Wear the school’s shirt in application video?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:whenever I see people who put on the sweatshirt to open their decision email, I just think .. these are careless people.

My kid wouldn’t let us buy a shirt or sweater shirt on any college visit because he hadn’t gotten in, wasn’t a student. lol

[Anonymous]

^ yet

[Anonymous]

No video but kid wore [school][sport] shirt to interview at the school where committed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No video but kid wore [school][sport] shirt to interview at the school where committed.

Completely different. Kid was already going there. That's like you commenting on an essay that worked for your kid, when your kid was a recruited athlete who passed a preread at a typical school (aka not MIT or CalTech).

[Anonymous]

It's not something that is going to make you stand out

[Anonymous]

Don't do it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an alumni interviewer, I would find it presumptuous and cocky of a candidate to walk into an interview wearing a Princeton T or sweatshirt. Guessing admissions staff might feel the same.

I really don't think it's that big of a deal either way. Admissions officers are going to judge based on other things, and if they see school paraphernalia, it might be a little sign of commitment. Definitely not, as this uptight PP alumni interviewer suggested, offensive or arrogant. Get over yourself, PP! It's just a shirt.

[Anonymous]

My kid wore a shirt with the school logo to one of the on the road events a school had here in town. She has a whole collection of school gear due to the fact her brother and father are alums.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:whenever I see people who put on the sweatshirt to open their decision email, I just think .. these are careless people.

My kid wouldn’t let us buy a shirt or sweater shirt on any college visit because he hadn’t gotten in, wasn’t a student. lol

Ha ha! This was totally me. The only college sweatshirts I had in high school were from UChicago and Boalt Hall because I stole them from my dad.

[Anonymous]

Deeply embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

If you really want to make a memorable impression during an interview, wear a plain white T-shirt with this handwritten message:

HELP !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an alumni interviewer, I would find it presumptuous and cocky of a candidate to walk into an interview wearing a Princeton T or sweatshirt. Guessing admissions staff might feel the same.

another example of why alumni interviews should go by the wayside. they are not trained properly and bring all kinds of biases to the table.

[Anonymous]

Very cringy