<p>What colleges and universities are known for having a 'comfortable' style (such as being able to go to class in pjs)?</p>
<p>Which ones are on the other end of the spectrum?</p>
<p>Hahahaha I like this thread.</p>
<p>I found my state school (SUNY Binghamton) and JHU and Chicago to be "pajama schools," when by pajamas you mean sweatshirts and jeans. Whenever I had morning class at Chicago, I would go in my workout clothes so that I could go to the gym directly afterwards and not have to change. (My clothes weren't smelly-- they were just a baggy t-shirt and cotton pants). Never felt out of place for doing that.</p>
<p>When I visited most of the Ivies and elite LAC's, I did notice that girls held high standards for themselves, both in particular name brands and in meticulous grooming habits. Big turn-off for me.</p>
<p>I imagine that women's colleges and schools like Oberlin and Wesleyan are "pajama schools."</p>
<p>"I did notice that girls held high standards for themselves, both in particular name brands and in meticulous grooming habits. Big turn-off for me."</p>
<p>High standards, name brands, and meticulous grooming habits are a big turn off for you??? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Absolutely. Notice I said "meticulous grooming"-- I hate BO and greasy hair as much as the next person, but females tend to really really overdo it. Nobody cares that you have a stray eyebrow-hair. My brother, who is good-looking by almost any standards, rolls out of bed, puts on some Hugo Boss cologne, whatever jeans and shirt are in closest reach, and is out the door. He looks fine. My morning routine is slightly more civilized, but I tend to be half-asleep when I pick out my clothes anyway.</p>
<p>For me personally, I don't like wearing logos on my clothing (not even the little insignias, which are morse code for "look how much I spent on this shirt!!!!!!) and I opt for solid or patterned shirts and sweaters and whatever jeans look nice. My skin is too sensitive for any kind of makeup. I wouldn't require everybody on my campus to look like me, but at the same time, I wouldn't be comfortable if I was sitting in a class and every other girl had spent half an hour in front of the mirror that morning. Like everybody else, I want to fit in.</p>
<p>Maybe NU is the opposite of a pajama school.....? One of my good friends goes there and he's the epitome of a dirty hippie. He walks around campus barefoot.</p>
<p>University of Tampa might actually be a good match for u</p>
<p>lol the school has a very "comfortable style."
I know several ppl who have gone there and they tell me you wont be surprised to see ppl walk in barefoot and even in PIjamas sometimes.
Very laid back school.
Location: its in Tampa, Fl... Great weather year round. most kids are OOS.</p>
<p>When I was at a program at San Diego State this summer it seemed like a pajama school. But I don't know how many OOS kids they have.</p>
<p>** I'd say the best dressed schools are: **
Boston College
Dartmouth
Duke
Georgetown
Middlebury
Princeton
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt
Washington & Lee
Yale</p>
<p>The school that is least like a PJ school would most pribably be Lehigh. I heard that anyone without designer labels daily gets shunned from society there.</p>
<p>Yep, I heard the same about Lehigh. My sister was horrified after visiting the school. Apparently, the people there are not only arrogant, but racist as well. <em>shudders</em></p>
<p>I don't know about in class, but I've seen quite a few kids wearing pajamas in several of the dining commons and around the dorms at Penn State...and it seemed it was mostly the boys who were wearing pjs, not the girls!</p>
<p>Of course, this is the same campus that boasted of a boy in a chicken suit walking around carrying a (real, live) chicken for a good part of the year last year.</p>
<p>Yeah, there was the naked guy at Berkeley, but that was in the 80s. </p>
<p>But the idea of people dressing up for class? huh. Didn't ever occur to me.</p>
<p>NYU is a pajama school for some people and a couture school for other people. in other words, anything goes...</p>
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<p>Weird. I'd at least make an effort to show my professors some respect and look presentable for class. They have to wake up for morning classes too, and if they're courteous enough to dress nicely for class, the least I could do is put on some an ironed shirt and appropriate pants. Of course, I'm not going to show up to an 8 AM econ class in a Burberry suit, but you definitely need to keep a professional image with your professors. Then, when class is done, change into your sweats and tank tops. </p>
<p>Plus, how long can it take to change in and out of clothes?? It takes MAYBE 60 seconds. Maybe.</p>
<p>Great thread, and I hope you don't mind a parent/professor barging in. Most professors don't care what you wear, but wearing baseball hats in class is considered rude by some, and problematic by others, who just want to see your face. Hats really get in the way of that.</p>
<p>On the college tour circuit, I noticed the girls at Harvard favored wool dress coats and pea coats, which struck me as quite dressy and somewhat odd, as I come from the land of North Face and REI attire. My son was quite excited about spotting a father and son Burberry scarf duo on a tour at Amherst, but otherwise loved the school. Dartmouth, Brown, Yale, MIT and NYU all seemed pretty varied.</p>
<p>I feel like a Rice whore nowadays, since it is my answer to every thread, but add Rice to "pajama schools".</p>
<p>" I'd at least make an effort to show my professors some respect and look presentable for class. They have to wake up for morning classes too, and if they're courteous enough to dress nicely for class, the least I could do is put on some an ironed shirt and appropriate pants. "</p>
<p>Now this is really amazing. There are schools where the professors dress nicely for class? I can't think of a single professor I had that looked like he was wearing an ironed shirt. Rumpled was apparently their chosen style. I gotta say, I think it worked for them.</p>
<p>At Vandy, both the students and professors look polished and professional. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.</p>
<p>You're right about Vanderbilt, but most professors do not dress up, particularly most male professors. Many women professors know about the research that shows that their expertise and professionalism are given short shrift if they are not dressed up a bit.</p>
<p>I dont think going to class in pajamas is comfertable at all...shorts + t-shirt after a shower = much more comfy</p>
<p>About showing respect.... I always felt like I showed respect to my professor by raising my hand to answer one of his questions, my working as hard as I could, by handing in papers on time... what does HE care if I come into class wearing a t-shirt from my middle school graduation?</p>