This is the weirdest article for me to be writing: I spent the last month of high school wearing pajamas and a blanket to class. Walking into college I was assured that nobody wears anything but sweatpants and sweatshirts to finals week which had me ridiculously hyped, but the reality of college caught me by surprise. Maybe Hunter’s dress code is a smidge different because we’re right on the Upper East Side and getting on the subway looking like you just crawled out of the trash is “unacceptable” and “lazy” or something, but there’s actually a lot more to college dress code then just sweats.
1. The majority of everyone wearing Actual Responsible Adult clothing
Don’t let college culture lie to you; there are people coming in casual wear, looking like they’ve slept a whole 8 hours, coming down the escalator laughing with their friends like they’re in a commercial. Props to you guys for obviously having your life together enough to dress like you care.
2. Someone’s walking through the hallways in formal wear
I mean it – slacks and a white shirt. They’ve got an interview or a meeting, and you can hear them coming from a hallway away because they’re most definitely wearing a bit of a heel. Godspeed homie, hope your interview goes well.
3. We get it, you work out
These guys have got on sport shorts, a sleeveless tee, sneakers, and a yoga mat included on a sporadic basis. They’re the embodiment of that student athlete meme. Bonus points if they jog into the classroom a minute before class is due to start, sweating, and announce “sorry I’m late, I was at the gym.”
4. Walked off the runway and into Intro to Ethics 101
Maybe it’s because New York is a fashion capital, but I’ve seen people walking the hallways in outfits that look like they came alive from a magazine or a catwalk. Their makeup is always precise, especially during early morning classes, because that’s the best time to rub into your face the fact that you’re barely awake in your 8 am philosophy class while they’re looking pristine.
5. The college look we were all expecting
There is still hope! No one can keep their look up all semester round, so when the stress of finals week hits, the slacking begins. No one says anything about the stain on your sweatshirt or the fact that you’ve wore your hair up in a bun every day this week.