 Zach doesnt want to go to his Dads alma mater, Dartmouth. His dad  is played by Matheson, Tim (qv) who starred in  _Animal House (1978)_ (qv), which was partly inspired by one of its  writers time at Dartmouth. At the end of Animal House, Matheson is  said to move to California and become a Doctor... which he is in  Shes All That.