you might see a bit of sweats, too.</p>
<p>When D & I did all our tours 3 years ago, we saw kids dressed just about every which way. We did a lot of tours in the summer, but no matter how hot it was she never wore any short shorts &/or skimpy tops -- but we saw plenty of girls who did. We've just started tours w/ S. I mentioned he should dress like he does for school -- which means he has to wear a collared shirt. Since that's his normal attire, he was fine with it. But, in all honesty, if you D is not doing an interview, in most cases no one will remember who she is or what she's wearing.</p>
<p>Just be yourself. Folks from these schools will most likely be THRILLED to speak with a smart young lady from California.</p>
<p>PS, If your D is qualified for Swarthmore/Amherst/Wesleyan I think she'd really enjoy visting both Williams and Dartmouth. JMHO.</p>
<p>Yes, and Middlebury. And a friend just toured and said the big pleasant surprise was Hamilton. But we just can't fit it all in, boo hoo. She has to be back Friday night cuz she's a delegate for GS Northern California ann meeting.<br>
I almost dropped Clark, Wheaton and Brandeis, but reading all the scary results from this years seniors, I want to have some safety schools in the mix.</p>
<p>So, I'm trying not to stress and just look forward to a fun vacation week wishing I were the one who was 16, LOL
Thanks everyone for your replies
-Alison</p>
<p>You are so right that you need to concentrate on finding good safeties, no matter how incredible your D is. My son was incredible too, but we made sure he had safer schools he could get excited about.</p>
<p>I told him he couldn't wear rags to interviews--maybe our biggest altercation.</p>
<p>Wow!! That's quite a long list. I would suggest comfortable shoes as a must. My kids both wore comfortable but not sloppy clothes. DS actually wore docker types of slacks but he tends to dress up more. DD wore jeans but they were nice ones. AND she wore very nice tops. I would suggest you "layer". It can be quite chilly in the mornings and evenings here in New England...but it can be more balmy during the day. A nice fleece or jacket would work.</p>
<p>Neat and comfy.</p>
<p>We're coming too! Smith, Mt. Holyoke, and Wellesley (lived at Bryn Mawr last summer) and then Oberlin. She has a raincoat with removable wool lining--is that warm enough? Too warm? We're from San Diego. We're cold when it is 60 degrees.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Check the weather forecast on Weather.com for the days you will be there- rain, wind, highs and lows, sunrise/set hour by hour for a few days, etc.</p>
<p>Bring an umbrella-current NE forecast Saturday is for rain. Enjoy your tours.</p>
<p>Everyone I've ever seen at college tours and info sessions was casually dressed. Make sure to wear shoes that you can walk in comfortably.</p>
<p>Personally, I think it is tacky to show up for an info session at College B wearing a shirt that bears the name of College A, which you visited yesterday. But there are those who disagree.</p>
<p>As to weather, there could still be a major blizzard or it could be 70 degrees in April.</p>
<p>My son wore his usual; jeans, sneakers, t-shirts, a sweatshirt when it was cold. On tours and info sessions nobody has a clue who you are, nor will they give a hoot what you wear. Admission interviews are a bit different. Coach meetings; jeans and t-shirts are fine, too.</p>
<p>Made D1 wear nice khakis and sweater/top on tours and interviews. Coaches always wondered why she was so "dressed up"! D2 has been wearing jeans and nice sweater/top. ;)</p>
<p>I agree with above, the dress is very informal. You can usually tell the students being interviewed because they dress decently.</p>
<p>I just back from a trip with my son, in which we did a number of info sessions and tours (no interviews). He dressed mostly in khakis and a decent shirt or sweater. Clearly, he didn't need to dress this way, because nobody paid any attention to who we were. However, I suspect that his attire made him feel a bit more comfortable asking questions at the sessions and during and after the tours. YMMV.</p>
<p>When I took D for interview (and events) at Skidmore last year, there was a young guy waiting to go in who was wearing jeans seriously ripped in the knees. I thought this was tacky and totally inappropriate.</p>