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What is the name of the fictitious university Thornton Melon (actor Rodney Dangerfield) enrolls at in the 1986 film Back To School?

Grand Rapids University
Grand Canyon University
Grand View University
Grand Lakes University
Great Lakes University

In the movie Orange County, what error causes Shaun Brunder (actor Colin Hanks) to be denied admission to Stanford?

The building caught fire and destroyed his application
The guidance counsellor switched his transcript with another students transcript
The post office sent the application to the wrong school
There was a snow storm in which the application was too late to be approved

Which of the following actors portrays an Admissions Counselor in the 1987 flick How I Got Into College?

Kevin Bacon
Michael J. Fox
Anthony Edwards
Andrew McCarthy
Johnny Depp

What does Elle Woods (actress Reese Witherspoon) score on the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) in 2001’s Legally Blonde?

175
179
176
she doesn't take the test

Which combination is correct in matching the university with its college bound film.

Legally Blonde & Stanford Orange County & Harvard Rudy & Princeton Risky Business & Notre Dame
Legally Blonde & Harvard Orange County & Stanford Rudy & Princeton Risky Business & Notre Dame
Legally Blonde & Notre Dame Orange County & Princeton Rudy & Harvard Risky Business & Stanford
Legally Blonde & Harvard Orange County & Stanford Rudy & Notre Dame Risky Business & Princeton

Tom Green plays a student tour guide in which film?

Old School
Stealing Harvard
PCU
Van Wilder
Road Trip

What student organization is Joel Goodsen (actor Tom Cruise) a member of in the 1983 flick Risky Business that he hopes will help get him into a good college?

Future Business Leaders of America
Students in Free Enterprise
Entrepreneurs Association of America
Accounting Club
International Business Cartel

In The Perfect Score what do the students who stole the SAT answers decide to do with this information on the morning of the test?

Nothing
Post the answers on the internet
Sell the answers
Share the answers
Turn them into the teacher

What causes the Admissions Building to catch fire in the film Orange County?

An electrical shortage in the heating/air conditioning unit
Careless smoking by the Dean of Admissions
The accepted student list is ignited by a cigarette lighter
A burning candle is knocked over by a disgruntled, rejected student
A fire cracker in the application storage room

In the 1994 movie PCU what is the name of the underground fraternity house pre-freshman Todd Lawrence is assigned to by the Admissions Office for an overnight visit?

The Pot
The Pub
The Pit
The Punt
The Pond

Stefan Djordjevic (actor Tom Cruise) is awarded a football scholarship to what university in the film All The Right Moves?

UCLA
Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly
USC
UC Berkely

According to U.S. News & World Report’s annual College Ranking Guide, approximately how many students took the SAT in 1941?

100,000
10,000
25,000
15,000
500,000

What university does Rudy (actor Sean Austin) seek admission to in the film of the same name?

Michigan State
Holy Cross
Indiana
Notre Dame
Purdue

What famous director was twice denied admission to UCLA’s famous film school?

Ridley Scott
Jerry Bruckheimer
Steven Spielberg
John Hughes
James Cameron

In the 1990s television series Beverly Hills 90210 where does Brenda Walsh (actress Shannen Doherty) first enroll as a freshman before then transferring to California University?

Minnesota School for the Performing Arts
The University of Minnesota
Minnesota State University
St. Olaf College
Southwest Minnesota State