I don't know what you're applying for but if a place has a policy like no unnatural hair colours or visible body modifications etc. they should make it clear.

Originally Posted by Aoi Kazuya

oh wow, you have blue hair? that's awesome :D

mm :/ if you're application is good then your hair shouldn't really matter, unless it's one of those really strict types of places? Good luck though Starr :D

Ahh they have a number of companies connected to the agency that our program adviser works with. There's a number of possibilities for me so I'm not *terribly* worried. I really have no idea what any of them will specifically be looking for, or what their thoughts are. But I certainly know here in the States if I wanted to apply somewhere with my blue hair I would never get a job (thank goodness I already have one)

Originally Posted by KatMagenta

Wow, at 2am my brain tried to make the Mene contests and blue hair related.

OHGOSH.

well there isn't much she can do about it now. if they aren't like...i can't even think of the word right now, lol, long days have killed my brain xD ... but anyway, I think if they aren't too focused on appearances and really are looking for people who are hardworking and Starr's app is good, then she still has a fighting chance

ohh lol is it really that hard to get a job if your hair is an unnatural color in the states? ...thank god my mom didn't let me bleach my hair to the color i wanted then my hair is just...three layered shades of brown with black roots now i think. haha...i'll just stay away from the...uhh...colors i was gonna use xD

Well, you may be all right then.
But in the US, even if you're really smart, etc...if the interviewer gets a bad first impression of you because of his/her own feelings about strange hair colors, then it makes a difference.

Kat: Agreed. And it's a sort of Study Abroad program. We go to London, work as an intern with a company that we're "matched" to and also take a couple classes about English history and culture. While living in an apartment with another program participant. :)

I do understand about first impressions, but I at least like to think that people can tune into other things beside hair color. I'm told I have amazing eyes -bats eyelashes- hahaha (noreallythough people actually get really creepy about it)

oh yea...i remember one of my high school teachers mentioned that we shouldn't have like...fancy hairstyles or stuff when we go to a job interview.

...ah I get the feeling I'm doomed when i actually start applying to things >.<

ohh that's cool :D I was looking at programs to either Italy or Korea but...uhh...i can't really afford anything at the moment sadly >.>

There's this girl at Subway, who has multi-colored hair.
She's the sweetest worker there though. <3

Originally Posted by Jeannesha

Well, you may be all right then.
But in the US, even if you're really smart, etc...if the interviewer gets a bad first impression of you because of his/her own feelings about strange hair colors, then it makes a difference.

I know. Some places are more relaxed about it than others, and I think it tends to depend on what kind of colleges are in the area. I've seen locations close to art schools have really relaxed policies about it (and also far more chill restaurants in general). Meanwhile in the DC region, it's not even just hair colors. Some companies won't hire you for having more than the traditional number of ear piercings.

But I understand all that and still stand by my own self. They're welcome to not hire me if they wish, but I don't let it keep me down and prevent me from doing whatever I planned on doing anyway. ;D

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Originally Posted by Aoi Kazuya

oh yea...i remember one of my high school teachers mentioned that we shouldn't have like...fancy hairstyles or stuff when we go to a job interview.

...ah I get the feeling I'm doomed when i actually start applying to things >.<

ohh that's cool :D I was looking at programs to either Italy or Korea but...uhh...i can't really afford anything at the moment sadly >.>

LOL NEITHER CAN I. I just up and applied as soon as I had enough money for the application. I'm a nutter, though. I don't suggest living on the "edge" when it comes to finances. I'll probably work on fundraising if I get accepted. Try to sell a small handmade trinket or something at a small price, 'cause I don't like asking for money from anyone other than my dad (and I only ask him for money when it's a pretty desperate situation...like when I faint because I couldn't afford groceries on my own...or when my car won't start b/c I couldn't afford gas).

Depending on the area of London blue hair might not even be enough to make anyone bat an eyelid.

well...GOOD LUCK STARR :D

haha, I will probably end up just finishing four years and then apply to teach english in another country or something xD but I'm gonna keep looking around at scholarships and stuff first~

That would make me so happy. I've never been to London before, so I'm not sure what to expect (but I'm certainly getting good at having neutral expectations). Here, though, having different hair goes in one of two directions. People glare, or they cheer/compliment. Though I'm actually very surprised by the number of elderly who are beyond okay with me. Like, they wouldn't even smile as they passed but now they'll greet me with a "good morning" or something. Which is nice. I like when people do that. :)

Most of my perception of London is based on the media even though I'm British but it seems like Soho, Camden and similar areas are just really laid back and alternative fashion is more the norm.

Originally Posted by Aoi Kazuya

well...GOOD LUCK STARR :D

haha, I will probably end up just finishing four years and then apply to teach english in another country or something xD but I'm gonna keep looking around at scholarships and stuff first~

THANK YOU! I need all the luck I can get. That's definitely a good idea. I have a friend who worked in a 'teach English' program in Korea right around the time she graduated (I think she did a summer break one first) and she just loved it so much she's moved there full time. I think now she teaches art classes for little kids.

that's so cool :)

I might consider moving there if i really like it...I'm really on the fence about the States but...i don't know, it's hard to leave New York...

Originally Posted by KatMagenta

Most of my perception of London is based on the media even though I'm British but it seems like Soho, Camden and similar areas are just really laid back and alternative fashion is more the norm.

lol I would figure Soho. I've wanted to visit there for a while anyway (well before I adopted the blue hair and extra piercings). My parents and grandparents have all been to London a few times, and my mom swears up and down I would adore Soho.

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Originally Posted by Aoi Kazuya

that's so cool :)

I might consider moving there if i really like it...I'm really on the fence about the States but...i don't know, it's hard to leave New York...

Aww. I find it hard to get to New York. I considered moving there for a short time, but the prices are just...wow. So I'll probably move South and West somewhere. Still thinking about it all, 'cause I know I'll be stuck in DC for a while to save up and figure out what I'm doing while I'm still near my family. I'm thinking I'll just immerse myself in dance classes and theater workshops any moment I'm not working.

Shoot...now I forgot what I was going to say.

yea, the cost of living in new york is kind of ridiculous... i've seen huge houses in other states that cost about as much as the place i'm living in now, and they're like...three times the size xD

for people outside of New york...i think its nice to visit, but i don't know if you'd ever really adapt to the lifestyle...people here are just...kind of rude. lol

lol Agreed. I don't think I could adapt to it. I much prefer the South where you can stop and have a chat with a complete stranger in the park and then carry on. Gosh. When I was down there in Savannah, I was SHOCKED when every single student on my bus said thank you to the bus driver before getting off. Meanwhile growing up in Northern Virginia/DC, the kids were terrible to our bus drivers. The one tried to be nice and gave us candy on holidays and stuff, but the other kids were so rude so she just stopped. :(

...and this is why I'm on the fence about the States. I've grown up here, and I'll admit that I don't have the best manners either...and sometimes i do really want to move away, to some other place...but...I dunno, it's hard I guess. :shrug:

Oh I am far from having good manners. My mother sent me to a summer etiquette class one year, and it still didn't do much for me. I mean, others in my area are usually impressed that I "turn out to be such a Lady" but I'm really sooo not. Leaving IS hard. I mean, I don't mind being mobile but I also know it's because I've never had any sort of stability in my life to begin with. Staying planted in one spot frightens me more. But even with that, moving somewhere away from my family and friends for good? It's still hard.

I'm still living at home, my parents don't trust me to dorm >.> so i'm slowly trying to get out of the house by taking weekend trips with my friends and that's part of the reason why i'm looking into study abroads and stuff like that.

My friend in high school (in North Dakota) moved to New York.
That was so strange. From like the smallest city ever to one of the largest!

haha yea, it must have been a really big change

new yorkers are just...it's like they never have enough time in the day. we're literally moving fast everywhere. it's...kind of sad...

Study Abroads and even programs still in the States are a really good place to start! I started traveling alone pretty young, because my parents would send me and my siblings off to Montana to visit our grandparents. Before that, we'd been sent alone to Colorado while my parents moved us to Virginia from Alabama. The first time I flew completely alone was visiting my Uncle in Texas when I was in 7th grade. I think the more often you travel, the more comfortable you feel with the idea of traveling even more. You and your friends should definitely take a trip to DC sometime and visit our museums or something (OR come down for the Cherry Blossom Festival, because it's amazing!). That kind of activity will help if you do go on a Study Abroad and have to fly off somewhere entirely foreign with a stranger as your traveling buddy. Which worked out well for me when I went to Germany. I just wish I had stayed in contact with everyone. :(

My parents hardly trust me to dorm as it is, even though I'm just down the street from them. Not since I was dorming at SCAD and developed so many mental and physical health issues... My mom calls me every week to go out with her and make sure I'm okay and not dying somewhere under a table or something. >.>

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Originally Posted by Aoi Kazuya

haha yea, it must have been a really big change

new yorkers are just...it's like they never have enough time in the day. we're literally moving fast everywhere. it's...kind of sad...

I've seen that. And every New Yorker I've talked to comments on it. I'm not sure I could really live that way. I think it looks fun and exciting from a distance, but when you get down into it I'm sure some days it just feels like hell. >.> At least, in my opinion? I'm not by any means a small-town person, either. I just think I'd drive myself up a wall living like that all the time.

Ny'er are always in a hurry.