Morgaine1157 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Hey All, I wasn't sure if this should be posted here or in the interviews section, but I was wondering what people generally wear to grad program visitation weekends (post-acceptance)/interview weekends in the Earth Sciences? I know that earth scientists are fairly casual, so I don't think a suit would be appropriate but I'm not sure if jeans would be a no no either? Any opinions or suggestions would be helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddle Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) I've attended two visits, albeit not with other prospective students. One was an interview, and the other was post-admissions. I wanted to be comfortable on the first day, as I was flying in, taking public transit and walking, so I wore a sweater & jeans with sneakers. I was expecting to be trudging in snow, so I brought the most beat-up pair of sneakers I had (we don't do boots where I live)--and what did I find when I got there? That the snow had already melted! I'm pretty sure I didn't leave a good first impression , since I didn't realize East Coast standards for formality of dress are half a step higher (i.e. East Coast casual is almost like business casual). It might be wise to dress ~business casual (assuming you're a guy, button-down, slacks (or at least dark jeans--wish I had those), and dress shoes (or black sneakers--wish I had those too)), but if you're visiting a school in California, non-trashy casual will probably suffice. Also, don't bring shoes you haven't worn before to a visit day. That might be painful. Edited March 1, 2011 by waddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnlikelyGrad Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hey All, I wasn't sure if this should be posted here or in the interviews section, but I was wondering what people generally wear to grad program visitation weekends (post-acceptance)/interview weekends in the Earth Sciences? I know that earth scientists are fairly casual, so I don't think a suit would be appropriate but I'm not sure if jeans would be a no no either? Any opinions or suggestions would be helpful! Fairly casual? The people in the geology dept at my school wear jeans to dress up. Otherwise, shorts. I think nice black jeans and a button-down shirt or polo would do it for you. If you want to get fancy, upgrade to khakis instead of jeans. I think sneakers in decent condition would be okay (all the profs in the geol dept here seem to wear sandals). But this may just be a super super laid back school, I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquilineKea Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Do they do pre-admission interviews in earth science? They almost never do them in astronomy or physics so I'm very curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseundsquirrel Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Some schools do, yes. Or individual faculty members will set up interviews to check out prospective students, either in person or over the phone or skype. InquilineKea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquilineKea Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Wow, interesting. Which schools are known to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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