<p>I'm thinking maybe a collared shirt, tie, and khakis, but some websites say that a suit would be more appropriate. Would a suit be overkill? Please, what would be the most appropriate outfit to wear to an interview with a GU alumnus?</p>
<p>It depends on the location of the interview. I had mine in a Starbucks and my interviewer told me I didn’t have to wear a suit or anything (which was good since I don’t own one). It wasn’t a really formal interview, we mostly had a conversation guided by the topics she was supposed to hit on (my family, my school, interests).</p>
<p>DD just got back from her interview. We’re in Hawaii, so the interviewer wore shorts, a t-shirt, a baseball cap and brought his dog. The interview was held at a Starbucks across from the beach. DD went to the interview straight from church, so she was in a blouse and skirt. She was told she didn’t need to dress up, but she didn’t have time to change, so just went as she was.</p>
<p>Interview was a lot different than what the Georgetown interview guide indicates should happen. She practiced all the questions that the interviewer was supposed to ask, but he only asked one or two of those questions and then made up his own questions which were much more difficult and thought-provoking. She said it was difficult to come up with some of the answers, but that the interviewer was nice. DD is very religious and is very involved in church activities, but when she tried to elaborate on her service activities or other things with her church, the interviewer told her not to talk about it. Considering that religion is a big part of her life and Georgetown holds itself out as a religious school, I was kind of surprised. Overall she thought it went well. Hoping for a good result… :)</p>
<p>I wore nice slacks and a dress shirt and some Sperry’s.
I think i dressed more formally than the interviewer haha. It was a laid back atmosphere for sure.</p>
<p>Well, Georgetown may be a Jesuit institution, but it’s very pluralistic and has definitely become less religious since the 1950s, when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was there.</p>
<p>It seems kind of weird, though; people are telling me that they did their interviews with casual clothes on. My interviewer was dressed in a sort of “casual business” style, and I was in a dress shirt, tie, and pants.</p>
<p>I had my interview at a Starbucks. I was wearing a pair of khakis, a button down, and a sweater. I believe my interviewer was actually wearing the same type of outfit. I usually dress preppy so the attire I wore just felt normal to me. I didn’t want to come off as a stiff by wearing a suit, but I’m sure you are good with whatever you end up wearing</p>
<p>Our S wore a pair of Dockers and a polo shirt. He said he was very comfortable as the interviewer was dressed about the same and they met at a local Starbucks.</p>
<p>DS has worn jeans with a button-down shirt with sleeves rolled up and loafers to his other two interviews. Casual, neat, sharp. He’ll probably stick with that. G’town interview is in a Starbucks, and our town is pretty laid-back.</p>
<p>What’s with all the Starbucks interviews? Mine was in a library, a library that’s right next to a Starbucks.</p>
<p>Wear what you’d wear to a job interview. Alternatively, look through the Georgetown website, see what the average student wears, and then kick it up a notch but not more than that. Be comfortable in your own skin, and in your clothes, otherwise you will come across as artificial. (Ultimately it is better to be slightly overdressed than underdressed.)</p>
<p>My daughter’s interview was with a doctor in the hospital where her dad had died 6 years before. I tried to get it changed (say, to the Starbucks down the street) but they said no. Everything went fine, I was more affected than she was and I was just out in the parking garage. Now she’s a sophomore in SFS. It’s OK to be challenged by these life situations, they stretch you.</p>