7 Things Movies Always Get Wrong About College

7. Cliques Still Exist Like In High School

Any movie about high school since The Breakfast Club is bound to spend at least a quarter of its runtime focusing on the disparity amongst the various teenage archetypes.

But the average college movie plot takes one of two tacks: 1) It explicitly mentions the sudden abolition of all those pesky cliques that defined the main character's high school experience, or 2) It doubles down on those stereotypes, using the various fraternity/sorority types as replacements for the lunch table scenarios of high school movies.

The truth is, cliques in college life are like bras and inhibitions: Sure, they're still around, but to a much lesser degree and without as much fuss being made about them.

The jocks, the nerds, the criminals, the princesses, and the basket cases are all wandering the campus, but it's not uncommon to see them getting along and even, gasp, mingling.

Most importantly, there isn't one little group of "cool kids" who rule the school. Which brings us to another point...