No one ever said being a freshman was going to be difficult. Everyone always claims that college was the best time of their life, but they fail to remember what a tough time they had finding their own niche and trying to fit in. There is no “popular crowd” to try to join or not join. There is no one there that really knows who you are. You have to find new friends and build a new life for yourself basically from scratch.
Not High School was started in a classroom on a college campus. Carla was telling awkward stories about her first year of college when Rebekah suggested starting a television series for the web about college life. The others in the room, Hillary, Andrea, and Anna jumped on the idea and started brainstorming right away. Soon others like Nell, Leanne, and Nelson were involved in the creative process.
In trying to identify what Not High School would be like, they found it easier to define what it would not be: it would not be feeding into the college movie stereotype of constant partying and sexual humor. It would not be comprised of characters following the stereotypes that are normally attributed to frat boys, feminists,
homosexuals, Christians, and those known as “misfits”. It is meant to show that in reality people cannot be grouped together and be considered the same; every person is unique—an individual.
The antics and scenarios in Not High School are taken from the creative team’s real life. Most, if not all, of the seemingly ridiculous situations have happened to a member of the creative team at some point. Chances are if it seems too outlandish to have actually happened—it did.
As college begins and all the familiar elements of life fade away, it is easy to reminisce about the days of high school. Whether your memories make you feel good or not, your freshman year in college makes you realize: “This is Not High School.”
