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11 Reasons Why We Relate to Leslie Knope

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at WVU chapter.

1. She’s all us during the holidays…

2. You both totally deny it when you’re angry… or just hangry.

3. You feel as passionate as she is about your girlfriends.

4. Both of you get the same level of crazy sometimes…

5. Leslie Knope is every college student EVER.

6. Both of have the same awesome dance moves.

7. You have the same reaction after you realized you totally messed up.

8. Even though you’re in college, you feel like Leslie when it comes to people your age.

9. This is an accurate representation of when all of us when we see someone wehate….

10. When someone tries to talk “Game of Thrones” with you but you’ve never seen it….

11. We love celebrating as much as Leslie does too!

I'm Chelsea, and I attend West Virginia University! I plan to major in strategic communications with an emphasis in public relations. I'm a lover of dogs, books, food, and Netflix. “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." - Albert Camus
I am originally from Westchester, New York. I came to WVU for my undergrad in Strategic Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations and a minor in Sports Communication. My involvment on campus includes blogging for Her Campus, a sister of Alpha Phi, the assistant director of the media team on the Mountaineer Maniacs executive board and lastly, an athletic communications intern with the WVU Athletic Communications office. I will be graduating in May of 2017 and I am looking forward to getting started with my future career in Journalism and Public Relations!