Should Young Celebrities Go to College?
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2011/06/12 07:06:19
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For most young people, college is an expensive but ultimately worthwhile investment of time and money. However, for today's young celebrities choosing whether or not to go to college is a bit more complicated.
Some, like Emma Watson, who quit Brown University to enroll at Oxford, decide that college is worth it.
Others, like Blake Lively, choose to focus on their careers.
What do you think? Is it important for young celebrities to get a college education?
Some, like Emma Watson, who quit Brown University to enroll at Oxford, decide that college is worth it.
"I've had to say no to stuff that people have been gobsmacked about. I've had big directors say to me, 'What do you mean, you can't do this movie? We don't understand,'" the actress, now 21, said recently by phone from her native England. "I always hear, 'What do you mean she can't do this magazine cover?' or 'What do you mean she can't have this meeting for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?' And my agent will say, 'She's at school, sorry.'
"Yes, it's hard for me to turn down amazing opportunities. But I've been working solidly since I've been 9 years old. So for me, to have this space to learn and figure myself out a bit is obviously worth it."
Others, like Blake Lively, choose to focus on their careers.
"Everybody said, 'Strike while the iron is hot.' And everybody is so replaceable these days that to maintain your 'heat,' or whatever, you are supposed to put aside school," said Lively, who's now 23 and building a film career, including roles in last year's "The Town" and next weekend's "Green Lantern."
"One of the reasons why wanted to do 'Gossip Girl' was because we had talked about giving me one day a week to go to Columbia starting the second season, once things slowed down. But things never slowed down. The show took off, and they were never able to carve out the time in my schedule. It still makes me sad every day that I didn't have that college experience."
What do you think? Is it important for young celebrities to get a college education?
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Every person should set and acheive as many goals in life as possible.
they spend lots of time memorising lines, all things that might hold them in good stead for college life. Being able to pay for some top class tutors from time to time might help as well...
I say go!!!
Have a good one !
especially if all of them are like emma and they want to do their own thing. something they really love.
For example, one of my favourite actresses/directors, Jodie foster, graduated Magna Cum Laude (one of the highest honours) at Yale University.... She's a woman I DO admire! :)
Emma Watson, for example, auditioned for the first Harry Potter movie when she was nine. I doubt she knew whether she wanted to go to college at that point, and even if she did, I'm sure she had no idea how famous she was going to be when the time came for her to do it. I just don't think it should have to be, 'oh, I was in some really big movies and everyone probably expects me to be in some more, so I'll just forget about everything else I might want to do' for ANYONE. That isn't fair.
In answer to the final question "Is it important for young celebrities to get a college education?": again, yes. The education is important, and since they usually have the funds, they shouldn't squander the opportunity.