<p>I, too, am not exactly sure what remarks to which you are referring.</p>
<p>I will say, however, that comments on the dress aren't necessarily negative. They may just be observations of one of the hundreds of items they are looking at when trying to determine whether a school is a good fit for their student.</p>
<p>Believe me, most potential students are sizing up the current students, too.</p>
<p>I have 2 friends whose daughters attend 2 strong academic schools that also have high numbers of students from wealthy families. At first, they were someone taken aback at the expense of the clothes, vacations, weekend activities, etc. Both are secure individuals and shrugged it off. They both know people who transferred out because they never felt comfortable with their out-of-classroom experiences. </p>
<p>So, while it may sound superficial, one person's definition of "nice dress" may be another's "extravagant dress."</p>