What to wear on college tours?

[Anonymous]

1000% does not matter what you wear on the tour. Have you done any of these? You sign in at a desk in the admissions office and then join a zillion people for an info session then break into large groups and follow a student around for a while. Nobody knows who anyone is and there’s certainly no mechanism for feedback about a messy dresser to the admissions office. Obviously, as many have said above, though, if kid is interviewing on the same day something in the business casual range is a good bet.

[Anonymous]

Dress for the position to which you aspire. For many, that would mean wearing a Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, or MIT hoodie. Let 'em know that you're smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't let my kids wear sweatpants out of the house unless they're sick and going to the doctor, so I'd make yours level up to at least jeans.

What? Your HS child doesn’t wear sweat pants or jogger? Are they in private?

I just posted when they’re allowed to wear sweats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dress for the position to which you aspire. For many, that would mean wearing a Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, or MIT hoodie. Let 'em know that you're smart.

This isn’t a job. Wearing a hoodie of the school you’re touring would be so cringey!

[Anonymous]

Don't listen to anyone telling you it doesn't matter. Those who say you should be cautious are correct, but by that I mean not wearing sweats, tattered clothes, gear from another college, or anything offensive Like others have said, you don't want anyone from the AO commenting on your garb afterward.

[Anonymous]

Deodorant. Particularly for the indoor portion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dress for the position to which you aspire. For many, that would mean wearing a Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, or MIT hoodie. Let 'em know that you're smart.

This isn’t a job. Wearing a hoodie of the school you’re touring would be so cringey!

On a tour of Pitt, mom, dad and student all wearing Pitt gear. No lie! 😆

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Avoid the sweatshirt of another college.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dress for the position to which you aspire. For many, that would mean wearing a Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, or MIT hoodie. Let 'em know that you're smart.

This isn’t a job. Wearing a hoodie of the school you’re touring would be so cringey!

Zoom goes the humor right over your head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1000% does not matter what you wear on the tour. Have you done any of these? You sign in at a desk in the admissions office and then join a zillion people for an info session then break into large groups and follow a student around for a while. Nobody knows who anyone is and there’s certainly no mechanism for feedback about a messy dresser to the admissions office. Obviously, as many have said above, though, if kid is interviewing on the same day something in the business casual range is a good bet.

Not always. We’ve been the only ones on a tour before. We’ve had extended conversations with AOs and deans after info sessions. Some of the LACs are very personalized. Others (looking at you, Wesleyan) are not.

[Anonymous]

Agree on comfortable shoes and no college sweatshirts/t-shirts. Both school you’re at and other school sweats are cringey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it matter? My boy wears sweatpants and t-shirts constantly. Does he need to dress up or will nobody know who he is or care what he wears?

Nobody cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it matter? My boy wears sweatpants and t-shirts constantly. Does he need to dress up or will nobody know who he is or care what he wears?

Nobody knows who you are and no-one will care- it is only kids/students giving the tours. That said, as a mom walking for 2+ hours on these tours, I learned very quickly to dress in layers and wear comfortable walking shoes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't let my kids wear sweatpants out of the house unless they're sick and going to the doctor, so I'd make yours level up to at least jeans.

What? Your HS child doesn’t wear sweat pants or jogger? Are they in private?

+1

Their kids must be miserable. Way more things to worry about in MS/HS IMO.

My college grad even has a job (office job) where they can continue to wear sweats/athletic shorts/t-shirts and that is a huge perk of that job for them. Dress up is jeans and a polo when at a customer/customer in the building.

[Anonymous]

Dress comfortably, in layers, don't look frumpy.

Wear comfortable shoes.

Take a shower before. Wear deodorant/bugspray/sunscreen etc.

Be well groomed. (Haircut, shave etc)

Take sunglasses and hat if it is going to be sunny.

Don't wear skimpy clothes (no butts hanging out of your shorts, no pink bikini tops under your t-shirt)

No heavy makeup, false eyelashes, huge hair, high heels, bling, huge nails and jewelery. Don't look like a prostitute or a pimp.