What to wear on unoffical visit?

Just, for Pete's sake, don't let him wear any logo gear from any other colleges!

You might think that goes without saying, but ... my experience is that it doesn't go without saying.

^Haha

A collared shirt and khakis should the trick. When I was going on recruiting trips, someone told me to "dress like you're going golfing." That worked for me.

My son wore khaki shorts, casual T-shirt and non-sport cap or high school cap. You just don't want to wear anything that might offend someone. Your son (and/or family, if they attend) is/are kind of going on a job interview of sorts. You are interviewing them and vice versa. All of our visits were pretty casual. Lots of walking, getting in and out of golf carts/vehicles in 80-100 degree weather.

Depends on how good you are! When I was applying to law school I was lucky enough to  have a very high LSAT and a 4.0 gpa rom undergrad. I applied to several schools and used basically the same Personal Statement, though slightly modified. I accidentally applied to Washington & Lee with a personal statement that mentioned ELEVEN TIMES how much I wanted to go to the William & Mary School of Law. W&L offered a full ride.

I was a walk-on basketball player at Texas and used to wear undershirts back before it wasa ll that popular in order to hide the big Razorback tatoo on my bicep.

Hmmmm??? I agree with your recommendation, but regarding the golfing . . . . it might depend on just where you golf. 

For the workout, don't over-bling it and leave the tunes in the car .  Same logo considerations apply.

Just make sure he doesn't wear his cap like this guy:

Thanks for the feedback from all. No logo gear from other schools and no bling (even though I don't think anything he owns is bling-lol.) My mindset was casual but neat and clean.

your mindset was right

Think about how coaches dress when they are on the road recruiting.  Collared shirts are a must.  Pants that look ok.  Some jeans are better than others.  Khakis are the safe move.

Good point above about logos from other schools.  I'll go one step further... 

On the NC College Bus Tour we had coaches razzing guys simply based on the COLOR of their shirt!  Think about the 3 in the Triangle.  Wearing red to one or light blue to another is frowned upon.  Literally the first words out of No 1 assistant mouth to our group was "is that your sisters shirt?" because the shirt a kid had on was the color of the cross town rival!  He was only sort of joking.

Rich

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He is on a job interview......treat it like one...he needs to dress appropriately..he needs to look like what he is.....a.student athlete....

clean

shaved

well dressed- golf shirt, khakis, HS/other non college cap worn correctly.....

and he needs to be alert , engaged and when speaking, be well spoken...

He needs to be grateful,and thankful for the opportunity.....saying thank you and ending with a firm handshake is never bad.....

These visits can be very casual.  I don't know that there's a lot to worry about as long as you avoid the obvious "don'ts." 

As in, don't wear a cap that still has a sticker on it, don't wear your cap sideways, don't wear your pants around your knees, don't go showing everyone your boxers, etc.

I've seen guys wear a decent tee and shorts and be just fine.  Me, I'd go with khakis and a polo just to make sure the coach perceives that you understand the need to show respect.

It may be a job interview, but it's not a coat & tie situation at all.

I had no recollection as to what the coaches wore on the few visits that I went on so I asked my wife. She said they mainly all wore shorts and a shirt with their logo on it. The couple of coaches that did wear long pants were coming from something that required long pants before they met us.

All of my son's interviews were in the Southern part of the US during this Summer. I normally dress business casual at work so I'm kind of used to wearing long pants, either dress or khakis.  As I said in an earlier post, the weather was hot and we spent a lot of time outside. I wore khaki shorts to the visits that I went on and either a nice T-shirt or polo-type shirt along with sockless Sperry-type shoes.  My son wore either khaki shorts or wore the longer athletic-type shorts and a nice T-shirts or Under-Armor type shirt. We both wore caps. Mine was a StL Cardinal cap which I never leave home without. And his cap was a non-college cap of some sort or his HS cap.  I never felt that we were dressed incorrectly at all. Wearing long pants in 95 degree weather outside would be inappropriately dressed IMO. Now if we were visiting those same schools in January or February, long pants may have been appropriate.  

Wearing the cap straight is a given as are firm handshakes and willingness to talk to the coaches. As parents, we kind of "sat on the sidelines" quietly until the very end and whatever questions that didn't get answered during the tour, etc were then asked of the coaches.

If in doubt, have your son verbally ask the recruiting coordinator what is expected when he is confirming the time, places, etc.

All of this input is very helpful, not a coat and tie situation but polo would be a nice touch. Firm handshake and eye contact has been a must since he was very small so that shouldn't be an issue at all. My son has talked to the coach twice and doesn't think of everything to ask each time. He does know he'll be practicing with them after a campus tour. Him and my husband will be going this time around so hopefully they'll remember all this guidance I pass along.

I agree with everything but the hat.  I realize kids wear hats 24/7 these days, but I would think a kid could go an hour or two without a hat for something as important as meeting with a potential coach...and maybe an advisor or others associated with the school.  I wouldn't have considered allowiing my son to wear a hat to a visit....just like I wouldn't expect a kid to wear a hat to a interview for a part time summer job. 

Take your cues from.....Jake at State Farm..

PS...Agree with Buckeye 2015.   No hat on college visits.  This is big boy time.  JMO

It's true almost everybody wears a hat anymore but  my son is in the minority. He only wears a hat on the baseball field.

My son is the same.