<p>and I know that you are supposed to dress comfortably and casually for the tour. But, my daughter has an interview following a tour. I don't know if she will have time to change but if she doesn't should she dress for the interview and wear that to the tour or dress for the tour and wear that to the interview? Has anyone had experience with this?</p>
<p>I think she should dress for the tour the same way she will for the interview, though she may want to bring a different pair of shoes. College interviews aren't super dressy. If she feels comfortable in knakis, a button-down shirt, a sweater, or something similar, then that should be fine for both the tour and interview.</p>
<p>My son dressed so that he blended in with the students on campus and felt comfortable with it. He saw other prospective students, guys in suits and girls dressed up who he felt looked out of place. That said, perhaps the interviewer appreciated the kids who made the effort to dress. Hmmm, looks like I didn't contribute anything useful to this post.... Oh well....</p>
<p>What is the purpose of the interview? If it is an interview for a particular program or something of pretty high importance to your daughter's future, then dress for the interview and suck it up for the tour.</p>
<p>On the other hand, (which is what I expect) if this interview is just one of the run-of-the-mill alumni interviews, then I think she would be just fine interviewing in her tour clothes. When I went on a tour that ended with a sort-of interview (meeting a bunch of sororities pre-rush week), my Mom suggested I dress like I was going out to a nice lunch and that seemed to work well.</p>
<p>Good point about dressing to fit in on campus. Definitely better than feeling out of place! A word of warning, though: depending on the time of day and the day of the week, you could be very likely to see your college's co-eds in last night's finest (ie, their PJs) or something similar (my "class uniform" now consists of jeans and a sweatshirt--and that's on a good day!)</p>
<p>Enjoy your visits,
Kristin</p>
<p>We were touring during the summer. S wore cargo shorts and a t-shirt. When we suggested he dress a bit nicer for an interview, he said 'this is who I am'.</p>
<p>In retrospect, he was comfortable and at ease. He would have felt funny if he had worn the slacks we were thinking were more appropriate. Also, he would have been baking. Most of the tours we went on were HOT.</p>
<p>Oh, the LAC's that we were looking at- kids in suits would have definitely looked out of place. Most all the students we saw were wearing shorts or jeans.</p>
<p>D wore a casual skirt and top with sandals. Worked well for her.Wasn't too dressed up, but felt a but more appropriate for the interview.</p>
<p>The shoe comment is on point. My d wore khaki pants, button down shirt and sweater for the tours that were followed by interview. She had 6 consecutive days of this, and on the first day, wore cute new shoes. After the first 100 yards of the campus tour, her heels were bleeding! Advice: carry the cute shoes in a bag and wear something comfortable on the tour.</p>