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21 Times Movies And TV Got College Very, Very Wrong

Jamie Jirak

Most of these colleges don’t even exist, you guys!!

Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect

Expectation: You will become the leader of a well-established club/group in your freshman year and immediately lead them to a national championship.

Reality: You will probably audition multiple times before finally getting in during your junior year.

Paramount Pictures

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

Expectations: You can take a semester off from YALE and still graduate on time.

Reality: You'll be lucky if you graduate from a non-Ivy League school on time.

WB / Via hellogiggles.com

Road Trip

Road Trip

Expectations: You can keep pets (including snakes) in your dorm.

Reality: You can't even keep candles in your dorm.

DreamWorks Pictures / Via imdb.com

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde

Expectations: It's super easy to get into Harvard and even your most obscure interests will help you win court cases.

Reality: Unfortunately, the most realistic thing might be Professor Callahan's behavior.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Via hollywoodreporter.com

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

Expectations: Even the janitors have mentors.

Reality: There are few teachers like Sean Maguire out there, and they probably won't remember your name, let alone mentor you.

Miramax Films / Via bbc.com

The Social Network

The Social Network

Expectations: Even anti-social nerds can succeed!

Reality: They're just privileged white men.

Columbia Pictures / Via wordpress.com

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Expectations: You will move to college with all of your high school friends and be BFFs forever and ever.

Reality: You will be forced to make new friends and attempt to introduce them to your high school friends over spring break and they will not get along.

NBC / Via huffingtonpost.com

Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

Expectations: If you're good at sex, a girl will forgive anything.

Reality: Tricking a girl into having sex with you is NEVER okay.

20th Century Fox / Via imgur.com

Drumline

Drumline

Expectations: If you quit the prestigious group that gave you a full ride to college, they will welcome you back with open arms, and let you play in their big show/competition last minute.

Reality: Chances are, you won't a get a full ride for your talents, but if you do, you will be replaced the second you quit.

20th Century Fox / Via eastbrooklyn.com

Dead Man on Campus

Dead Man on Campus

Expectations: You will automatically get straight A's if your roommate commits suicide.

Reality: That is not a real thing, guys. Don't murder your roommate and stage it as a suicide.

Paramount Pictures / Via iscfc.net

Community

Community

Expectations: Your freshman year friends will remain your forever friends and community college lasts four years.

Reality: Freshman friends are typically demoted to Facebook friends and community college definitely lasts two years.

NBC / Via variety.com

Animal House

Animal House

Expectations: Fraternity houses are non-stop fun.

Reality: Fraternity houses are disgusting.

Universal Pictures / Via latimesblogs.latimes.com

Neighbors

Neighbors

Expectations: Parties have barrels filled with LITERAL TONS of weed.

Reality: Even a gram of weed is a coveted commodity.

Universal Pictures / Via identity-mag.com

Flatliners

Flatliners

Expectations: There's plenty of down time during med school, and people typically spend it doing wild experiments on each other.

Reality: The only wild thing that occurs in med school is the impressive amount you're able to accomplish without sleeping.

Columbia Pictures / Via spoilerfreemoviesleuth.com

American Pie 2

American Pie 2

Expectations: All of your high school friends will be exactly the same after freshman year, and you will most likely have a threesome experience before you're legally allowed to drink.

Reality: Half of your friends don't even come home for summer vacation and the other half are certainly not out there having threesomes.

Universal Pictures / Via netflix.com

Felicity

Felicity

Expectations: Following your crush to college is a super chill move that will definitely end well. Also, cutting your hair will have dire consequences.

Reality: Neither of those things are true.

WB / Via projectmephilly.wordpress.com

Whiplash

Whiplash

Expectations: If you really want to succeed, be prepared for your teacher to be a psychopath.

Reality: Most professors aren't passionate about anything.

Sony Pictures Classics / Via matthewremski.com

Love Story

Love Story

Expectations: Love means never having to say you're sorry.

Reality: You're going to do some stupid shit that you'll most definitely want to apologize for.

Paramount Pictures / Via fanpop.com

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

Expectations: Your alma mater will welcome you with open arms, no matter how old you get.

Reality: Your professors will forget you immediately.

IFC Films / Via moviemansguide.com

Old School

Old School

Expectations: It's totally normal for old dudes to throw ragers on campus.

Reality: People over 30 who hang out with college kids are creepy AF.

DreamWorks Pictures / Via mentalfloss.com

Undeclared

Undeclared

Expectations: Good, realistic shows about college will be welcomed by society with open arms.

Reality: They get cancelled.

FOX / Via nytimes.com

Are there any movies or shows that gave you the wrong impression of the college experience? Tell us in the comments!

Are there any movies or shows that gave you the wrong impression of the college experience? Tell us in the comments!

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