What dress is appropriate for an admissions interview?

<p>For a male. Please help, the goal is to make the best impression possible.</p>

<p>I am not from the West Coast.</p>

<p>You might find some useful advice on this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/729568-fashion-advice-college-intereview.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/729568-fashion-advice-college-intereview.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>To make the best impression possible, though, you (or is it your son?) will want to go in knowing (and being able to articulate) why you’re interested in HMC, what about its mission appeals to you, and what qualities you’ll bring to the campus. “Fit” is very important to HMC – much more than dress, from what I’ve observed. Good luck!</p>

<p>I’d suggest nice pants (not jeans) and polo or button down shirt.</p>

<p>Agreed. Son wore khaki pants and a shirt with a collar. Doubt that the attire did it, but he is now a happy Mudder.</p>

<p>@geek-mom and azalia and WAmom: Thank you much. Any other tips you might have for my son are greatly appreciated as to how he can maximize his chances of admittance. I think his stats will at least put him in the ball park. HMC has been his dream school, but we know it is definitely not a certainty that he will be admitted.</p>

<p>Apply ED? </p>

<p>I’ve heard that HMC admissions interview aims to assess fit, big deal when Mudd is tough and science-oriented.</p>

<p>This was my son’s first and favorite interview. He just really connected. I think the most important thing is to let his passion show through - not just for math and science, but for other things as well. I agree that fit is very important, but I also think it’s important to be himself, because if the fit is not right, I don’t think someone would be very happy. They are very big on the liberal arts education piece, so it would probably help to want to pursue a braod education. Good luck.</p>

<p>Business casual.</p>

<p>I would personally wear brown dress shoes, tan dress socks that match my khaki dress pants, a brown belt, a colored button-down dress shirt with a low-key stripe pattern. You can add a decent looking watch. You can wear a tie if it seems to go with your pants and shirt, but don’t force it.</p>

<p>If your son doesn’t have business casual, err on the side of caution and dress up to a suit level.</p>

<p>I was suitemates with two of the senior interviewers last year and heard some insider tips on the admissions process:</p>

<p>If your son is an Eagle Scout or FIRST Robotics participant, definitely mention it but don’t spend 15 minutes talking about it. The admissions people are very familiar with both programs.</p>

<p>Try to stay cool and collected. Be excited about Mudd, math, etc, but don’t be overly excited or really nervous. Easier said than done for sure :)</p>

<p>And finally try to answer questions thoroughly without rambling. Nothing annoys interviewers more than having to pry information out of you or having to listen to stuff that is largely extraneous to the admissions process.</p>

<p>In other words, treat this pretty much the same way you’d attack a job interview. Good judgment is key.</p>