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''College Life'' is a reality television program on MTV created by David Wexler about the day-to-day lives of eight
University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...
freshmen, filmed on the campus of the University but without the cooperation thereof (a disclaimer is aired at the beginning of each episode stating that UW does not endorse the program). It debuted on April 13, 2009. Students were given cameras by producers and were told to document their college experiences. The premiere episode drew a 1.18 rating in the MTV network's target 12–34 demographic, and 1.16 million total viewers. ''Broadcasting & Cable'' reported that for a show this cheap to make, this was highly satisfactory to the network. Future NFL star J. J. Watt was mentioned and made an appearance during the shows first few episode, being briefly involved with cast member Andrea Endries.


Cast

* Alex, 19, (
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) - Passionate about volunteer work and a music junky. * Andrea Endries, 19, ( Mukwonago, Wisconsin) - Sports fanatic. * Anna (
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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
) (Exclusive online cast member) * Lindsay (
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) * Kevin, 18, (
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) - Party hard reputation. * Jordan, 19, (
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) - Half Jamaican, half Canadian who grew up in a predominantly white suburb. * Josh ( Mukwonago, Wisconsin) (Sophomore) * Dan (
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) (Exclusive online cast member) :''Note: Ages are at the time of filming.''


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''College Life'' main page
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