Turns out my mother is subscribes to the idea that women should wear a skirt or even a dress to interviews. She also had recommendations on my foot wear, ideally she'd like to see me hoof around to interviews in pumps. I listened to her advice, but it's not likely to happen. For interviews, I'm a pants and mules kind of girl. Looking at other interviewees in waiting rooms, I'm certain that I'm dressed appropriately, sometimes more than appropriate when walking through an office workplace filled with cargo pants and tank tops. I think my mother is thinking back to what I wore to class. She was horrified when she learned that her daughter, a graduate student, was going about in a t-shirt, shorts, and rubber slippers. Or maybe she'd just rather believe that it's the clothes that just aren't up to par instead of her daughter.