Man smiling with hands out caption "Never missing a student loan payment in 7 years" (l) Graduation cap and calculator on 100 dollar bills (c) man laying limp on bed arm handing caption "Owes more than where I started" (r)

‘It’s not his fault’: Man says he paid off $60,000 of student loan debt—but still owes more than he initially borrowed

'This is the reason why I will never shut up about my student loan debt.'

On Jun 17, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Woman lounging in sunglasses caption "when a girl you met at a college lied about her name, age, and every single aspect of her life and you find out her real name and age and realize she's done this at multiple schools in North Carolina" (l) UNC College building with students walking (c) Google image search "sarah ferell unc" photo of woman side by side with "BOLO" over 2 photos warning of woman (r)

‘We were best friends for almost a year’: College student alleges a 24-year-old woman pretended to be a student—something she did four years earlier

'This sounds like a Netflix documentary.'

On Jun 11, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Kyle Rittenhouse speaking on jean blue background (l) Blinn College building and sign (r)

‘Not enrolled at Blinn College for a current or upcoming term’: Kyle Rittenhouse can’t get his college story straight

From ASU to Texas A&M to Blinn College ... maybe.

On Jun 7, 2022

Tech
man in front of closed laptop with caption "pretending to be a liberal on all my assignments to pass all my college classes" (l&r) man in flannel (c)

‘Anybody who ever says they experienced this is lying’: Conservative TikToker claims he had to pretend to be liberal to pass his college classes, sparking debate

'Y'all are just looking for something to cry about.'

On Jun 6, 2022 by Jack Alban

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Northeastern University School of Law building caption "I've always wondered what it was like to go to law school so I decided to go to one and pretend to be a student for a day..." (l) College class with projector on wall professor speaking caption "We went through a bunch of cases and discusses hearsay" (c) Man walking out of law school caption "Think I'm ready for the courtroom now hmu if you need a defense" (r)

‘You coulda been Amber Heard’s lawyer’: Man sneaks into law school class, sparking debate

'Imagine if you were cold called!'

On Jun 3, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

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young woman with captions "The time I went on a date with a local stalker" and "Girl I need this part 2 yesterday"

‘Listen to the red flags’: Woman says she accidentally went on a date with a ‘local stalker’

'He slid into the DMs of every single person who had a feminine sounding name.'

On Jun 3, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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College graduation ceremony woman hugging loved one in the way of other student caption "$100,000 later just to have my college graduation walk blocked by this Karen" (l) woman holding camera at college graduation ceremony walking (c) female student in cap and gown on ramp walking caption "$100,000 later just to have my college graduation walk blocked by this Karen" (r)

‘100K later just to have my college graduation walk blocked’: College grad ‘Karen’ blocks line of site to hug loved one, sparking debate

'All I see is a super stoked mom.'

On May 24, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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robot on wheels with balloons tied to it driving around a library

‘So happy that my tuition went towards a balloon robot that roams the library during finals week’: Private college roasted for balloon robot in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'Have to pay to print but hey at least there’s a robot with balloons to hopefully provide some serotonin.'

On May 23, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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woman speaking caption "Why I sued my Sorority" (l) lawyer holding book showing client where to sign (c) woman speaking caption "Why I sued my Sorority" (r)

‘I had to literally hire a f*cking lawyer’: Woman claims her own sorority tried to scam her

'I am now five years post-grad, but I will never f*cking forget what this sorority did to me.'

On May 19, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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man in white jacket with caption "Asking med students how much debt they're taking out" (l) woman grimacing with caption "Salomon: $150,000 Yolanda: $150,000 Gnyata: $300,000" (c) woman holding tablet with caption "Tanya $400,000" (r)

‘How are y’all so casual about it’: Med student shows how much debt each friend is graduating with, sparking debate

'Y’all don’t be feeling too bad for them.'

On May 13, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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young woman crying with caption "POV: you're declining your acceptance to your dream university because fafsa wasn't enough to cover dorm costs"

‘The price of college in America is unfair as it is’: Girl has to turn down acceptance to ‘dream college’ because FASFA won’t even cover dorm, sparking debate

'The sad reality of a lot of Hispanic students wanting a higher education.'

On May 13, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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screenshot of online bank balances (l) (r) blonde woman looking bored (c)

‘This one actually made me feel decent about my finances’: College student shows friends’ bank account balances, sparking debate

'I would be panicking if I had any of these.'

On May 11, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

Internet Culture
woman in car laughing hand up to mouth caption "Me and my raging republican friends writing liberal essays to get A's" (l) hammer hammering nail into itself on light green background (c) woman in car odd expression caption "me and my raging republican friends writing liberal essays to get A's" (r)

‘This is the best self own I’ve ever seen’: A young Republican claimed to write ‘liberal essays’ for a good grade. TikTok told her she was just using facts

'So you admit that Republican philosophy is not based in logic, critical thinking, and historical record?'

On May 7, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

The voices defining Web3: These students are ditching college to run an NFT business

'It’s gonna be big noise.' 

On May 4, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

IRL Tech
window with mold growing up its side and adjacent white wall caption "Mold in January" (l) Woman sarcastic hand up caption "Things in my college apartment that just make sense" (c) Window with mold now covered caption "They simply paint over it" (r)

‘Get out ASAP’: College student says landlord painted over black mold instead of addressing the issue

'If it’s growing on your SHOES… that’s not okay!!!'

On Apr 26, 2022 by Rachel Kiley

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