How To Recreate The College Experience We See In Movies ’Cos Uni Truly Isn’t The Same In Aus

For someone who studied film at uni, I’ve seen an embarrassing number of college movies. In fact, I reckon I’ve seen all of them. I’d put on my pretentious pants in a class chock-full of film bros and then drive home to watch The House Bunny for the 50th time. In hindsight, those movies are definitely ‘of the era’, but everyone seemed to go through such transformative experiences — they made lifelong friends, found confidence and hit up a bunch of parties. What’s not to like? As you can imagine, it was a colossal disappointment when I realised most people in Australia stay close to home for their studies. The majority of my high school grade went to the same uni and just drive home at the end of the day. How the hell am I supposed to reinvent myself when I saw old mate Jack

Move from your hometown

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Get involved

OK, this is something I didn’t do and regret it big-time. If they didn’t live together, everyone in those college movies bonded through some kind of society. Whether you join an acapella group à la Pitch Perfect or become the water boy for a footy team, a club can help you find your ‘people’. We just don’t have the same pride in our institutions as Americans do in their colleges. But, even if people poke fun, attend those big campus events. You’ll mix ‘n mingle like in the movies!

Put yourself out there

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Anyway, I know we technically go to uni to learn but I was there for the ~vibes~ only. And if you’re similar, try the above to make those close pals the movies made us crave. I’m still obsessed with the mates I picked up there!

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