I really need help here, guys. I’m going to be visiting Harvard and Yale during the next month. I was accepted to both and both would be great places for me (they also both offered me generous finaid packages so no worries there, eh???) but I’m nervous about my visit.
I have several hats at my immediate disposal and have absolutely no idea which would be more appropriate. Do I wear the beret, painting myself as a psuedo-intellectual or military enthusiast? Do I dare to sport the baseball cap, defining my very personality as casual and carefree in an environment of academic seriousness? Or, perchance, do I venture to adorn my poll with the sauciest of hats, the bowler? Purchased as an accessory to a Halloween costume–one received with the utmost of praise, to be sure–I have worn this hat on several occasions, including several that most would be inclined to describe as demanding a degree of seriousness, at least where attire is concerned.
My ultimate question is this: Which hat would be most appropriate for a campus visit? Keep in mind that, while I’ve been accepted, it would behoove me to maintain a level of professionalism throughout the entirety of my dealings with any and all potential alma maters, if only to ease my troubled mind in this, the most dire and serious of times.
Thank you to all who respond!
<p>How about a Fedora?</p>
<p>the bowler does sound quite saucy. the beret is a bit too pretentious. you might come off like jason shwartzman in rushmore.</p>
<p>A fedora is the type of hat worn by Dr. Indiana Jones, yes? If so my mind has been made up!</p>
<p>yes it is, and you can have the whip and everything, and always mention from time to time "snakes I hate snakes" :-)</p>
<p>Lol UCI you made me chuckle.</p>
<p>How about a fez?</p>
<p>Why not wear a hat made out of hemp, with a big whole in the middle that a large marijuana plant is growing from? You could give weed to the Harvard folks and to help them chill out.</p>
<p>You should also bring some rophies for whatever fine female who decides she wants a date after the tour.</p>
<p>I've actually decided on wearing a hat made of zebra bones and elephant livers but thanks for your offer, friend-of-mine.</p>
<p>Boston Red Sox hat is all you need. Both schools are in New England, you'll be safe with it. If you were really ballsy you'd wear it to Columbia or NYU.</p>
<p>I'm thinking one of those red and white Cat in the Hat brims would be appropriate.</p>
<p>Wear a Princeton cap.</p>
<p>Wear an Aussie-style hat with the brim fold up on one side. For an extra touch of style, mount a large ostrich feather in the hat band that will extravagantly wave in the air as you turn your head.</p>
<p>I've got an old red USC cap that has been around the world several times and then some.....baseball variety.</p>
<p>No - no zebra bones! The PETA people in Harvard Square will lynch you!</p>
<p>The only "petas" I know make great sandwiches!</p>
<p>PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals (sure I'll get flamed now)</p>
<p>Oh dear, I have been gone for too long. I didn't know what PETA stood for...just figured it out.</p>