tomjonesistheman

who else wants to go to yale now because emma watson might be going there??!!

musicallylatin

Oh me...totally. That would be like amazing. Maybe we'd be roomies.

:P

tomjonesistheman

does anyone have a list of celebs going to ivy leagues, and which one? im interested now, this might affect my college choices next year

smarteeangel101

i believe james franco is enrolled at columbia & takes some classes at nyu.



...i NEED to attend columbia or nyu, haha <33

AT9

Is anyone else bothered that celebs are going to Ivy caliber schools? I'm not saying that Emma Watson and James Franco aren't smart... they could have perfect SAT's for all I know. But assuming they don't, why should they get a shot at an Ivy league education? They're already super rich, why not admit some really smart kid from a tough background instead? I think it's wrong that famous people can essentially go to school anywhere they want.

Multitasker

AT9: everybody, rich and por should have the same chances. She wants to better herself, she should. Brooke Shiels, Jodi Foster did it too, and they continue to have successful careers. College is the best thing that celebrities can do, they would be a great role model for young people. I would prefer that to a Vanessa Hudgens, for example, that cannot hold any decent conversation without the "you know", "like" etc.

GUElle

Emma W. is very smart and reportedly has done extremely well in school -- it's no surprise that she'll be going to a top school. If I'm not mistaken, both her parents went to Oxbridge, so I thought she'd be headed to one of those ... but then again, maybe she liked Yale better?

Either way, I do think she deserves to go there if she's got good scores/grades and from her interviews, she has always said she wants to continue her education -- and that she's not sure whether she wants to act all her life.

AT9

Multitasker: I agree with you wholeheartedly, everyone should have the same chance to succeed. But my point is that these celebs are probably not up to par with regular Ivy league students. If Emma Watson has a good SAT score (and she may, this is not directed at her personally) with other great qualifications, then by all means, her admission is justified. I just think the standards for admission are significantly lowered when it comes to celebrities, and that they have stings to pull that no one else has... and that goes for people with powerful political names, etc. But everyone, rich and poor, joe-blow and celebs, should have the same chances and standards in the admissions office.

The problem isn't that celebs go to great schools, the problem is that if they weren't famous, they probably wouldn't ever get into those schools.

And I guarantee you, if Vanessa Hudgens wanted to, she could get into an elite school.

AT9

Btw...

Just to make this clear, I'm not here to bash Emma Watson. In the tv interviews and clips I've seen of her, she seems really intelligent.... then again, maybe it's the British accent haha.

driscol

You can't deny that making millions as an actress is pretty damn impressive EC/job .

Multitasker

AT9, I understand your point completely! ")
I had a flashback when the Olsen twins began their studies at NYU, ha ha, that was funny.
But a kid like Joel Osment, who happens to be at NYU (?Tisch), is well deserved.

AT9

driscol: haha, that's true. But Lindsey Lohan has also done that, and I wouldn't exactly consider her Yale material.

The Olsen twins.... haha. Are they still there?

Multitasker

AT9: I think one of them dropped, and the other is the eternal student (?Ashley)

fizix2

acting is hard work, these kids probably deserve it

driscol

Only the ones that can control their drug habits.