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(Not) Gen Z’s College Dorm Tour on The Viral List

Student giving tours of strangers’ dorms, Coach’s The Summer I Turned Pretty sold-out backpack collab, and Gen Z’s nostalgic “rare aesthetics” are going viral…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Sep 12 2025
North America, Western Europe

KEY TAKEAWAYS

College students are crashing strangers’ dorms and filming surprise room tours, turning awkward encounters into viral moments (and maybe new friendships)
Product placement still wins with Gen Z: Coach’s collab backpack with The Summer I Turned Pretty stole the spotlight in a recent episode, selling it out IRL
Gen Z is rebranding childhood core memories into “rare aesthetics,” transforming small, oddly specific moments into nostalgic, comfort content

College students are giving prank dorm tours of strangers’ rooms Across TikTok, college students are racking up millions of views by knocking on random doors for a room tour, barging right in with a camera rolling, and giving a full-on MTV Cribs-style tour of the space as if it’s their own. They walk around the unfamiliar space showing viewers beds, closets, and snacks, sometimes roasting mess or decorations as they go. Meanwhile, the actual resident stands by and watches—sometimes confused or debating ownership, sometimes playing along. In one TikTok with 11.7M views and 1.6M likes, guys in navy suits hopped...