Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 19:06     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
Anonymous wrote:When kids are in college, do they wear shirt, sweatpants, etc with their college name/logo? My HS kids are trying to tell me it's cool to wear your college shirts while you're in HS, but not while you're at the college. Is there truth to this? Not talking about game days, just regular going to class days.


At Michigan everyone wears gear. I’ve noticed at UCLA too.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 18:52     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
Anonymous wrote:Every college campus I've visited, half the kids are wearing gear from their school.


I was surprised at how many were wearing college gear from other colleges too
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 18:22     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
Except at NESCAC schools they don’t attend varsity games on campus. Attendance at these schools is worse than a midsize high school.


Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:46     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
Anonymous wrote:I have two daughters in college, one at a SLAC one at a large state flagship. Both wear their college gear regularly. But it is much more common at the large school. I think because there is a greater variety of school themed clothes available.


Interesting because mine is at a NESCAC and her bff is at a different NESCAC. At both schools the majority of the kids are in college gear everyday.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:37     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
Any suggestions on cheap and best places to get college merchandise besides Amazon?
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:18     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
I work on a college campus and it is completely normal to wear the college sweatshirt. Heck I occasionally see students wearing sweatshirts from other colleges.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:15     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
I work at both GW and Georgetown. I see kids in branded gear all the time, sweatshirts especially.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:11     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
I work at UMD and there’s tons of UMD gear worn on campus.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:04     Subject: Re:Do college kids wear college gear at school
OP, your kids, while probably lovely and kind souls, have no earthy idea what they are talking about when it comes to what college kids are wearing on campus.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 16:16     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
That was the first comment my kid said to me about her Penn State tour with her dad--EVERYONE is wearing Penn State shirts.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 14:24     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
They do at at BC and HC
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 13:57     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
This was true of all I visited except Vanderbilt. Looking like a Polo catalogue. Although they wore some to games
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 13:44     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
Kids at IU wear IU gear all the time.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 11:40     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
They do at Middlebury and it makes me happy to see so much school spirit. Definitely didn’t feel cool to do that at my school in the 90s.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 11:29     Subject: Do college kids wear college gear at school
It's actually a good way to assess school spirit when you visit.

And for those saying not so much on urban campuses, just fyi, Pitt students wear Pitt gear all the time. It helps visually define the campus, really.