<p>11th grade S is just beginning to interview. We live in the very casual NW-and not many wear jackets-(as did many young men 7 years ago when we visited schools with D on the east coast-even in hot weather). Did you wear a tie? Jeans? nice pants and a tie (my idea of OK). Let me know!</p>
<p>jeans is a no no. def some kahakis and a nice button up, polo. dont wear a tie unless its a big interview (not alum)</p>
<p>thanks bigreddawgie-so if you were going to visit the school and interview would you wear a tie? My D won't wear a polo. An Oakley dress shirt and Volcum dark pants--tie?</p>
<p>I wore a t-shirt and athletic shorts. </p>
<p>But it was a telephone interview. :P</p>
<p>I (am a girl) wore a plaid jumper-dress with a black turtleneck, black tights and flats.</p>
<p>Be presentable but not overly stuffy. I wouldn't wear a suit. Be yourself, just a little nicer.</p>
<p>I wore a black v-neck sweater with a shirt underneath and dark jeans. i looked pretty spiffy i must say. not too formal, not too casual.</p>
<p>I live in the Northwest too! It depends on what type of interview is. For example, my first interview took place when I visited Swarthmore College. I had an interview with an "admissions fellow" who was still a student at Swarthmore. For that, I wore a nice shirt (actually, it was more like a shirt that people normally wear when they go to the mall, but I usually wear messy clothes, so it fit my definition of 'nice') and somewhat formal pants. I also wore black shoes. That was kind of formal, but I didn't really know what to wear. It made me feel a little uncomfortable because the interviewer was wearing the same clothes.</p>
<p>My second interview was with Reed College at a cafe. For that I just wore that same shirt (I think I wore that shirt to all my interviews, actually, since it was the only real nice shirt I owned!) and khakis. For the Reed interview I can't remember whether I wore the nice black shoes or just the plan dirty tennis shoes--I think it was the tennis shoes. The rest of my interviews were alumni interviews at Starbucks. I wore the same thing--nice shirt, khakis, and sneakers. I never wear jeans--in fact, I don't even own a pair!</p>
<p>Also, at the beginning of the interview, the interviewers always tell you that it's casual, and if the interview's held at a cafe, it most likely is. Just wear something appropriate and nice, and no limp handshake! Forget the jacket! Forget the tie!</p>
<p>Of course, they never tell you how you did on the interview, but I remember I asked the Reed interviewer, who was an admissions officer, whether what I was wearing was appropriate. I took the wrong bus and so I had to walk up a giant hill to get to the cafe (never set an interviewer on a cafe on top of a hill!) and I was kind of sweaty but she said it was perfectly fine. I don't think clothing is that big a deal, to be honest. Again, just dress nice.</p>
<p>Just to be safe, don't wear jeans, t-shirts, or anything with a logo on it. I don't know exactly what's going on in interviewer's heads, but a suit and tie is a little over-the-top, in my opinion. If the interview is supposed to be somewhat casual, a sweater or nice shirt and black or khaki pants with dress shoes should be fine.</p>
<p>I live in Florida and I wore a polo with khakis. It seemed to work since most of my interviews were really casual and I only remember one interviewer that dressed up more than I did.</p>
<p>To be honest, I wore jeans, uggs, and a nice sweater to every single one of my interviews. I would've worn a skirt or a dress, but it was really cold and rainy everywhere I interviewed (I seem to have bad timing), and I don't have any nice khaki pants. </p>
<p>I interviewed at Scripps, Lewis & Clark, Reed, and Pitzer. None of my interviewers seemed to mind-- some of them were even wearing jeans. </p>
<p>I wouldn't recommend it, especially at ivies, but I don't think it affected me negatively.</p>