<p>I go to a community college so maybe its a little different than living on campus at a uni, but I noticed most people dress causal or fancy sometimes.</p>
<p>I try to look decent since I take public transportation and will be out in the real world. One of my friends said he wears crappy shoes to school because he doesn't need to dress nice & impress anyone. I don't think dressing up or fancy means you are trying to impress people, some people are just comfortable looking a certain way. Of course I dress a little differently outside of school but not really that big of a difference.</p>
<p>For my long days I didn't put too much effort into dressing up since I was lazy & thought what's the point when I'll be sweaty/smelly at the end of the day. And if I did wear a little make up or jewelry on those long days, my friends would ask 'ohh who are you trying to impress?' (they always assume its for a guy I like but that's not it. I just felt like changing it up that day, ya know?)</p>
<p>So anyways I kinda noticed that I got treated a little differently. Like in my calculus class that was about 90% male & 10% female. The women didn't seem to friendly to begin with and if i was dressed up they were even less friendly! Most didn't dress up but I thought since we were the minority we could all be friendly to each other i guess. Most of the guys were nice and socialized amongst themselves but if i was dressed up I felt that they thought I was dumb & didn't belong in the class.</p>
<p>Maybe is just me not use to being in a class with few females (usually were the majority) so i felt a little intimidated with all that testosterone haha.</p>
<p>Anyways sorry if this is long or seems like babbling. I was just wondering if anyone here dresses up or down for school or a certain class?</p>
<p>I totally get where you’re coming from. It really gets on my nerves when I decide to look nice one day and put on makeup, and people ask “Oh who are you trying to look cute for? Wink wink.” Uh…myself? Newsflash: We girls don’t put on makeup to impress guys. Guess what? We just think mascara and a little lipstick makes our face look prettier.
But anyway, in general, I don’t dress up at all. My style in college is the same way I dress during breaks: jeans, hoodies, sweatpants, sweaters, and cute t-shirts. On occasion, I’ll wear my boots that have heels and sometimes I’ll rock my designer bags, but that’s just on occasion. I wear whatever the hell I want to wear. If that makes others feel uncomfortable, then something is wrong with them, not you. I would never treat someone differently because they were wearing fancy clothes or makeup. I totally understand because I’m a science major (sophomore btw if that matters) and there were some instances where I was dressed up nicely, with makeup and all, and maybe this is all in my head, but I felt that when we did group activities in my science classes, some people would talk to me and treat me in a certain way, or people were hesitant to join a group with me bc they thought that I was probably some airhead. And the days were I was wearing casual clothes, had my hair pulled back, and was wearing glasses, people did not hesitate to be partners with me and actually listened to what I had to say, probably thinking that I was some nerd who knew alot lol. That’s just my personal experience. I don’t dress up or down for any particular class. For me it’s whatever is in the clean clothes hamper that is fair game lol.</p>
<p>I just wear clothes. I don’t dress either up, or down. I basically just wear jeans and t-shirts every day. I don’t really see the need to “dress up” for any of my classes.</p>
<p>I tend to dress pretty casual no matter what, but when I go to engineering classes I make certain I don’t dress too nicely because there are only five girls in my major and I don’t want to attract attention to myself.</p>
<p>:O me too! Well I’m a bio major and there doesn’t seem to be a fair amount of girls. </p>
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<p>Lol exactly! Look good for yourself, not for someone else. In the science/math classes people don’t think your serious & wont do any work in the group! I only wore my glasses during lecture to see the board but that sounds like a great tactic. Ima try to wear my glasses more often, my hair is always up anyways ;)</p>
<p>My son actually mentioned it in his rationale for choosing his college. When we were down to his top two choices he pointed out that at one school most students were in sweats and it just didn’t seem like how he wanted to dress.</p>
<p>I don’t blame him, no one likes to feel outa place by being under/over dressed.
Its better he chooses a school where he won’t feel uncomfortable but if one has a better program for his major maybe the latter is better.</p>
<p>It totally depends on the class. If it’s a business related class then I’ll probably dress more professional than I regularly would. I’ve noticed that some professors make you dress a certain way for certain class, for example like I said before a business related class. </p>
<p>Usually people just dress how they feel for the day. For example; if I could I would dress in sweats all day… Unfortunately I don’t own any good sweats. </p>
<p>If your worried about being over/under dressed, you could always dress semi-professional.</p>
<p>I probably dress more formally than many, especially as I don’t wear blue jeans at all. I’ve just never felt comfortable in them; the only pair I own stays permanently at the bottom of my dresser drawer. T-shirts and sweatshirts I will wear at home/in my dorm, but for me wearing those to class would feel like I was coming in my pajamas.</p>
<p>There was one class - on histories and theories of capitalism - where I tried to dress down. When I wore blazers or oxfords I felt like I looked like a capitalist! But there are also classes where I try to dress up a bit more. In general, if I want to make a positive impression on the professor(s) I try to look a bit nicer. This past semester, I looked nicer on Tuesdays and Thursdays because I adored my morning professors for those days.</p>
<p>I dress casually/normally. A shirt and jeans, a sundress when it gets warmer. I dress professionally only when I need to (presentation, event on campus, job recruitment, etc). Most of my campus dresses casual too. I’m not on a campus that flaunts sweats on a daily basis so I don’t either lol.</p>
I’m a math major about to change to engineering (freshman second semester) and I totally know how you feel. I wouldn’t say I “dress up” just for the fact that some of my outfits are intentionally not dressy styles like ripped jeans or cool athletic looks or whatever, I really like to mix it up but most of the time they’re clearly very put together. However, my go to is dresses because they’re easy to put on and I go to a not-very fashionable state school, so a lot of people consider that to be “dressy”. (which i’m not talking down on of course, dress however you want i’m just saying that’s the norm at my school, and with how I dress not trying to suggest that’s how anyone else should) That being said, when I walked into my calc II for the first time in a dress, a bunch of nerdy looking guys looked shocked, which is really funny because i was one of the best students in my calc I and helped a bunch of junior science (but not math) majors out through it, and the professor knew me by name and asked me about my break on the first day. I don’t know if you’re a science major or not, but I’ve gone through so much sexist bullshit in my classes after only one semester, I’m inclined to dress up every day and put people in their place when they have a problem with it. I realize it’s easier said than done to do that, but don’t not dress the way you like because some misogynistic assholes have a problem with how you look.
Haha. My entire freshman year I dressed for comfort. Literally wore sweats every day in the winter because it was cold and they made me warm. And as for makeup? Forget about it! I did try to wear my hair down at least three times a week, though.
When I started working at my university’s writing center, however, I decided to at least wear jeans when I was working and to wear a cardigan or something. I’d also at least put cover up because it made me feel better about myself and like I actually cared.
Now I’m a TA so I dress up every class we have. I’ll wear either black pants or dark jeans, my black boots/other black shoes, a nice sweater/cardigan, and makeup and contacts. To be honest, I dress nicer than the professor does. The students have definitely noticed how I dress (one time they said to me “hey harvestmoon, you’re wearing jeans today! That’s a first!”), and it’s made me hyper-aware of how people DO pay attention to you.
The whole dressing up thing makes me feel pretty and more professional, and I’ve actually found the opposite – people seem more responsive to me when I’m dressed nice. I had a TA thing last semester too and followed the same type of regime with similar results. I tried dressing like this all the time last semester, but once the weather starts getting crappy, I lose all motivation except when it’s necessary.
So, I’d say dress how you want but realize that people will have an opinion of you partially on how you dress, whether that’s good or bad.
I dress up for no classes unless I have to give a presentation. I wear a hat, gym pants, and a sweatshirt pretty much every day. I really couldn’t care less how people perceive me I’m only going to be around them for 3-4 months anyways.
I’m a jeans, t shirt, jacket or hoodie, tennis shoes, and no makeup kind of girl, myself. That said, I do have some business casual attire that I wear when it’s appropriate to look a little nicer. The main example I can think of is if I have to give some kind of presentation. And I have some cover up, that I can only recall putting on for interviews and career fairs. I also save my older jeans for when I’m either just running errands or staying in my apartment that day, and wear the newer/nicer looking jeans to class. It just feels weird otherwise.
I always wear makeup (it’s something I enjoy, and it doesn’t hurt that everyone thinks I look nice), even if it’s just a little. If it’s Tuesday or Thursday, I wear a dress for work, and MWF gets jeans. I always try to look semi-put together, but I do have a well-loved pair of black Converse that I’m not shy to pull out.
Wow it’s been about a year since I’ve posted anything on this website!
Nowadays I dress about the same but I’ve started Make-up Mondays where I at least make an effort to put a little make up on. Not full face just some eye shadow, liner and mascara plus lipstick. I definitely feel a little more confident
And my male acquaintances still kind of act like I don’t exist when I get all dressed up. I’m not sure why but when I come to class dressed normal they’re more talkative… Ahh good old STEM people. I still wish there were more women in class
But there are also classes where I try to dress up a bit more. In general, if I want to make a positive impression on the professor(s) I try to look a bit nicer. This past semester, I looked nicer on Tuesdays and Thursdays because I adored my morning professors for those days.</p>