Campus and study life: ten chat templates
Student life is full of small crises: the deadline, the group project, the printer queue. These templates feature adult university students and keep everything lighthearted and harmless.
They also work for study-skills channels and orientation guides. Add "fiction" to the caption and use invented names and courses.
The 10 templates
- The library seatWhere are you?8 messages
- The group project deadlineThe report is due at midnight.8 messages
- The missing notesI lost my notes for tomorrow.8 messages
- The printer queueThere are 41 people in the printer queue.8 messages
- The study playlistWhich playlist are you using?8 messages
- The coffee runCoffee run. What does everyone want?8 messages
- The seat in the lectureWhere do you sit?8 messages
- The late-night snackThe cafe closed at midnight.8 messages
- The borrowed calculatorCan I borrow your calculator?8 messages
- The office hoursDid you go to office hours?8 messages
What is in this gallery
This gallery holds ten templates, each a ready chat between invented adults that opens in the ChatsRat editor. They use these looks: iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, X (Twitter) DM and Instagram DM. Running times are 20 to 27 seconds, so every template fits a short vertical video.
A taste of what is inside: The library seat ("Where are you?"), The group project deadline ("The report is due at midnight."), The missing notes ("I lost my notes for tomorrow."), The printer queue ("There are 41 people in the printer queue."), The study playlist ("Which playlist are you using?"), and five more. Every template uses a look that is open to the Free plan, which loads the first four messages and two people.
How to use a template
Anchor each chat to one deadline. A countdown gives the scene its pressure. Use short, tired lines for late-night chats and longer lines for the morning after. End with a small win: a found file, a saved seat, a coffee delivered.
Before you publish
Keep every character an adult student, and invent the course, the professor and the building. A light, simple look works best; dark mode suits late-night chats.
Tips for this gallery
- Let one student be calm and one panicking. The contrast does the work.
- Add one study joke that only makes sense in context, then repeat it once.
- Finish on the next deadline appearing in a new message.
- Use no real institutions, courses or members of staff.
- Short vertical videos of around twenty seconds fit this subject very well, and they leave room for a Part 2.
Questions
Do I need a paid plan for the campus and study life templates?
No. All ten templates use looks open to the Free plan. Free accounts load the first four messages and two people of each template, and paid plans load the whole chat.
Can I change the words and the names?
Yes. Every template opens in the editor with all its lines editable. Replace any line or name, pick another look if your plan allows it, and export your own version with the watermark rules of your plan.
Are these real conversations?
No. Every chat is invented fiction, and the people in it are made up (the historical gallery uses long-dead figures only, for comedy). ChatsRat is not affiliated with any messaging app. Label what you publish as a fictional chat.
Fiction only. Every chat here is invented. Do not use a simulated chat to deceive anyone or to pass it off as a real conversation. See the Acceptable Use policy. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app; look names describe a style only.