<p>so, i was contacted for interview. Is a hoodie without covering the head with hood fine.
And any tips as to how important that might be if i have may be really low chances. And international.</p>
<p>Business casual is the usual way to go for an interview. If you think your chances are somewhat low, it wouldn’t hurt to dress up a bit more than that. Brown alumns tend to keep things easygoing and positive but don’t mistake that as an invite to dress down.</p>
<p>You don’t need to be in a suit but I think a hoodie would display too much of a lack of awareness of societal norms – and the interviewer would likely take note. You don’t want the interviewer to take note of your appearance but your personal qualities. A hoodie is a very bad idea.</p>
<p>In most situations, business casual would be overkill. Only if you are meeting a business person in their office would I accept business casual, and even then I doubt any interviewer would expect a high school senior to come to an interview like that. And there should be absolutely no correlation between “low chances” and dressing up nicely for an interview.</p>
<p>I’ve interviewed students who have worn hoodies. If they are clean, and if no underwear/cleavage is showing, I don’t see that it is a big deal. However, it’s always good to err on the safe side. If you don’t own a nice sweater and can’t afford to buy one, and it’s cold out, go with the hoodie. If you own a nice sweater, I’d wear that.</p>
<p>i have worn dress shirt / black dress pants to college interviews at country club / lawyer’s firm.
my interview for brown is at his house, should I still wear business casual, or go with polo / tan pants?</p>
<p>This is just my opinion, but if a high school senior came to my house in a jacket and tie, or a dress shirt and black dress pants, I’d think, “This kid is too formal for Brown.” (In fact, I’d also think that if they dressed up like that at my work office, too.) Please don’t get too paranoid about this. It really, really doesn’t matter that much what you wear. Just remember you are a high school student, not a college graduate applying for a job. I promise you that if you showed up in blue jeans and an interviewer actually complained about that in the write-up, the admissions committee would think worse of the alum, and not you.</p>