<p>So interviewer wants me in his law office for the interview. Should I dress formally? Or should I email and ask if I should dress formally?
I'm usually not a "formal" person and feels really awkward in a suit.</p>
<p>Also, I'm pretty sure my interviewer already has a low opinion of me... look here:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1079819-interviewer-contacted-me-week-ago.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1079819-interviewer-contacted-me-week-ago.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks for any advice</p>
<p>Don’t email the interviewer regarding dress–makes you seem unsure of yourself.</p>
<p>Given that it is a law office, it would be nearly impossible to be over-dressed. Go as formal as you feel comfortable; suit or blazer/turtleneck would not be out of the question. Show that you are taking your Harvard application seriously, and want to be taken seriously.</p>
<p>Ok thanks… would a white dress-shirt and black pants be enough? I literally don’t know how to dress up because all of my interviews have been pretty chill and relaxing.</p>
<p>If it’s a law office I would wear at least a button-down shirt, tie, slacks and dress shoes. If you have a sport coat, wear that too.</p>
<p>A dress shirt and black pants would be an acceptable foundation, but it would be easy to jazz it up a little.Could you top it with a sweater or something? If you don’t have a tie, or don’t know how to tie one, this would be a good time to start. </p>
<p>But the key is that it really does not matter all that much. Your goal is to dress in the zone where it doesn’t get noticed–not overly formal or overly casual. You have to come across as yourself in the end. But being too casual in a law office might be more uncomfortable than more spiffed up.</p>
<p>Why did you wait a week to return the phone call?
Make sure you show up on time and prepared for this interview.</p>