<p>Hey. So, I have an interview app. at Wellesley this Monday, and I really need to know exactly what 'buisness casual' entails. My mom seems to think it's long pants and a turtleneck!! (no skin whatsoever). But next week it's going to be 100 degrees and humid. I also think a suit is too much, especially for that weather. I was thinking a skirt that goes past the knee and a conservitive top(like a 3/4 sleeve and relativly high neckline). I bougjt this pink skirt at bebe that goes below the knee, it does have a giant pink bow on it though. And i thought a white top would be nice with it. And it is an all girls school, so pink should be fine, right? THANKS!!!</p>
<p>When I was in the room waiting for my d to exit from her interview (a hot day last August), most of the people were dressed so that you could see knees, elbows, and/or necks. My D wore an almost knee length skirt and some kind of a t-shirt. She seemed to have a great interview (and got in. . .)</p>
<p>a skirt that goes past the knee and a conservative top looks perfect. that outfit will be fine!</p>
<p>Please make sure you are comfortable in whatever business casual clothing choose.</p>
<p>It's going to be hot, and while admissions may have parking near the building (I honestly haven't been over there since they moved last fall), dress (or be able to undress) for a ten minute walk. Or just don't park in the parking garage I'm sure admissions itself is over airconditioned, but you won't be there long enough to freeze.</p>
<p>I do advise avoiding sleeveless things. When I intereviewed for my first job at the public library, I was in tenth grade and my mother picked out my clothes. She picked out nice shorts and a sleeveless collared shirt that was the equivalent of a regular collared shirt, just without sleeves. Even so, I asked my mother if it was appropriate (I lost), and sure enough, I was told that it was inappropriate for the library in my interview. Wellesley isn't the library, but still. I interviewed in November, and I wore a blue turtleneck sweater, but I can't remember the pants.</p>
<p>Definitely don't wear a turtleneck in the summer--you'll melt! You'll be sweating and uncomfortable while walking around campus. Ugh.</p>
<p>A knee-length skirt and conservative blouse will be perfect.</p>
<p>And to make this a more inclusive thread, what should guys where to interviews?</p>
<p>Guys should wear collared shirts. Not sure if the tie is necessary, but I'm not a guy. I also recommend non-jean pants that are held up in a way that does not display the boxer shorts. Shoes that go with said pants, naturally. Guys are easy to dress.</p>
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<p>There isn't really a short/cooler version of business attire for guys, so much, is there ... </p>
<p>Any well-pressed slacks are okay. Wear socks and shoes--not sandals--in appropriate color combinations. Dress shirt. A tie may or may not be necessary. No loud patterns. (Please please please do not go for the striped-shirt-with-plaid-pants look I see so much in my university town. Actually, don't go for stripes or plaid, period.)</p>
<p>Also, don't wear a poorly fitted suit. I saw a fellow interviewee at Harvard, seven years ago, wearing a suit that was too big for him, and it made him look young and clumsy. Unfortunately, I think he was aiming for suave and mature.</p>
<p>I just read Katherine Cohen's "The Guide to Getting In" - there was a section that talks about interviews. She suggests that you wear clothes that you would normally wear to school + 1 unit of dressiness. She used the example: if you usually have your nose pierced, have it pierced for the interview. So be dressy, but she said not to wear a tie. I can copy a short bit from the book if anyone would like me to.</p>
<p>Ringer- are you in college now, or still in high school?</p>
<p>As for the passage about what to wear, I've gotten, into colleage, thanks.</p>
<p>If I'm not mistaken, Ringer05 graduated Wellesley in 2005.</p>
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<p>When our D was born, TheMom said, "Oh good...girls are so much more fun to dress."</p>
<p>I see how "easy" can translate to "no fun." Of course, I've always preferred the "easy" route when it comes to clothes. Sadly, I can't pull off the business suit.</p>
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<p>This assumes that the student doesn't wear pajamas to class :) (Then again, most high schools have dress codes that would prohibit such attire, so maybe it isn't a bad assumption to make.) </p>
<p>And WendyMouse is correct: I graduated from Wellesley in 2005.</p>
<p>Don't know about Wellesley, but at Smith a lot of students <em>do</em> wear pajamas to class for morning classes in particular, especially towards the end of the semester.</p>
<p>Wendy, do you mean you don't look "right" in suits?</p>
<p>I can't tell you how many people actually wear PJs to class because I usually sit in the front and am not the type to look too closely at what other people are wearing. I know people do. My closer friends generally get dressed, but usually in a t-shirt and a pair of jeans that will be worn all week (just the jeans).</p>
<p>Yes. I haven't tried the women's variety, but I'd imagine they would look weird on me.</p>
<p>Wellesley students will, sometimes, appear in pajamas, but not in very high concentrations. At least, they don't often wear clothes that scream PAJAMAS! Jersey-knit pants with a t-shirt or tank top are about as much as I ever saw.</p>
<p>One of my friends decided that first-year finals stress was a great opportunity to see how long she could go without showering :) (9 days)</p>
<p>Nine days? Wow. I'm impressed by that one. I shower relatively infrequenly compared to most people my age, but I don't think I've ever gone anywhere close to that long.</p>
<p>If you do not customarily wear skirts but plan to wear one for the interview, make it a relatively long one. The loose mid-calf skirts they're selling this year would work well.</p>
<p>The idea here is that you don't have to worry as much about how to sit without revealing more of your anatomy than you intended.</p>