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The 5 TV Show Characters That Represent Every Type Of College Student

Maya Carey
Sep 08, 2015
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The 5 TV Show Characters That Represent Every Type Of College Student

1) Jean-Ralphio Saperstein from Parks and Recreation:

Coming to college brings a wide range of emotion. One day you're moving in and there are thousands of new faces. Everything is a blur and you're expected to find all of your classes, pick your meal plan, and drown in loans, while fulfilling the typical bing-drinking-frat party life. Nothing makes sense and you're kind of okay with it. All you know is that your life is about to get all types of crazy and you've just come to the point where you think, “I made my money the old fashion way. I got run over by a Lexus.”


2) Penny from Big Bang Theory:

You’re the person who opens your Chemistry/Biology/Econ textbook for the first time in two weeks and you're not even worried. Instead of studying you pour yourself a big glass of wine and eat cheesecake in bed.

3) Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation:

You’re the person who comes to college and takes everything by storm. Activity Fairs are your groove and you can’t sign up for enough activities. Classes, Student Government, Jobs, 5 different clubs and zero sleep can’t fade you because you’ve got binders on binders and color coded dividers to last your entire college career.

4) Christina Yang and Meredith Grey from Grey’s Anatomy:

Drama. Drama. Drama. College is full of relationship drama, party drama, and FOMO. The phrase “don’t crap where you eat” never felt so real. But when the overpowering realization that you can never escape the pettiness of life hits you, break down with a big tub of ice cream, your best friend, and you order days worth of your favorite take out. Eventually, after hours of moping you say “screw it” and the two of you dance it off.

5) Ilana from Broad City:

You bring life to every situation. The term “YASS KWEEN” comes out of your mouth at least 10 times a day. You make it a party wherever you go and you legit never stray from a challenge whether that be a drinking challenge, drag-queen-esque dancing challenge, or most creative place to store your stash; you are always the winner. There is no method to your madness but you're pretty sure everyone is jealous of you and how much you slay.

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