Sentences with phrase «awkward freshman year»

When I entered high school, after an awkward freshman year, I decided to «reinvent» myself.

Not exact matches

Though the incoming freshman can expect some abuse — sometimes accompanied by genuine hostility, courtesy of Parker Posey as a queen - bee type and a hilariously belligerent Ben Affleck as a two - year senior — the only troubled characters in Dazed And Confused are the heads of each class: Randall «Pink» Floyd (Jason London), the good - natured quarterback who doesn't want to be pigeonholed as a jock and told not to run with the wrong crowd, and Mitch Kramer (Wiley Wiggins), in many ways his heir apparent, an 8th - grade star pitcher whose awkward transition comes with extra pressure (and extra beatings).

The story begins with awkward teens Wade (Nate Hartley) and Ryan (Troy Gentile) preparing for their freshman year of high school.

Filled with deadpan humor and unforgettable characters, Batuman's semi-autobiographical debut is set in 1995, during endearingly awkward Selin's freshman year at Harvard.