Quiz: Which Fictional TV High School Should You Have Gone To?

High school: a ripe setting within which many of our most beloved LGBTQ+ narratives take place, inspiring us to say things like, “I could never wear that to my school” or “how does Will Schuster still have a job?” Now it’s time to find out which one of these fictional high schools owes you an education:

Which Fictional High School Do You Belong At?

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1. Which of these mediums would be best for telling your high school story?*

Controversially edgy indie film

Teen drama

Musical

Romantic comedy

Adorable graphic novel

Erotic thriller

Critically acclaimed arthouse film with a cult folloiwing

Sitcom

Prestige premium cable dramedy

Supernatural adventure drama series with an unraveling multi-season mystery and light dystopian elements

2. Pick a place to grow up:*

3. Pick a musical:*

Fun Home

Hairspray

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Spring Awakening

Fame

Hamilton

Jagged Little Pill

Chicago

Come From Away

The Prom

4. Pick a default after-school and weekend hangout spot:*

A burger joint with a jukebox and a ’90s vibe

A posh country club

A beloved local bookstore / coffee shop hybrid

A gritty dinner with ’70s Hollywood charm and killer hangover food

A park with a vegan taco truck and the best smoothies in the city

A small cafe and sandwich shop with a club upstairs

An adorable milkshake stand with trendy flavor combinations and lots of kitschy outdoor seating

A coffee shop where the baristas know your name and you never know who you might run into

We don’t really have a go-to spot, we just cruise and go to each other’s houses and break into motel pools and stuff

The woods

6. Pick a teen movie*

Cruel Intentions

Kids

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Can’t Hardly Wait

Blockers

High School Musical

But I’m a Cheerleader

Bring it On

Booksmart

The Hunger Games

7. Pick an outfit for your first day of school:*

8. It's time for the big school play! What's your role in the production?*

Playing the lead role, of course

It’s actually a very expensive high-concept play I wrote about myself (and my sister. and my friends. and some people i only kinda know)

Playing a main role in which my long-hidden talents are revealed to the school and everybody will see me in a new light

I’ll be in the audience high on edibles, I love the theater

I’ll be designing the sets because I’m good at art and need an extracurricular on my college application

It’s actually an erotic sci-fi musical that I wrote myself

I’m in the band!

I’m the director because the drama teacher thinks I have a lot of potential!

Designing the costumes

You know at this rate I don’t think I’m gonna make it

9. Pick a plan for your 16th birthday:*

Going to see a midnight showing of Rocky Horror in costume with my gay BFF

Just a little bowling and pizza with my pals and my crush!

Throwing a high-key rave full of hot people and fantastic drugs

Mom’s gonna buy alcohol for my friends so we can get wasted and dance and sit in the hot tub and maybe if we’re lucky there’ll be some drama

I’m going to vehemently declare my desire to NOT have a party and then my friends are going to throw me a surprise party anyways

My parents are taking me and my BFF to the closest major city to see a Broadway musical and have a very lovely dinner!!

My best friend is putting together an epic personalized scavenger hunt full of my favorite things and people

We’re doing a huge pool party with a semi-famous DJ and killer catering

Renting a party bus for the night (ironically) for me and my friends, having an amazing dinner and then finishing the night on the beach

No

10. Pick a song to play at your graduation ceremony:*

“Move on Up” by Curtis Mayfield

“Live Your Life,” by T.I. ft. Rihanna

“Graduation (Friends Forever),” by Vitamin C

“We Are Young,” by Fun. ft. Janelle Monáe

“Glory Days,” by Bruce Springstein

“Time After Time,” by Cyndi Lauper

“(Don’t You) Forget About Me,” by the Simple MInds

“Meet Me At Our Spot” by The Anxiety, Willow and Tyler Cole

“These Are Days,” by 10,000 Maniacs

“Home,” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

11. Pick an After-School Special:*

12. What is your favorite self-defense mechanism?*

Centering all of my self-worth on the exceptionalism of my artistic talent

General cynicism and being ironic about everything

I keep my expectations exceptionally low but also often find out when those low expectations are met that I’d actually been hoping for better all along, so

Unshakeable confidence in my own greatness

I don’t need one because I know that whatever it takes, I’m gonna make it through

Pushing people away when I have real feelings that make me feel vulnerable while engaging in self-destructive behavior that enables me to feel like I have some control over my life

Relying on drugs and alcohol to create a wall between my brain and reality

Constantly strategizing my next move and analyzing my friends and partners as if my life was a high-stakes role-playing game

Burying my true feelings and instead letting them come out in jokes or passive-aggressive statements!

Eating food, drinking water and sleeping

13. Pick a Core Value:*

Greatness

Conviction

Freedom

Creativity

Friendship

Potential

Discovery

Acceptance

Community

Survival

14. Pick a crush:*

Your pretty, bubbly and talented best friend who is allegedly straight but keeps flirting with you

The cheerleader with a sharp tongue, killer pipes and dance moves and an undying loyalty to the people she loves

The secretly smart and very troubled badass in a leather jacket and a nose ring who has never spoken to you

The beautiful free-spirited weirdo with the coolest outfits and a barely obscured emotional vulnerability

The brooding hottie who hides behind a tough facade but obviously could be saved by you, specifically

The quiet artsy girl with a perfectly imperfect smile and sharp insights

The out-and-proud lesbian with jet black hair and endless charm who keeps you laughing

The sweet rugby player with a heartstopping smile who realizes they’re bisexual because of their feelings for you

The fancy, well-traveled party girl who lives in a mansion with a pool and always keeps you guessing

The tough, self-assured jock who softens up a lot when you get to know them

15. Pick a backpack*

16. Tell me about the craziest party that ever happened at your high school:*

The one where a classmate’s “small gathering of friends” turned into literally everybody in the school coming over, the host drinking way too much and a whole bunch of drama! But also there was some dancing and everybody got home okay in the end

The one where the richest kid in school rented out a massive venue and invited 200 people to enjoy dancing and soda pop and two girls we thought were best friends came out as girlfriends by kissing on the dance floor!

The one where everybody put their phones on airplane mode and “left their sexuality at the door” which led to everybody doing crazy drugs and hooking up with everybody of any gender

The one where two girls kissed in a game of truth or dare and a sophomore drank alcohol

The one where two kids did heroin in the laundry room while a drug dealer beat the shit out of Nate in front of everybody and the lighting was really cool

The one where a kid’s parents were out of town so everybody got wicked drunk in the basement, played spin the bottle and did karaoke

The one where a kid’s parents were out of town and someone brought a keg and then people were doing body shots and playing beer pong and girls were dancing on tables and, eventually, two girls who’d been in a fight all night ended up making out in the swimming pool!

The one where your buddy’s birthday party turned into an impromptu ’90s dance competition (with costumes!)

The one on Valentine’s Day that was super chaotic and sort of stressful but also really beautiful at times and a girl got on the mike and basically admitted to giving birth in a mall bathroom

The one with the bonfire (I lit the fire)

17. Which of these fictional high school's students do you THINK you'd fit in best with? (This question is optional and won't override your other answers, but it could be a tie-breaker.)

Las Encinas High School in Madrid, Spain

East Highland High School in East Highland, California

Hester High School in Austin, Texas

McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio

Orange County High School in Orange County, CA

Bayside High School in the Pacific Palisades, California

Moordale High in a “quiet village” in England

Truham Grammar or Higgs Girls School in Kent, United Kingdom

Degrassi Community School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

None of the Above?

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