<p>Hi, I have an interview tomorrow at a local university office for Harvard, any tips on what I should wear? I know this sounds ridiculous, but it's terrifying. Thanks!</p>
<p>are you male or female? lol</p>
<p>Haha. I feel really silly now. I am in fact female. The interview is going to be with an alumni at the local SUNY University, if that helps at all.</p>
<p>Don't wear torn jeans and don't wear an evening gown.</p>
<p>Try for somewhere in the middle of that continuum, and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>In all seriousness, try to be relaxed and be your true self instead of whatever you think someone might want you to be. </p>
<p>The other (admittedly unsolicited) advice I'll give is to take a moment and think (or appear to think) when asked a question. It almost always makes a good impression... as if you're actually thoughtful! :)</p>
<p>Haha. I wonder what he'd do if I showed up in a prom gown and was like HEY!!!! PICK MEEEEEEEEEE!</p>
<p>"I wonder what he'd do if I showed up in a prom gown and was like HEY!!!! PICK MEEEEEEEEEE!" </p>
<p>LOL.... think you can pull it off? :)</p>
<p>Or...employ ample decolletage and, writhing in your chair, purr "Sir, there's NOTHING I wouldn't do to get into Harvard..."</p>
<p>Hahahaha. I could just picture the horrified expression, and then I'd get called down to my school's guidance office to be asked what exactly I was thinking. But, it'd be a good story to tell. "Oh yeah, I tried to seduce Harvard!"</p>
<p>It'd be an even better story if it worked ;)</p>
<p>Lol. My interview was extemporaneous. I was scheduled to be there within an hour after he called (It was December). I just came back from running in the snow. So yeah, I arrived wasted, wearing running tights (I'm a guy), shorts, and sweater. And I probably muttered countless intelligble thoughts. No worries about spazzing and what you wear won't matter much at all.</p>
<p>That made me feel a lot better. :)</p>
<p>I just wanted to say I survived, and it was one of the most enjoyable interviews I've had. I honestly felt completely comfortable talking, and not at all like I was being judged. Oh, and I wore pants not a prom gown. :)
However, one additional question. To show my desire to attend, would it be wise to try to schedule an on campus interview?</p>
<p>Too late for on-campus interviews now.
They were over by Nov.</p>
<p>I guess I still am a spaz, since I recall reading that now.</p>
<p>"It'd be an even better story if it worked "</p>
<p>If it worked, there wouldn't be a story =p</p>
<p>Congrats on your interview: the fact that you enjoyed it says everything.</p>
<p>IMHO the on-campus interview would not have made a real difference anyway.</p>
<p>Generally it is treated as "informational for the student"... </p>
<p>Best of luck, now :)</p>
<p>"If it worked, there wouldn't be a story =p"</p>
<p>Well, not a publishable one anyway ;)</p>
<p>"To show my desire to attend, would it be wise to try to schedule an on campus interview?"</p>
<p>Harvard doesn't care about demonstrated interest. It has the highest yield in the country, and is the overwhelming majority of applicants' first choice.</p>
<p>Glad to hear the interview went well.</p>
<p>If it makes you feel any better, I've interviewed students wearing everything from a business suit to jeans and a t-shirt, and their clothing choices have not affected my interview reports one bit. (Actually, I take that back -- one student wore something with text that I felt was highly inappropriate for a college interview, and I noted that on my report.)</p>