<p>please tell me what I should wear to interviews and the ususal places for interviews.
thanks!
oh and I am a girl if that helps.</p>
<p>Just look decent. Don't overdress. School uniform or neat casual will do. No need for ties or any other kind of formal wear item.</p>
<p>DD wore the same pair of cords and v-neck sweater to at least 5 interviews. For the ones she had in the summer, she wore capris and a nice summer top. At the one school she visited after being accepted, she wore nice bermudas (it was summer). The only unusual place she had an interview was a hotel room.</p>
<p>I think the key thing here is--look nice. A sloppy appearance gives the impression that you don't care.</p>
<p>Everything clean and pressed. Nothing torn. No t-shirts, jeans or sneakers. No revealing outfits. Otherwise casual is fine. Avoid obvious designer labels. Unless you're in the snow belt in winter and need to wear snow boots, wear comfortable leather shoes that you can do a campus tour in since you'll probably do a tour and interview in the same day. Your outfit should be comfortable and should not call attention to itself. You, not your clothes, are the focus of the interview.</p>
<p>My son had most of his interviews at Starbucks. He wore khakis and a button down collar shirt. For a girl, you could also wear khakis or any kind of nice pant (not jeans) and a nice shirt or top. If your interview is at a lawyers office, for instance, more dressy attire would be appropriate (black pants, skirt).</p>
<p>Haha yes one of my interviews was, indeed, at a lawyer's office. I wore black pants and a v-neck sweater.</p>
<p>Another interview was at a local cafe, however, and I just wore brown cords and a plain shirt.</p>
<p>When my daughter interviewed, she wore her more casual debate clothes - a nice skirt or pants, heels, a shirt and sweater. We looked at the interview the way you would look at a job interview and she dressed accordingly. I think your clothes show how serious you are about the interview and class visit.</p>
<p>ditto with much of the advice here. You can't go wrong with dress pants and a nice blouse or sweater as a girl (not sure for boys because I am not one, but I assume khakis and a nice shirt are probably OK). I tried to go with "dressy casual" or however you wanna put it, something that looks great, but that I am comfortable wearing.</p>
<p>It may sound obvious but don't wear any clothes, even a nice shirt or sweather, wtih the insignia of the school at which you're applying. It makes you look like you think you've already been admitted. For that matter don't wear any clothes with writing on them. It's too casual. And don't wear clothes that reveal your belly. (It has to be said.) The most important thing is to be neat and clean, ironed, combed, brushed, on time and sit up straight. </p>
<p>Even though your intereview may be at Starbucks, or wherever, it doesn't mean you should dress as it you just rolled out of bed and are heading in for a half-caff, non-fat latte.</p>
<p>I do alum interviews and it's just irritating to have an applicant walk in in jeans, a hoodie and flip flops. It shows that they don't even care enough about the interview to get dressed.</p>
<p>I have no expectations of suits, ties, or even jackets for high school students. But at least a pressed pair of khakis and button down shirt for guys and a nice pair of slacks and a blouse/sweater for girls. And I'd encourage everyone to wear shoes -- I know some girls wear nice flip flops but it really isn't professional attire.</p>
<p>My D wore a navy blazer, pink oxford, grey knee-length skirt, hose, black pumps (low), and pearls. She wore this to every interview.</p>
<p>A little OT but this summer during our campus visits I was amazed at what some kids wore - girls in short shorts, short shirts and flip flops - at top schools! While campus tours are not the same thing as interviews I would think that they deserve a little attention to attire! Of course there was also the other side - at Vanderbilt most of the girls had skirts on.
My d wore nice pants with a sweater for her local interview - the interviewer said to dress in what you would normally wear on a Sunday afternoon so she wore her church clothes.</p>
<p>I agree. I do interviewing as well and you can't really overdress. You don't need to wear a suit (boy or girl), but I won't hold it against you if you do. I WILL hold it against you if you show up in flip flops, sagging pants with underwear and belly showing, and a t-shirt with some stupid slogan. I know you will wear this to class once/if you are admitted, but this isn't class. Do you really want to get into college? I thought so. Dress to impress.</p>
<p>Shanghaimom, all of the schools to which D applied were below the Mason-Dixon line and all but 2 were private. The students on the these campuses tend to dress conservatively on a daily basis so she didn't look out-of-place at all. :)</p>
<p>I felt khakis and coillared shirts were ok for S's interviews. A suit would, imo, have shown a lack of fit to the quirky, casual places he's applying. I did put my foot down when he wanted to wear messily patched pants to one interview.</p>
<p>I tell kids when I call them for interviews that jeans are just fine. So are sneakers. I went to an Ivy. That's how kids dress for class. Plus, I interview public school kids and I know some are dirt poor. I'm not about to suggest that sneakers are somehow offensive when I KNOW that those are the ONLY shoes some of the kids I interview own. </p>
<p>To be truthful, if any girl showed up in pumps and heels..well, she'd have 2 and a half strikes against her. (If you think that's unusual, read Rachel Toor's book.) </p>
<p>What's not acceptable? I do not want to see any female applicant's breasts or any male applicant's chest hair. No gold chains--no heavy eye make-up. No thongs visible above your low-rise jeans. I'm a dinosaur...MODESTY is a virtue. </p>
<p>Shower. Body odor can be offensive. On the flip side..do NOT wear perfume. LOTS of people are allergic.</p>
<p>My mom made me wear a stupid blazer, shirt, tie, and khakis. It was pointless, you just need to look like you weren't just out selling drugs. So I'd so a shirt and khakis (and maybe a tie) nothing more.</p>