Is it tacky to dress in a schools colors?

[UCF FINatic]

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I just was curious what everyone thinks about dressing in a schools colors for an interview. Is it a good idea or a no-no?

Say for instance I got an interview to the University of Florida, would it be a bad idea to wear a blue shirt and a orange tie?

Thanks for your opinions 👍

 

[DavesNotHere]

I just was curious what everyone thinks about dressing in a schools colors for an interview. Is it a good idea or a no-no?

Say for instance I got an interview to the University of Florida, would it be a bad idea to wear a blue shirt and a orange tie?

Thanks for your opinions 👍

I think youll just end up looking like a real doofus. Unless youre a terrible candidate looking for some sort of last ditch chromatic hail mary i would try to find a different way to stand out at the interview.

 

[Double Bonded]

It could go either way. Either it would look awesome or you'd go out in flames. Do it and tell us how it went.

 

[Bereno]

You can do it so long at you still look professional. Don't have a super blue shirt and an glowing orange tie... Maybe a light blue button up with a tie that has orange stripes. Could be an ice breaker for the interview. If it were me, I would not consider it unless I still looked professional.

 

[MAR89]

I was about to say that you could probably laugh it off as a "coincidence: if asked about it, say if the school colors were red and white or something easy to pull off. But Gator blue and orange doesn't quite come off as a coincidental combination lol. I don't see any harm in it, so long as your charisma backs it up.

 

[wired202808]

 

[Silencio]

I just was curious what everyone thinks about dressing in a schools colors for an interview. Is it a good idea or a no-no?

Say for instance I got an interview to the University of Florida, would it be a bad idea to wear a blue shirt and a orange tie?

Thanks for your opinions 👍

So if you went to an interview at USC, you would bring a red/gold Trojan condom? Well then, you mind as well do a Gator chomp at the handshake while you're at it.

 

[Double Bonded]

So if you went to an interview at USC, you would bring a red/gold Trojan condom? Well then, you mind as well do a Gator chomp at the handshake while you're at it.

rofl. Or dress as a Gatorade bottle:

 

[dantemac]

The *only* theme I would do it a colored tie. Think subtle. I wore navy blue tie to my Pitt interview, maroon tie to Penn, and a purple tie to NYU. Accepted at all 3.

 

[yankeefan86]

rofl. Or dress as a Gatorade bottle:

That will be my next halloween costume brooo

 

[iralex801]

If I saw you in that, I would think your a pretty cool dude haha. I'm not sure how Adcoms would perceive it though. I guess it depends on how conservative the school is.

 

[UCF FINatic]

Damn, I guess I am going to have to store my bright blue with orange pinstripe suit away for another occasion... 🙁