what color tie to interview?

[etf]

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man, it doesn't seem that long ago when there were threads like these...now it's all about waitlists/acceptances, and pretty soon it will be about "should i go with the full ride at washU or take the hms acceptance."

what a game...

 

[RPedigo]

Match your tie to the school's colors.

Actually, I wore a light blue shirt and a darker blue tie to Columbia and I was asked by a fourth-year medical student, "was that on purpose, or did it just happen that way?"

It just happened that way, but I thought it was amusing.

 

[aspiringdoc007]

Wear a bow tie. A polka dot bow tie.

 

[LikeClockWork]

I have a Maker's Mark tie (open bottle up near the neck pouring the delicious beverage to a glass at the bottom of the tie). I'm thinking of wearing it to an interview I have coming up. I think it will show my social (i.e. alcoholic) side very well.

 

[pluripotent]

I have a Maker's Mark tie (open bottle up near the neck pouring the delicious beverage to a glass at the bottom of the tie). I'm thinking of wearing it to an interview I have coming up. I think it will show my social (i.e. alcoholic) side very well.

I asked my friend this same question. He said Red, its a powerfull color, and its what his dad encourages him to wear at his interviews. FYI, his dad is a chief trauma surgeon in Ohio. I don't know why red specifically, but I wore it to Davis interview and I am going to wear it to UCSF interview too. A light blue shirt will make it stand out. 👍

 

[da8s0859q]

I hate wearing ties. 🙁

 

[Quix]

Wear scrubs and forgo the formal wear entirely. 😉

In all seriousness, I have one real "power" tie that I use for all interviews (scholastic and professional), it's a brown and black design that is a lot cooler than it sounds. It's gotten compliments *everywhere*, so I'll be buried in it.

 

[da8s0859q]

Wear scrubs and forgo the formal wear entirely. 😉

In all seriousness, I have one real "power" tie that I use for all interviews (scholastic and professional), it's a brown and black design that is a lot cooler than it sounds. It's gotten compliments *everywhere*, so I'll be buried in it.

Got a pic of it / can you find it online for show and tell?

 

[Quix]

Got a pic of it / can you find it online for show and tell?

I'll work on it for the weekend - I'm away from both the tie and my camera at the moment. 😉

 

[etf]

ok guys, you missed the point of this thread entirely - i'm not ACTUALLY asking what tie i should wear to interviews (p.s. pink hermes basketweave is what i'll be wearing, but i've yet to get an invite) but rather was commenting on seemingly cyclical threads on sdn, which will vary depending on what month it is...

 

[armybound]

I noticed that before interviews started, people would be writing on my MDapps all the time. Since interviews started, I've gotten nothing. I guess people have better things to do now than wish each other luck and speculate about who will be getting interviews.

 

[brsboarder]

I wouldn't wear red. While someones father might be chief of surgery, its the only interview color your not supposed to wear. It makes you stand out for you tie, not your quality as an applicant. It shows dominance, and power, not exactly the things one looks for in a doctor. Perhaps a surgeon, but still

 

[docbot]

I wouldn't wear red. While someones father might be chief of surgery, its the only interview color your not supposed to wear. It makes you stand out for you tie, not your quality as an applicant. It shows dominance, and power, not exactly the things one looks for in a doctor. Perhaps a surgeon, but still

While there seems to be a lot of conventional wisdom concerning tie color, I find it hard to believe that a tie can do all of those things for you.

To the OP: Perhaps posters are not yet self conscious enough to follow the true meaning of your thread and you were indeed sagacious enough to provide the nucleation point to begin the timely discussion of this year's neurotic obsessions on, well, tie color. 😉

 

[etf]

While there seems to be a lot of conventional wisdom concerning tie color, I find it hard to believe that a tie can do all of those things for you.

To the OP: Perhaps posters are not yet self conscious enough to follow the true meaning of your thread and you were indeed sagacious enough to provide the nucleation point to begin the timely discussion of this year's neurotic obsessions on, well, tie color. 😉

yeah, but tie color is more of a september/october thread. november is usually "which of these dozen interviews should i decline now that i have an acceptance" time.

 

[docbot]

yeah, but tie color is more of a september/october thread. november is usually "which of these dozen interviews should i decline now that i have an acceptance" time.

If only I were at that point! Unfortunately, some of us are still stuck on the best tie color for an interview.

🙁

 

[dabiophyz]

etf, I am with you on going with hermes. still no interview though.

 

[etf]

etf, I am with you on going with hermes. still no interview though.

you're just like me then. all dressed up with no place to go.

 

[dabiophyz]

you're just like me then. all dressed up with no place to go.

I feel like a fat chick on prom night

 

[da8s0859q]

ok guys, you missed the point of this thread entirely - i'm not ACTUALLY asking what tie i should wear to interviews (p.s. pink hermes basketweave is what i'll be wearing, but i've yet to get an invite) but rather was commenting on seemingly cyclical threads on sdn, which will vary depending on what month it is...

Oh, I know, I'm just whining.

Point taken. I'll be one of them in a few months... just not making obnoxious threads like that. 🙂

 

[carwreck]

I asked my friend this same question. He said Red, its a powerfull color, and its what his dad encourages him to wear at his interviews. FYI, his dad is a chief trauma surgeon in Ohio. I don't know why red specifically, but I wore it to Davis interview and I am going to wear it to UCSF interview too. A light blue shirt will make it stand out. 👍

That's interesting because I've had several surgeons tell me red as well. However, a couple of docs on the medical side have told me to avoid red and wear colors like gray or yellow. Funny to see tie-color choices reflect some of stereotypical personalities assigned to surg vs. med.

 

[etf]

That's interesting because I've had several surgeons tell me red as well. However, a couple of docs on the medical side have told me to avoid red and wear colors like gray or yellow. Funny to see tie-color choices reflect some of stereotypical personalities assigned to surg vs. med.

funny, because i'd imagine surgeons would want to avoid red. usually when they encounter it in practice, its because someone messed up and the patient has uncontrollable bleeding. or, more importantly, when they look at their financial statements after malpractice insurance kicks in.