No one can forget their days spent in fluorescent lit classrooms surrounded by their peers attempting to listen to (or ignore) a glassy-eyed teacher drone on about the importance of the Pythagorean theorem. The clock’s about to mark the end of the day, and as you wait for the sweet shrill of the bell so you can get to your after-school plans, the clock somehow appears to slow down.
You may have envied the Upper East Siders of Gossip Girl as they enjoyed their lunches on the steps of The Met, or maybe you fantasized about cheering with the crowd of spirited Texans for the Dillon Panthers as they sprinted onto the football field on Friday Night Lights.
Some look back on the transformational period of high school as the golden years, others… quite the opposite. Whether you loved it, hated it, or are still trying to figure it out, all high school survivors have one thing in common: There is a fictional school that we could only dream of attending. Below, check out our picks for those, including on the aforementioned shows, Wednesday, and more.