Gossip Girl Characters as NZ universities (super niche unless you’re a Kiwi)

Blair: University of Auckland. These students study a lot but also tend to dress well. They party but not hard. They’re perfectionists (generally speaking)

Nate: Auckland University of Technology. These students are quite versatile. Gets along with everyone and is laid back. Although a solid amount of AUT students play a sport

Jenny: Victoria University of Wellington. Students are artsy, alternative, tends to love both fashion and rock music. Might go to a fashion show one night and a punk show the next. Some students have crazy coloured dyed hair.

Chuck: University of Waikato. Business, law, political science majors are often here. Chuck is new money and this institution formed fairly recently in 1964.

Dan: Canterbury University. English and philosophy majors are here. Can be pretentious in a literature way.

Serena: Otago University. The biggest party university in the nation. These students party HARD and make no apologies for it, but somehow manage to get through classes.

Vanessa: Massey University. A bit of a wildcard, not everyone remembers this university. Film, photography, English, journalism, graphic design and music majors commonly go here.