<p>How does one dress for interviews in the month of January. I.e. I assume it is snowing, etc in the northeast during January, so I assume coats, gloves, hats or earwarmers are acceptable with a dress underneath? What do girls wear for shoes? I assume warm boots aren't really acceptable for interviews.</p>
<p>Here’s what I’m pretty sure my daughter wore to the one visit that was in cooler weather:</p>
<p>-Blazer
-Oxford Shirt
-Grey wool skirt
-Colored or creme tights
-Brown loafer-style shoes (for the interview, she probably wore snow boots in the car)
-Wool overcoat (with hood)</p>
<p>I would wear gloves, scarves, and earwarmers, but not a hat (as I think you’ll be self conscious about having “hat hair” after you take it off).</p>
<p>I don’t think it would be held against you to wear footwear appropriate to the weather. Some of these campuses, including more formal schools like SPS, have a lot of mud or ice in some areas depending on the season. Even on a nicer day there may be pockets of snow/ice/mud in shaded areas. I was very glad we were wearing “sensible shoes.”</p>
<p>Usually you’ll be going on a tour and then immediately being whisked into an interview, so keep that in mind if you want to change from boots to shoes at some point. </p>
<p>My advice would be to wear a nicer-looking boot. Not go out and spend $500 but something dressier than your average pacs. I strongly advise against a dress shoe in January and I can’t believe they would knock you down for it.</p>
<p>hmmm, what about some very rarely worn 2 year old Uggs?</p>
<p>You only get one chance to make a first impression, so I wouldn’t wear the Uggs to the interview.
They will not improve the look of anything you are wearing, and are incredibly sloppy even when new. Save those for after you get in.
You can definitely do a hunter or a bean-type boot, a loafer, ballet flat or sperry. You won’t be walking through snowdrifts.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>If it’s snowing they don’t expect you to be in dress shoes. Although you could wear boots and then slip into better shoes at the door. For the most part, the paths should be shoveled so nice, but practical footwear is in order. Trust me, unless you are sloppy they aren’t going to evaluate you on your clothing. I advise business casual - looks like you care, but not like you’re trying too hard to impress.</p>
<p>And - if you’re given a tour, you REALLY want shoes with good traction in the winter because you’ll be following the same routes the students follow to get to classes and dorms.</p>
<p>Thoughts on her wearing her current private day school uniform? We are from the south so it’s more geared toward temperatures in the 70s, 80, and 90s, so we’ll have to add to it for these NH, CT, and MA interviews in January.</p>
<p>Their day school uniform is a khaki skirt and polo shirt with school monogram… and they can wear leggings on cold days.</p>
<p>Thoughts on her wearing her school uniform and flats… adding leggings, a peddie coat, and mittens or gloves? It sure would save a lot expense-wise.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>That sounds perfect. I wore my day school uniform to my interviews and always felt completely comfortable and dressed right (plain dark color kilt, collared shirt, flats). Also no extra expense.<br>
We were also told to wear either a cardigan or a blazer over it, but usually a plain pullover was my choice.</p>
<p>@URMtop5, her school uniform sounds fine. You should pack boots, too, as Exie mentioned. The tours are often long. New England in January usually features snow and ice. Girls at the schools often pair hunter boots and uggs with everything.</p>