UW-Madison students had mixed feelings about the MTV show ""College Life"" following its premiere Monday night.
The idea for the show came from a UW-Madison alum who sold the idea to the network. The university originally supported the show and then helped to organize a casting call.
However, according to UW-Madison officials, the university decided to end its cooperation with MTV this past fall because it believed the show would be detrimental to its image.
UW-Madison student Amanda Jagodzinski said Tuesday's premiere had a narrow focus on partying, and academics were rarely mentioned. She said the way MTV choose to portray the university is going to have a negative impact on the school.
""Maybe the university will get a bad reputation of only [being] a party school, and so that's going to make parents hesitant to let their children come here,"" she said.
Sarah Plunkett, also a UW-Madison student, said many people already have certain perceptions of college culture and that these things do not just happen at UW-Madison.
""It could've been at any college. I think most of the audience that watches knows that,"" she said. ""I don't think it has a lot of credibility anyway. It's more for entertainment.""
UW-Madison student Sara Schramm said the show grabbed her attention because she is familiar with the city of Madison, but she does not think people who are not UW-Madison students would be interested in the show.
""It was cool to see the scene with the football. We've been there. We know what it's like,"" she said.
Although some students plan to continue watching the show because they enjoyed it or know a cast member, others likely will not watch it because it did not live upto their expectations.
""I didn't think it was as good as all the hype was all about,""Jagodzinski said.
