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where did one tree hill characters go to college
In One Tree Hill Nathan went to Gilmore for 2 years and then transferred to the University of Maryland.
Does One Tree Hill show its characters going to college?
The beginning of the fifth season advanced the timeline by four years to show their lives after college.

Question: What was the show about before the fifth season?
Self-contained rewrite: What was One Tree Hill about before the fifth season?