Just out of curious, does interviewers(let’s just say for ivies) dont like a little out of standard stuffs??
I am NOT talking about pink hair with lots of chains hanging all over the face.
I am however talking about bright yellow, red, and that sort of colors…
What do you think?
p.s : also is that really true that a 3-peice suit (or you know… professional looking dress) is a BIG NONO for a college interview??
what would be perfered? tie or no tie??
<p>Well if your hair is already dyed bright yellow or red there isn't much you could do about it. I don't think you have to go as far as dying it for an interview...</p>
<p>As for the suit, it's totally unnecessary. Slacks and dress shirt/collared shirt (no tie) is fine.</p>
<p>I would definitely suggest dying your hair a nice brown for your interview. A suit is great as is nice slacks and a sports jacket or nice slacks and a sweater.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'd dye it, too....</p>
<p>well, yellow = blond right? so that's not SO bad...</p>
<p>Why on earth would dyed hair be a problem??? And what the hell is wrong with the person who suggested redying it a "nice brown"?</p>
<p>Last I checked, ivy students were college kids too, not just 50 year olds in training. There are people at ivies with pink hair and chains all over too--red hair, blue hair, whatever. Interviewers know this (and if they don't, are so hopelessly out of touch that they shouldn't be interviewing), so why would they care what color your hair is as long as you're also polite, well-spoken, and dressed neatly (which DOESN'T mean a three piece suit... slacks and a sweater or button down shirt should be fine, though I've always liked the offbeat hair with formal suit look).</p>
<p>are you serious...</p>
<p>your hair is fine.</p>
<p>They're trying to see what you're like as a PERSON - what you're like inside, your personality, et cetera.</p>
<p>If they reject you or the interviewer gives you a bad review just because your hair's a certain color, then that's not entirely fair, IMO. And I wouldn't exactly want to go to a school that's going to be unfair to me about some minor detail like that when they should be focusing on the big picture of who I am.</p>
<p>Just my two cents (from a girl that doesn't even have dyed hair, lol.)</p>
<p>Hair is fine...</p>
<p>As for dress... I wore black dressy pants, a darker sweater, and nice heels. Then of course I did my hair and makeup and made sure my nails were presentable. I basically look how I look everyday... I think that trying to cover up who you are isn't really a good idea which is why I say your hair is fine.</p>
<p>I will say however that I was always better dressed then my interviewer... but we met at coffee houses and such which are more informal.</p>
<p>I have told my daughters to always show respect for the process, make sure nails are clean, hair neat (whatever color), clothes clean, teeth brushed, and no jeans. I don't care what people say, there is something in looking like you care some and put in the effort. My daughters were blazers to the movies and pearls to school, so for them that is normal for them. My 8th grader wears pumps. My oldest converse. But I insist they step it up a notch for interviews, of which they have had many.</p>
<p>I'd be interested to see all these pink or blue-haired people roaming around the Harvard or Princeton campus...funny you never see them featured in the viewbook ;-)!</p>
<p>Many Harvard interviews (alumni) take place in the alum's office, this is where I conduct mine. Hair colors that don't occur in nature, nose rings and the like really don't go over well in places like my corporate law firm and the corporations many of my Harvard friends who interview work within. Yes, it is a form of prejudice, but the world is full of prejudices that we need to play to if we want certain goals. Have you guys ever seen the Gilmore Girls, in which the Grandfather is an interviewer for Yale? When I go to meetings of alum interviewers, the room is filled with men who are his spitting image.</p>
<p>I am an alumni interviewer for Harvard, and I don't care what color applicants' hair is. I do care about what's in their heads and what comes out of their mouths.</p>
<p>how about long hair for guys?</p>
<p>i have shoulder length brown hair, but its kept neat and clean and everything. do you think that it'd be a problem for college interviews if i had it tied back?</p>
<p>just to note...the reason i'm growing it long is to donate it to Locks for Love, a group which uses donated hair to create wigs for cancer survivers.</p>
<p>Thanks eveyone for replies.</p>
<p>I am not worried at all, however I just dont want something else to distract an interview(since she/he can be very conservative or whatever. Subjective biases do exist, I guees.) from my "things". </p>
<p>gnossiennes, your long hair wouldnt be anything negative thing at all, I think it's awesome and it will be plus.</p>
<p>gnossie - wow. your hair could be a plus if you talked about why this cancer drive was important for you to participate in.</p>
<p>aside: is it normal/overdoing it/highly recommended for a girl to wear stockings to an interview?</p>
<p>I hate wearing stockings in general. But I wore pants to my interviews so I guess it didn't matter anyway.</p>
<p>just be yourself!!!! that's the whole point! the interviewer is trying to get to know you. dress the way you normally dress. have your hair color be the way it is. you are interviewing for the role of college student, not some fancy job.</p>
<p>Yeah, jamesah, as a parent, and someone around teens a lot, the ones who get respect, get taken seriously, and are listened to, are the ones that SHOW RESPECT for the process. If normally wearing jeans is what you do, that is just not very respectful for an interview, especially in an office setting. No matter how wonderful you are, it will get lost in sloppy clothes. As a professional, I would at least expect some effort. </p>
<p>Becoming an adult, which is what I am hoping you all want to do, then you must learn to dress to the occassion. Its called maturing, and is not selling out. If you want to be looked at as a kid, then dress like a kid. If you want to be seen as a young adult with goals and a future, dress like it. Showing up in a sweatshirt and jeans would turn me off right away. It is time to grow up.</p>
<p>I hope no one would judge a person by hair, but maybe some do,</p>