<p>Forgive my ignorance, but what type of clothing is good for college tours and information sessions? I know people dress nicely for interviews, but should young women wear a dress or nice pants for a tour/information session? Or should they dress as they usually do for school in perhaps a nice shirt and jeans?</p>
<p>As someone who led several college tours, I'd say that jeans/nice shirt are fine for a general tour/info session. If you have a one-on-one setup with admissons, a prof, or a smaller department session, khakis and a nice should might be better.</p>
<p>It is always amazing to me how every tour guide could master the skill of walking backwards.</p>
<p>Agreed with ched222. I would wear walking shoes (boots) because some campus could be very hilly (like Colgate), bring an umbrella or rain coat.</p>
<p>a fluorescent green borat man-thong should suffice. And some ski-boots.</p>
<p>Where whatever you feel comfortable in...you're not there to impress anyone (unless you do, in fact, have a meeting with admissions or whatnot).</p>
<p>My daughter wore jeans and a nice top. Make sure the shoes are comfortable because of the walking and standing. We saw a couple of girls in skirts/sundresses and they had trouble with the wind gusting around the skirts.</p>
<p>Some kids dressed really ratty and some dressed quite nicely. She should wear what she can feel confident in.</p>
<p>Definitely wear whatever you're comfortable in. Some people dress up, some dress down: there's no real dress code; but if you're taking a walking campus tour, make sure to wear comfy shoes, no matter what. I personally like to dress up, so when I visited a couple of California schools, I wore nice sundresses and skirts. However, I never realized how ~laid back~ California is, so I received a TON of looks from everyone else who had dressed quite casually. ;D</p>
<p>S and DH and I all wore jeans/ sweaters /fleece jackets (it was Feb) and comfortable walking shoes. All the other kids on the tour had on the same sort of outfit. Our tour guide was a grad. student wearing the same as us. One young lady had on flip flops (the fur lined kind) with jeans and a thin sweater. She wanted to look stylish but looked fairly cold and miserable before the tour was over.</p>
<p>The most important item, IMO, is a pair of COMFORTABLE shoes. You'll be walking miles and miles, and you feet will thank you for being nice to them.</p>
<p>I don't recall why, but I wandered into the admissions office at one of those "elite LACs" and was surprised at how well-dressed the prospies were. I doubt clothes make any difference for college tours though (thankfully).</p>
<p>I liked the statement -- wear what you feel <em>confident</em> in. As opposed to comfortable. While I wouldn't want my child to feel UNcomfortable, confident is a really good way to feel!</p>
<p>flip flops and small rainbow thong, no such thing as chafe. Honestly ive worn jeans and like a polo everytime, cept when i went to Emory i did khakis, leather flip flops, and short sleeve button down-aka southern prep.</p>
<p>In my opinion, it's really tacky to show up in garments bearing the name of the college you visited yesterday. Yet there seem to be those who disagree. When I visited Penn with my daughter, there were several people there (both kids and parents) wearing Princeton sweatshirts. </p>
<p>Beyond that, I don't think there is a dress code. Just don't wear shoes that hurt, and dress appropriately for the weather.</p>
<p>Just don't show up with a bottle of tequila in one hand and a cigar in the other.</p>
<p>why not? if you have a brain,, between shots , I'd hire you over these 2400 sat kids.</p>
<p>8 days to SUNDAY.</p>
<p>NO LIE</p>
<p>The one thing I would add to these suggestions is: If you can help it, don't carry a purse. They are truly a pain in the neck when traipsing around a campus for an hour or more. Or carry a small one with a strap that slings across your chest so you aren't constantly having to hike it up to your shoulder. </p>
<p>The other problem we had was with our jackets. We were fine outside, but hot in the buildings. I was constantly taking my coat off and putting it back on. Depending on the weather I would try to wear something like a down vest. I think we did enough walking to stay warm outside even with just a vest on. The pace is pretty brisk.</p>
<p>Depends. Texas in the summer, and most of the winter, a thong and a bottle of spf 80 would be the ticket. Boots for A&M but definitely go with loud glitzy flip flops for UT just to help "keep Austin weird" (you think I'm joking...).</p>
<p>We only dressed for the weather conditions, not to impress tour guides or fellow parents and potential applicants. If it was cold and snowy, warm jackets and footwear...if raining carry an umbrella.
I didn't get the memo telling us it was a fashion show. Everyone else seemed to dress the same, unless they were coming from CA or FL</p>