Team Boxwish quizzed: What film best sums up your days at school/ college/ University?

Rachael: “Probably a less glamorous and less American version of Grease, though with the same amount of dancing and love triangles of course!”

Lucy: “I can’t really think of a film that sums up my school days – they weren’t that glamorous! I wasn’t a big fan of school, so more days off like Ferris Bueller’s would have been ace. Come to think about it, I used to go to school in one of those old yellow American style school buses that Ed Rooney ends up on at the end – love that scene.”

Tim: “My early school days were actually a little Harry Potter-ish, having spent some time at boarding school, although I’d rather they were like Back to the Future so I could have gone to the Enchantment Under the Sea dance!”

Steve: “I really wish that life at school and Uni had been a bit more like it seems in movies in general, but the reality of it was, and still is, that I’m a geek. That was until I started skydiving. Now I’m drug running across the Mexican border, entering the world speed skydiving championships and generally living the Cutaway lifestyle – don’t bother looking up the movie [too late Steve! It’s a 2000 skydiving action film starring Tom Berenger fact fans], it’s not the world’s best unless you’re a skydiver and want a laugh!”

Nic: “Judging from my exam results I would have to say Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! Nah seriously, it was probably more like John Tucker Must Die (without the girls), just being everyone’s friend and kick-ass at sports! Though I wish school could have been more like a cross between High School Musical and Sky High.”

Katie: “My actual school/ Uni experiences weren’t really Hollywood standard, I wasn’t a cheerleader/ prom queen or that nerd that gets picked on, and was probably most like Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You. But in a dream world, I would have loved to go to Hogwarts, ride the moving staircases, eat all that amazing-looking food in the Great Hall and hang around with the Gryffindor gang.”

Ella: “My school days weren’t particularly exciting, can’t think of any films which sum them up. There’s loads I wish they were more like though; Harry Potter for the magic, The Breakfast Club for the ridiculous detention bonding and Mean Girls or Heathers for the revenge and plotting. I wouldn’t have minded sitting next to a hot vampire in biology either…”

And over to you Boxwishers. Are you still in the throw of compulsory education or are you swotting up at a higher level? And whether it’s in the past or the present, which movie does it best relate to? Though say Carrie and we’re calling Childline!