13 Child Stars Who Went On To Earn A Degree
They were too cool for school but went anyway.
![13 Child Stars Who Went On To Earn A Degree](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/7/831847_320x180.jpg)
When you're professionally accomplished as a child, where do you go from there? For some child stars, the answer was “college.” Here are 13 children who went the unusual path of “actor” to “student.”
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
![Jonathan Taylor Thomas The Home Improvement heartthrob graduated from Columbia University's School of General Studies in 2005, after spending some time studying at Harvard. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/5/831845.jpg)
Source: Columbia University
Freddie Highmore
![Freddie Highmore - П THE THE The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star graduated from Cambridge University with a focus in Spanish and Arabic, all while filming two seasons of Bates Motel. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/4/831844.jpg)
Source: Oxford Mail
Hallie Eisenberg
![The Pepsi Girl Hallie Eisenberg was America's Adorable Sweetheart in the 90s, but she still went to American University and studied international studies. Nowadays, she's probably best known as Jesse Eisenberg's little sister. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/3/831843.jpg)
Source: Popcrush
Jodie Sweetin
![Jodie Sweetin The Full House star graduated from Chapman University in 2005. She battled alcoholism and drug addiction while in college, but it was there she was inspired to attend her first 12-step program. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/6/831836.jpg)
Source: E News!
Dylan and Cole Sprouse
![Dylan and Cole Sprouse - - The twins were well-established on the Disney Channel when they both decided to attend NYU. Dylan graduated with a focus in video game design while Cole completed an archaeology major. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/8/831828.jpg)
Source: E News
America Ferrera
![America Ferrera The actor took ten years to graduate from the University of Southern California. She had a pretty good excuse as she took a break to star on Ugly Betty. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/7/831827.jpg)
Source: US Magazine
Mayim Bialik
![Mayim Bialik The Blossom star took a 12-year break from acting to receive her bachelors then doctorate in neuroscience from UCLA. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/2/831822.jpg)
Source: UCLA
Haley Joel Osment
![Haley Joel Osment Osment was a household name when he was eighteen and went to Tisch School of the Arts at N.Y.U. Не studied experimental theater, even though he had already been nominated for an Oscar. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/8/831818.jpg)
Source: New York Times
Brooke Shields
![Brooke Shields Shields a public figure since she was 11 months old. She went to Princeton University. The paparazzi tried to sneak onto campus, dressed like what they thought college students looked like, and follow me around, she said. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/7/831817.jpg)
Source: Princeton Alumni News
Jodie Foster
![Jodie Foster Foster had an Oscar nomination when she was only 12 years old, but she attended Yale University, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in literature. During college, she was in five movies to help pay for her education. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/6/831816.jpg)
Source: Yale News
Emma Watson
![Emma Watson The beloved child actor best known as Hermoine graduated from Brown University in 2014. Despite her star status, other students were respectful. I've never even been asked for an autograph on campus, she said. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/5/831815.jpg)
Source: CBS News
Natalie Portman
![Natalie Portman Natalie Portman was already a huge star when she decided to go to Harvard University. She even earned the highest grade in her Neuropsychology and the Law class. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/4/831814.jpg)
Source: The Crimson
Jeff McMahon, The Goonies
![Chunk from The Goonies Jeff McMahon went to University of California, Berkeley to study business. The Goonies' director paid for his college education. McMahon now has an entertainment firm in LA. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/3/831813.jpg)
Source: Variety