are people who wear lacoste, polo, jcrew, etc out of place?

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I disagree with this statement. There are people who wear preppy clothes, but not “plenty of people.” A lot of people here, quite honestly, wear plain clothes - you have those people who just roll out of bed and put on whatever, and others who take some time to look good (minority, however). Rice is no Washington & Lee/Vanderbilt/SMU, obviously.</p>

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I agree with this for the most part - anywhere people will judge you based on appearance and first impressions, not exclusive to Rice, but no one will care what you wear here.</p>