The 10 Most Cliche College Posters of All Time

June 23, 2010 3:00 pm     Posted in Back to School, College, Entertainment, HaHa  Candy -- NYU g+ page


By Candy

We all place a large emphasis on our dorm room decor. And we should; how we live says a lot about us to everyone who passes through. And what’s sending the biggest message? The poster. People can learn a lot about you from what you hang on the wall and college students know it, which explains the abundance of poster sales that invade the student center every season.

Are you a refined pearl-wearing girl like Audrey, or super stoner like the Bob Marley?
Maybe the ever-classic Animal House poster is more your style (if your style includes a beer bong and five year plan).

Pay attention and you’ll notice the same rotation of prints appearing on dorm doors and scuffed white walls all over campus.  What?  You thought that motivational poster was unique?  Yeah, good luck defining your undergrad identity one Abbey Road poster at a time…

You wanna stand out this Fall? Avoid hanging one of these 10 cliche posters over your bunk bed.

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    31 Comments on "The 10 Most Cliche College Posters of All Time"

    1. Claire says:
      Wed, 23rd Jun 201010:50 am 

      LMAO, this is hilarious…and best of all completely true..

      The last one made me crack up…that face is EVERYWHERE..but the screaming fan girls don't mind it a bit..it is more than a tad creepy, though. That pale vampire douchebag's face is gonna start haunting us in our sleep soon.

    2. L says:
      Wed, 23rd Jun 201011:46 am 

      Le chat noir was a famous bohemian cabaret in the 19th century in Paris. It's actually pretty famous, and not some french words and a cat on a poster

    3. T says:
      Wed, 23rd Jun 20101:43 pm 

      L is right on, it is pretty famous, I thought most people knew about it. I agree with all the posters except for that.. of course I have it in my apartment, so I might be a bit biased, but I think it looks better than some random celebrity poster.

    4. Angela says:
      Wed, 23rd Jun 20104:29 pm 

      Also, Radiohead.

    5. Anthony says:
      Wed, 23rd Jun 20106:00 pm 

      craziness. the woman from the V-J Day Nurse Kiss poster died yesterday at age 91.

      http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100623/lf_nm_life/us…

    6. Jennifer says:
      Wed, 23rd Jun 20107:29 pm 

      Aw, I love my Audrey and Chat Noire poster. Though, I loved those before I went to college too.

    7. Emily says:
      Thu, 24th Jun 20106:07 am 

      Last summer, when the Virgin Records Store closed in Union Square, the boys next door were the last ones in the store and bought all the ridiculous posters. Their walls were decked with Jonas Brothers and other nonsense. I don't think I've ever jumped so high as when I came home that night and Miley Cyrus was staring at me, with one eye cute out for the peephole. Creepy, but hilarious, and way more awesome than any of the above posters, because the ridiculousness of it all told you way more about the dudes.

    8. Terry says:
      Thu, 24th Jun 20106:35 am 

      I would have chosen to have any of these posters hanging in my dorm freshman year instead of the giant House poster my roomie had staring right at my bed. Hugh Laurie is creepy in the dark!

    9. cashmere says:
      Thu, 24th Jun 20108:31 am 

      Yup all true, plus u forgot a couple

      -Any Marilyn Monroe poster, whether it be the infamous andy warhol one or the one where shes standing over the sewer vent…. and those quotes yup… lets listen to a chick who overdosed on pills…words of wisdom??

      -Those damned Periodic Table of Sex Positions Posters…and to hell with those guys who actually use the checkboxes near the positions, to actually let others know which ones theyve tried.

    10. Kim T says:
      Thu, 24th Jun 20109:03 am 

      My roommate's freshman roomie had a Twilight poster up. We would constantly plot ways to subtly destroy it before she got back from class. His eyes follow you everywhere….heebie jeebies.

    11. Claire says:
      Thu, 24th Jun 20109:34 am 

      Don't forget Scarface. or maybe Trainspotting.

    12. Lorraine says:
      Fri, 25th Jun 201011:37 am 

      The cat one looks ok, but I've never had any of those posters (Merlin forbid I'd have a Twilight one…*shudders*). T and L, indeed it sounds like a more profound poster than the typical and generic ones, but honestly, how many people who have it hanging in their dorm room do you think knows what it stands for? It's here because it's generic (unfortunately) and people put it there regardless of their taste or ideas, or even knowledge of the poster.

    13. Alison says:
      Fri, 25th Jun 201012:11 pm 

      The college poster with your college logo on it. We get it that you're proud of the school but save it for when you're off-campus!

    14. Kate says:
      Sun, 27th Jun 20109:11 am 

      Haha, what about "Starry Night"?

    15. Jen says:
      Wed, 30th Jun 20104:36 pm 

      Haha that's so true! And none of those girls have actually seen "Breakfast at Tiffany's," let alone even know who Audrey Hepburn is!

    16. Annie says:
      Wed, 30th Jun 20108:18 pm 

      my roommate in the dorms freshman year had the breakfast at tiffany's poster up before i even moved in and then a little later in the year put the edward cullen poster ABOVE HER BED so she could watch him while she fell asleep. awesome.

    17. Alicia says:
      Thu, 8th Jul 20104:34 pm 

      Yes! I have somehow managed to escape every single one of these despite an abundance of posters. I do have an Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, but since I poster shop in vintage movie shops, there's bound to be one, especially since she was such a wonderful, colorful actress.

    18. Alex says:
      Thu, 22nd Jul 20103:02 pm 

      My french teacher has the cat framed and on the wall in her classroom…………………

    19. Alex says:
      Thu, 22nd Jul 20103:04 pm 

      Yeah, and I was going to say to say Scarface also. AND, HEY RADIOHEAD IS GOOD.

    20. Kafka says:
      Sat, 14th Jul 20121:56 am 

      Hey Nick,Yeah things are going well. Coming tgetoher off and on. Ebs and flows and all that. Love your work btw.Cheers K.

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