<p>I've been lately worried about the fact that somes schools have Casual and Formal dress codes. So when you get interviewed by admissions and take a atour of the school, what should you wear for a school with a casual dress code? Formal dress code? Skirt or slacks? What about the parents?</p>
<p>The parents don’t matter. While they usually get interviewed, it’s not as if they’re being evaluated on their dress. The same goes for you, although for places with a formal dress code, you should definitely wear something formal. A smart thing to do is to come in the school dress code - you’ll feel more comfortable on campus because many students won’t even know you’re not already a student there. That makes it easier. And for schools with just casual dress codes, wear something fairly conservative anyway - you need to be clean and presentable.</p>
<p>Yes, if you go to the school wearing an outfit that follows their dress code, it’s a good ‘first impression’.</p>
<p>what?! even parents are interviewed!</p>
<p>Yup, they ask your parents a few questions, but don’t stress, it’s not that big of a deal, i think. :]
It only took my mom about 4 minutes, I think? (For both Exeter and Andover)</p>
<p>so basically, they just ask the parents why they wnat to send their kid to BS. i think.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think so :)</p>
<p>I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure they just ask about the kid’s personal qualities. For a lot of the families, it’s the kids who actually decide that they want to go to boarding school. In the parents’ interview, I can bet the standard types of questions would be about the kid’s study habits, social skills, etc.</p>
<p>For most of the families, its a mutual decision of going to BS. The schools do interview the parents and evaluate them. Many a kid was not given an admission because the school thought the parent would be trouble, or was too obnoxious during the tour (yes the tour guides do write reports on the attendees). Same goes for clothes – something too provocative or egg stains on tie, will be noticed. When you enter a BS, you enter a community. Parents are part of that community.</p>
<p>I’d assume it’s pretty rare to be denied admission because you have difficult parents.</p>
<p>eep…i feel bad for the kid who has those parents</p>
<p>tom – its pretty much about the same as kids with stellar stats getting denied – something in their essays/interview turned the adcoms off.</p>
<p>Except the kids were in control of their essays and interviews. One does not choose one’s family.</p>
<p>I wore a navy sweater and beige slacks to all my tours/interviews, and I never felt out of place.</p>
<p>Wear something semi-formal. It works best for both a casual and formal setting.</p>
<p>the first three interviews i was completely unaware of the dress code and i dressed in jeans and sweaters for my interviews at st. paul’s, deerfield, and milton.
eh, i probably shouldn’t have done that.
(the next time i dressed semi-formally. you know, sweaters, cords, boots). </p>
<p>and it would be nice if your parents dressed semi-formally like you.
also, the parents interview doesn’t matter too much.
i mean, their answers do matter to an extent, but it’s not going to decide whether you get into the school or not.</p>
<p>^^not true, although parents dont matter as much as in admission to private kindergardens, they still will be around for 3/4 years. Believe me schools dont really want to have to deal with “problem” parents, and if one set of parents gave the wrong impression and the other didnt and the school was deciding between two identical students, guess who would get in.</p>
<p>You have to admit, though, that it’s got to be pretty rare for an applicant to be rejected based in his or her parents… This is a very rare circumstance we’re talking about here</p>
<p>i wore a polo and cords, with one of my nicer hoodies and clean sneakers
my school is VERY casual so i actually looked more dressed up that most of the students, but hey i got in</p>
<p>I don’t understand Deerfield’s dress code. Can someone explain it to me?</p>