<p>I was in my school's mariachi group (yes, very mexican of me) and was in the varsity group for 3 years. I had tons of fun in there and to be honest it was what made my high school life so enjoyable and full of good memories. I received my letterman on my junior year and always wore it when it was super cold. It says mariachi on the school's letters, my graduation year, a patch and pin from NHS, two patches of competitions I went with my group, my first name in small letters in the front and my last name in big letters on the back. . Everyone in my school would wear their letterman when it was cold. I guess it was considered cool. I just graduated two weeks ago and I was planning on wearing it to college but when i mentioned it to my older brother he said people would make fun of me for being a kid. Why would people make fun of me for wearing a really cool, expensive, and warm jacket that I got for my achievements in high school? Can anyone tell me why is it so lame? By the way, I'm a girl, if that will in any way change your perspective.</p>
<p>It’s more just that it’s college now, and no one really cares what you did in high school. It’s time to make new friends, and accomplish new things. Go ahead and wear it if you’d like, I can’t imagine anyone would make fun of you for it. But don’t be surprised when no one cares what you used to do in high school.</p>
<p>Well why would I talk about what I did in high school? I was asking about how others would perceive me if I wore my high school letterman in college, not if others would care about what i did before. I mean, the letterman does literally say what I did in high school but its not like im actually going to preach with my own voice about it.</p>
<p>Depends on what college.<br>
And, how peers will perceive you and what they think/whether they would care-- these are pretty much the same thing. </p>
<p>I’ve got a complicated but sympathetic answer. Most kids, when they start college, leave their hs realm behind- you may have friends there from hs, your memories, bring some mementos- but most leave the overt hs awards in the hs chapter of their lives. </p>
<p>Otoh, you can take it, love it, wear it in your room and then see what reaction you get. Some kids can carry it off, if they have the confidence and some sense of their own style, especially if it’s a warm jacket. Mine got college hoodies, but also took their hs ones. And some hs and college sweatshirts that were left at our house by friends, never reclaimed. </p>
<p>Some may feel you shouldn’t have to/want to advertise the NHS (some might take those off.) I think this is going to boil down to your own confidence. A mariachi jacket sounds like a sort of conversation starter, to me. Best wishes.</p>
<p>I feel it gets lamer the older you get, but it feels more natural for first-years to retain their high school clothing.
Being a “kid” in a junior/senior level course actually is pretty cool and it has perks such as people asking when you’re graduating etc. 
You’re a girl in which I shouldn’t make assumptions about the college major, but if you’re an engineering major the majority guys won’t dogpile on you for being young in their classes :P</p>
<p>The only place I ever see letter jackets on campus is on tours of prospective students. I haven’t seen any college students wearing them. That said, a lot of people will still wear t-shirts/sweatshirts/jackets from their high school. Personally, I enjoy the reaction when people look at my curling uniform jacket and say, “Wait, you curl?”</p>
<p>Wear it with pride.</p>
<p>Walk around your campus and observe whether the student body wears things like your letter jacket or not. My guess is not, and that you already know the answer, or you wouldn’t have asked the question, especially with such detail as to your high school accomplishments being displayed on your letter jacket.</p>
<p>Certainly you can wear it on campus. But reactions might vary. You are looking for “wow, what a great person adriana is, she was in varsity band and NHS in high school, I’m really impressed with her…” and you might get that reaction, or maybe have someone strike up a conversation about varsity mariachi (I have never heard of that particular activity before).</p>
<p>On the other hand, you might not get that kind of reaction. Some people might see a person in a varsity jacket and assume that is a high school kid visiting campus.</p>
<p>Some people might think that a person trumpeting high school accomplishments while in college is still stuck in high school and hasn’t progressed, or reached a peak in high school and is lame now, or that the sight of a person in a letter jacket reminds them of everything they hated about high school.</p>
<p>YMMV</p>
<p>My guess, though, is that one of the reasons you want to wear your jacket on campus IS to trumpet your high school accomplishments, maybe because you are feeling a little nervous/insecure right now…because, really, no one should be worrying about wearing a warm jacket on campus right now…summer is beginning, and you will be starting on campus during the summer. Worrying about what to wear when the weather turns cold is months away from now. By the time you need to worry about keeping warm, you will be a more comfortable, and you will have a sense of what other students wear in what kind of weather.</p>
<p>And maybe you will be that kid on campus who rocks that high school letter jacket…and maybe not. But don’t worry about it right now.</p>
<p>I described my letterman in detail so you could imagine and get an accurate perspective from the eyes of a college student (and also because i have now too much time in my hands).Reading what I typed in my question, it does sound like I’m very worried about this even though i still have a lot of time. I was just very curious as to why it would be lame or childish to wear a high school jacket in college. I attended a community college during high school as a dual enrollment student and in there I saw a few people wearing their high school jacket and I just thought it was pretty cool to see what year they graduated and whatnot so when I heard that it is actually considered lame I was completely baffled. I just wanted to know if that is what others actually think. As someone who dislikes people who brag about their accomplishments, the last thing I want is to become that person. The NHS pin is very small but if it looks too cocky then I’ll take it off. But oh well, I love the jacket and I’m gonna wear it anyways since its pretty damn warm and I really like the design of it and if it reminds someone of all they hated in high school then I’m sure they’ll have the wisdom to turn away. But thanks to everyone for their honest and constructive comments, it was definitely what I wanted.</p>
<p>I’m a HS student (senior), I think that would be like wearing an award trophy as a hat. You may like the look but a lot people will immediately judge… I have 3 V letters and I’m deciding not to buy a $300 jacket that i’m going to wear for less than 3 months, I rather keep it at home along with my HS year book. But i’m still in HS, don’t let my opinion throw you off your personal style 
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<p>I kept all mine on a cork board in my room. It had a tendency to fall off the wall. But I also didn’t want to invest a ton in a letter jacket I wouldn’t wear after I graduated. Also, I might have gotten weird looks for having 4 academic letters, 3 tech crew letters, 3 band letters, and 2 curling medals. Doesn’t exactly match the jock letter jacket stereotype. :p</p>
<p>Mariachi letter = cool.</p>
<p>I’m the kind of person who really honestly doesn’t care about what people think about my clothing as long as it looks decent and presentable. I’ve never felt the need to look at a person’s outfit and use that to make them a target for abuse, etc. To be honest, in college I have so many better things to worry about than if my classmate is wearing a letterman or T-shirt from high school. Yeah, you do look more school spirited if you wear clothes that represent your college or reflect your more relevant accomplishments, but the majority of decent people will not care. I’m going to be a senior pretty soon and I still wear my old high school field day shirts and I haven’t gotten a single negative comment - they’re comfortable, they have nice colors, it represents something special to your heart, so why not? </p>
<p>Good lord, NO. You might as well wear a sign on your back that says “Kick me, I’m lame.” </p>
<p>At the fancy residential liberal arts college I attended, only the day students wore that sort of thing. At the community college where I teach, students do it all the time. Different schools have different cultures and values.</p>
<p>I didn’t get my daughter one just for this very reason. Those jackets are expensive and I know my child. I knew she wouldn’t wear it after high school. It wouldn’t have been a total waste of money. She didn’t want yearbooks either. She said “I don’t see myself flipping through these after high”. It would be just junk and clutter. I guess that’s FB & IG is for … </p>
<p>Wish my mom was like izzeyann. I didn’t want a yearbook and she only got it because she wanted a year book of my highschool years</p>
<p>Don’t nobody care about what you wear in college since it’s not as compact as highschool. I use to dress up alot the first semester then second semester became gym shorts and t shirts . Most people i know have class for like 3-4 hours a day and there’s no point in dressing up that much</p>