Celebrity Student Slackers
By Lady Scarlet (Chief Contributor) Tags: Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, America Ferrera, Shia LeBeouf, Justin Bartha Ashley and MaryKate Olsen
10:16 AM
A look at the disappointing and somewhat shocking undergraduate careers, or lack thereof, in Hollywood's rising stars.
In search of fame and fortune, these household names in Hollywood decided to put their educations on hold to pursue their current acting careers. Slaves to their Blackberries, stalkarazzi, and gut-wrenching rumors, the following six stars wouldn't trade the glitz for anything, including a Bachelor's degree.
America Ferrera (University of Southern California)
Ms. Ferrara graced the USC campus as a major in International Relations. This star, of Ugly Betty fame, has only one semester's worth of coursework before she will earn her degree. So far, no word on whether she plans to resume her studies.
OTR Verdict: Ferrara's much better with a unibrow and braces, no need to go all UN.
Chace Crawford (Pepperdine University)
At Pepperdine University, Chace had no idea what he wanted to major in. He switched from advertising, to communications, to business economics, nothing was the right fit. Chace couldn't make it with the coeds, so he went into the acting biz. Now, He's the man-face for the teen brain drain drama Gossip Girls.
OTR Verdict: He made the right decision. He's too pretty to be involved in academics.
Penn Badgley (Santa Monica College, University of Southern California)
Penn finished some general credits and shuffled them over to USC. After enduring that process, because transferring is a tedious ordeal, he decided to defer his admission, indefinitely, to pursue acting.
OTR Verdict: Penn should have skipped the transfer part to jump right into acting. We all know he will not complete his studies. He has followed in the underachieving footsteps of Chace.
Shia LeBeouf (Yale University)
Disney bobblehead, turned Indiana Jones star, received the distinguished acceptance to Ivy school, Yale. Shia declined his acceptance to "get the kind of education you don't get at school." According to his interview with GQ, he seems to be spray painting toilet seats and chilling with Steven Spielberg - doesn't seem half bad.
OTR Verdict: The bragging rights of a Yale degree would be nice, so Shia should try to work something out with Yale admissions. Or he could start a post-post-Dada art movement with his toilet seat painting.
Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen (New York University)
Eating disorders, random Aussie death fiascos, and no degree? After the media hullabaloo on the college choice of these former Full House starlets, the twin moguls still have not earned their degrees from NYU. Rather disappointing, now they are self-proclaimed fashionistas stomping about LA; basically, being irrelevant and annoying.
OTR Verdict: The twins won't get their degrees, but hipsters will still worship their style predilections. Meh...
Justin Bartha (New York University)
Recently linked romantically to Ashley Olsen, Justin Bartha - known for his role along side Nicholas Cage in National Treasure, missed the boat ride on his BFA in acting. Like his new love, he jumped ship from NYU, except he didn't have someone die in his apartment and all.
OTR Verdict: We don't know enough about him to stake any claims. He needs some more exposure before we care enough to make a verdict.
Final thoughts?
Gold Star for USC and NYU, for the most celebrity dropouts from this fine bunch.
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