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| October 14, 2008 | Gossip Girl gets Yale all wrong |
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According to this article from the Yale Daily News, the CW show relied heavily on Yale stereotypes. The article explains that many students were buzzing with excitement before Monday night’s episode, but ended up being let down. Although there were some realistic references to the school such as the Skull and Bones and the Harvard-Yale football game, students said they were dissapointed with the overall episode. Yale students said that the show’s portrayal of the admissions process was completely false and inaccurate. Serena, Blair and Dan would never have been granted private interviews with the dean of admissions and the two back-stabbing friend would never have scored an invite to his house for a party. In fact, Jeff Brenzel, the real dean of admissions, said: “I don’t do any interviews of applicants or potential applicants, so I’m not in the position of advising anyone.†He also added: “I certainly do not hold or attend private dinners for candidates.†One freshman counselor, Katie Zimmerman, even organized a Gossip Girl party for freshmen because she is such a fan of the show. However, she ended up being disappointed with the result of the episode: “It didn’t bring out the Yale that we all know and love, but instead just used stereotypes about Yale. It was kind of a failure.†Many fans are speculating about whether or not this episode was potentially setting up the show’s future at the New Haven school. If the producers do decide to take Gossip Girl to the ivy leagues, it looks like they may have their work cut out for them. |
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It doesn’t look like the real Yalies are pleased with Gossip Girl’s recent portrayal of their school.








