Dress for Accepted Students' Day?

[timely]

Okay, so I don't get out much...

Dressy casual? That's what I'm thinking, but I wasn't sure. Would H be out of place in a sport coat?

What about for S? Typical teenager jeans and t-shirt or khakis and a polo or the equivalent?

[asdfjkl1]

It really doesn't matter. After all, they're not going to revoke your son's admissions for 'bad fashion'. A sport coat might even be too dressy if he's wearing other formal clothes with it. In terms of your son, let him wear whatever he feels comfy in. At my recent Admitted Students day, most of the professors were in professional clothes. Everyone else was in normal, every-day clothes.

College professors tend to see kids...in normal clothes. Though they might be impressed by the fact your son is dressed up, it's sort of unnecessary. The admissions process is over...

[nngmm]

Very casual. And I don't think parents are even supposed to be there, but I guess it might depend on the school...

[Northstarmom]

Casual -- jeans and T-shirt is appropriate.

[TrinSF]

What you'd normally wear. Don't dress up.

[BunsenBurner]

We went to the accepted students' day at Scripps. Both D and I wore jeans/t-shirt outfits, and the rest of the crowd looked very casual. Of course, I saw a couple of dads in sports coats, but they quickly ditched their coats and ties since the weather was record HOT. Check the forecast and plan layers if there could be temperature fluctuations.

[kristin5792]

Check out the school's website and any facebook friends/groups your son might be in. Chances are you'll find pictures of current students and what they wear on normal days. I visited UVa last year and currently go to school at Mizzou, and I can DEFINITELY tell you there are different vibes when it comes to dressing on campus. To me, UVa was causal preppy and Mizzou was casual laid-back. This basically translates to "khakis and a polo with flip flops/boat shoes" at UVa and "cute sweats/jeans and a Mizzou t-shirt" at my school.

DON'T WEAR A HIGH SCHOOL LETTER JACKET. Nothing screams "I'm a senior in high school!" like a letter jacket, pack of information, and mom following. Not a bad thing, but it does attract attention.

I'd probably wear jeans, a polo, and comfy shoes and bring a sweatshirt. No need to get dressed up, but definitely get dressed. I'd consider most sweats, gym shorts, and big t-shirts to be more of PJs than "real clothes."

Then again, I've been known to venture out in PJs a few days a week.

[momofnewP]

Timely

Wear comfortable shoes. You will likely be doing a lot of walking around campus. We went to our son's preview last week and the parents were dressed casually for the most part. A few Dads had jackets on, but not many. Kids - what they usually wear to school. My son wore shorts because it was warm. Have fun.

[aklindarn]

A little off the original subject, but about clothing none the less. My D is to accept a scholarship next week. Not sure of all the details yet (she just got the phone call on Monday night). What are others thoughts who might have experience in this? Thanks!

[mootmom]

My S was invited to a scholarship day last spring, and he wore a blazer and tie (although it was a creative drumkit tie ). We were stunned at the number of students at the event (which included an interview) who came dressed in flip-flops, shorts, tank-tops, or wild t-shirts. The minority who dressed even slightly more formally stood out and seemed to get more time from the faculty. (And a week later my S received a scholarship offer $1,500/yr higher than he had been initially offered. No idea whether the neat dress mattered, but I doubt it hurt anything.)

[aklindarn]

I was thinking along the same lines......... We are still in the throws of winter here in Alaska so I don't think there will be any shorts involved. But believe it or not, kids were flip flops in the winter here.
I think nice pants/blouse should be ok. I don't think jeans are appropriate. Maybe once we get the info from the scholarship committee, it will help. If it involves wearing a dress, we are in trouble!!

[mafool]

Scholarship acceptance: Nice pants, conservative top, and non-sports shoes will be OK. She should look neat and respectful. Newspaper photographs may be involved, as they were for the scholarhips S received.

[huguenot]

It must depend on the school. We went to a scholarship acceptance event last week and every guy but one was in coat and tie. My thought is, if you wear a blazer and tie, you can take off both if you need to, but you can't add them to a T-shirt. They took a formal picture of the group and I felt so sorry for the kid who wasn't dressed up, he looked so embarrassed.

As to the accepted student's day, I'm wondering that one myself as we have one in a few days. Seems like it would be more casual, but who knows?

[mathmom]

Accepted students days/weekends are definitely very casual. You should dress in whatever is the normal standard for the school. Jeans and t-shirts everywhere Mathson went to. Comfortable shoes are definitely a good idea.

[BunsenBurner]

^^Do not underestimate the importance of comfortable shoes! D quickly tossed her shoes into our car trunk, and ended up walking everywhere in her flip-flops, which seemed very appropriate for the weather and location!