Grad School Attire?

[PhDToBe]

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I believe this was discussed generally elsewhere, but what is the appropriate attire to wear in grad school settings?

Obviously when seeing clients, we are to dress professionally, but what about in classes and lab meetings, etc?

Should TAs dress professionally, even if they are true assistants and not instructors?

I know this may differ by program, but what is the general consensus? I don't want to be too casual or formal the first day of classes. I like to be comfortable, but also want to be professional.


Thanks!

 

[erg923]

In Cali, its super laid-back unless you are at the clinic or otherwise seeing patients. 😀

 

[deleted176373]

I believe this was discussed generally elsewhere, but what is the appropriate attire to wear in grad school settings?

Obviously when seeing clients, we are to dress professionally, but what about in classes and lab meetings, etc?

Should TAs dress professionally, even if they are true assistants and not instructors?

I know this may differ by program, but what is the general consensus? I don't want to be too casual or formal the first day of classes. I like to be comfortable, but also want to be professional.


Thanks!

It's pretty simple:

For Guys:

"Wife beaters" and speedo's are acceptable and even encouraged.

For Ladies:

Micro mini's, "stripper heels", and tube tops.


What else do you need to know? 😱


Seriously... I never understand these questions. This is a simple one, dress as professionally as you would like to be treated. If you dress like a prostitute, expect to be treated like one. If you dress like a bum, you will likely be treated like one. If you dress the part of being a young professional, you will initially be treated like one until you prove yourself unworthy of such treatment.

So dress how you want to be treated, if you want to be taken seriously, you need to look as if you should be taken seriously.

Mark

 

[VeggieDelight]

I'd generally heed Mark's advice, but I don't know about TA's. In my experience, they're usually messes, so I can't imagine them in dressy attire. 😛 Personally, since I'm going to be at a huge state/party school, I think I may get laughed at if I show up too overdressed. But for any receptions or orientations, I would keep it to at least semi-formal wear.

How did everyone look when they interviewed you? Nearly every student I met was in casual wear.

 

[ltj999]

Could always just go with the nice jeans/khakis + button down. Works in or out of the office/school. And more importantly, with the ladies... : ) ( j/k)

 

[FadedC]

If your talking about in actual class, I haven't found the mode of dress to be all that different then taking classes in an undergraduate class, with the exception that people are a little older and more mature. Casual is fine as long as your neat. If you dress up, people will assume your coming to class from work.

 

[cara susanna]

I like to dress up slightly when I TA, but only because I look young and I'm afraid they'll confuse me for a student otherwise.

 

[JockNerd]

For clients and teaching obviously professional attire.

For everything else, seems to depend on the culture of the program and the climate. Here (where it's very very hot most of the time and pretty relaxed in culture) we pretty much wear anything we want in classes and lab meetings and no one cares. If someone dressed up I'd assume they were coming from seeing patients or teaching.