<p>Thanks, everybody! :)</p>
<p>PS- tore- Brown is still a little higher, don't worry. ;)</p>
<p>Jacket isn't appropriate for an interview at a home in the daytime. (It's two steps up from the normal wear of the locus, and could make host uncomfortable - or at least that is the thinking behind the rule.) And for west coasters....</p>
<p>Ten years ago, I would wear a suit and tie for an interview in a place where folks wore sport jackets and ties as normal work wear. Now that virtually everyone has shucked the tie, a suit for an interview is inappropriate. A jacket and tie is the next step up from normal wear. A suit would make one look definitely wierd (unless it was a job in legislative relations.)</p>
<p>I have done alum interviews in my home, and I would not find it inappropriate for a student to wear a suit or a jacket. I would not be dressing that formally myself, but if a student did, I would simply assume that the student was very interested in the college and was doing their best to look prepared and interested. </p>
<p>Frankly, underdressing -- such as showing up in a ripped T-shirt or wrinkled clothes -- would concern me more than I would be concerned about student's dressing up. I know that for most students, their college interviews are some of the most important moments of their short lives, so I can understand if they want to dress to impress.</p>
<p>bluebayou: just wanted to throw in that, inspired by your screen name, I downloaded Blue Bayou by Linda Ronstadt off itunes: heavenly.</p>
<p>For those who don't have a blazer or think it is too formal, my son (in the Northeast) wore a nice sweater with khakis and shoes (not sneakers) for his college interviews. The six interviews were at casual restaurants, Starbucks at Barnes and Noble, or at the interviewer's home. He looked very nice and was comfortable in this type of outfit.</p>