Leaving high school behind was probably a frightening but exciting experience. We knew college was going to be a different world than our small town high schools but how exactly? Youve probably watched tons of movies and TV shows that depicted kids going off to colleges and living the life. Did it turn out for you the way it looked on TV? Probably not. A lot of shows and movies portray college differently than we actually experience it. But what exactly have they lied about?
Accepted (2009)
Accepted is a prime example of Do Not Try This At Home. The movie is about a group of kids who dont get into the colleges they applied to so instead, they create their own college. While their fake college certainly seems like fun with classes like The Rise and Fall of Chevy Chase and Walking Around Thinking About Stuff, the point of college is to learn valuable skills and knowledge. Just because you didnt get accepted to college doesnt mean you can just create your own. Sorry, folks.
Pitch Perfect (2012)
While weve all dreamed of joining a cool a capella group in college (No? Just us?), people dont really just break out into song that often. (Were looking at you too, High School Musical) As much as wed love to have groups of people harmonizing in the hallways and rap-battling in the bathrooms, it just doesnt happen. Instead, join one of WVUs on-campus groups (or start one!) that center around singing. Theyre much more laidback than the Bellas but youll have just as much fun.
The Social Network (2010)
Sure, it would be absolutely amazing to be in Mark Zuckerbergs shoes right now. The man is loaded! However, in the movie, before he creates The Facebook, he creates a website called Face Smash that has users comparing their classmates based on their attractiveness. Not very cool, Mark. We also dont recommend alienating your friends and peers or stealing intellectual property. Its not a great way to create lasting friendships. It might have worked for Zuckerberg (How many Facebook friends do you think he has?), but it probably wont work for us. If you need a location to craft the next Facebook, Pierponts cyber lounge is open 24 hours a day!
No matter how much we love all of these movies and the countless others just like them, they dont paint the most realistic picture of what the college experience is like. What expectations of college did you have that you learned from movies or TV? Movies That Lied To Us About College
Leaving high school behind was probably a frightening but exciting experience. We knew college was going to be a different world than our small town high schools but how exactly? Youve probably watched tons of movies and TV shows that depicted kids going off to colleges and living the life. Did it turn out for you the way it looked on TV? Probably not. A lot of shows and movies portray college differently than we actually experience it. But what exactly have they lied about?
Accepted (2009)
Accepted is a prime example of Do Not Try This At Home. The movie is about a group of kids who dont get into the colleges they applied to so instead, they create their own college. While their fake college certainly seems like fun with classes like The Rise and Fall of Chevy Chase and Walking Around Thinking About Stuff, the point of college is to learn valuable skills and knowledge. Just because you didnt get accepted to college doesnt mean you can just create your own. Sorry, folks.
Pitch Perfect (2012)
While weve all dreamed of joining a cool a capella group in college (No? Just us?), people dont really just break out into song that often. (Were looking at you too, High School Musical) As much as wed love to have groups of people harmonizing in the hallways and rap-battling in the bathrooms, it just doesnt happen. Instead, join one of WVUs on-campus groups (or start one!) that center around singing. Theyre much more laidback than the Bellas but youll have just as much fun.
The Social Network (2010)
Sure, it would be absolutely amazing to be in Mark Zuckerbergs shoes right now. The man is loaded! However, in the movie, before he creates The Facebook, he creates a website called Face Smash that has users comparing their classmates based on their attractiveness. Not very cool, Mark. We also dont recommend alienating your friends and peers or stealing intellectual property. Its not a great way to create lasting friendships. It might have worked for Zuckerberg (How many Facebook friends do you think he has?), but it probably wont work for us. If you need a location to craft the next Facebook, Pierponts cyber lounge is open 24 hours a day!
No matter how much we love all of these movies and the countless others just like them, they dont paint the most realistic picture of what the college experience is like. What expectations of college did you have that you learned from movies or TV?