Emma Watson Gets Accepted Into Yale?

i beg ur pardon, i hope people check back, cause i want to reply to u.

Emma Watson Is Extreamly Intelligent!, She one an anuuel prize for poetry at age 7 (b4 harry potter) she has got straight A’s in Secondary/High school and striaght As in college bck in England.

As for the person who said Paris Hilton could get into Yale. dont make me laugh Emma could wipe the floor with Paris with her brain

seriously she is incrediably celever

Go Girl!!! That’s awesome. I know she applied to alot of Ivy league schools, so she could attend any of them. But WOW…it’s great to have such a young celebrity who’s soo intelligent and sophisticated!! I’m so happy that all the Potter stars turned out the way that they did. Yay EMMA!!!!

Generally well-put, Green_bird. And, also [I'm a student, so I think I have enough firsthand knowledge to say this] with the increasing diversity of the applicant population, academic excellence is absolutely a given. That’s the baseline right there, regardless or celeb status, race, connections, etc. Also, being accepted as an 18 year-old is nothing out of the norm; it is in fact quite the standard practice, so I fail to see what all that fuss is about.

Also, since we live in the 21st century and not post WWII America , powerful connections and name recognition are of negligible importance; being a unique standout and demonstrating a passion (theater, for instance) is increasingly important. They look for what you can contribute to the school just as much as how well and creatively you would use the school’s resources. And sure, like our past president demonstrates, legacies do happen, and sometimes it’s somewhat of a politicized issue. Nevertheless, for the VAST majority of cases ain’t no way you’re getting into Yale unless you’ve got the brain. So, at the very least, don’t discount her, fellow commenters.
Also take note of which celebs came here as undergrads — some that have been mentioned are Drama School grads, & etc. NOT Yale College [undergrad] graduates.

Emma Watson and other actors and actresses like her (e.g. Natalie Portman) who do NOT let fame go to their head are EXCELLENT ROLE MODELS for EVERYONE not just younger people. That girl has been intelligent since she got into this business and her intelligence has just grown as she has…I KNOW she’s going to do even GREATER things than she already has done in the future and I’m so HAPPY for her. Congrats EMMA!!!!! : D

i really dont think she would’ve got in if she wasnt ‘famous’

Sorry, but people are right; she wouldn’t get in without the celebrity status.

The point is, she only got 3A’s at A level. Let’s put this into context, she went to a boarding school? Correct… Her parents are both lawyers? Correct… She is from down south? Correct. The point is all of these factors led her towards the Harry Potter role in the first place. And I think 3A’s from a boarding school (with a personal tutor) is incredibly poor.

Now I’m not comparing myself to some genius - because I’m aware I am not. But I come from an incredibly rough state school near Newcastle in the North East. Anyhow, because of my ‘underprivileged’ background I’ve been discriminated against left right and centre. At GCSE I gained 17GCSE’s - of which all were A*’s and A’s. At A level I gained 6A’s 2B’s and I had an undergraduate (first year degree) in Chemistry before I left year 13 (upper sixth). Now what happened with my application? I applied to Sutton trust universities thinking that with my grades I would get in, but no, that wasn’t the case at all. I got rejected from three universities because of not coming from a private school. I am not an arrogant person; I am an incredibly nice and open minded person who believes that those who work deserve a break. But that’s not true, isn’t it not? I’ve lived a reclusive childhood in order to get good grades but because of me coming from a rough area of the country I am not acceptable for these universities. At the end I thankfully got into Durham for biomedical sciences.

But my point is that those who are given everything in life always manage to get more. Before Emma Watson got the harry potter role she was in an incredibly fortunate position, and those people are set up for success. It’s people like me who have to work, I’ve never been handed everything on a plate, and unfortunately this girl has - if only she could see it.

She is very smart as Hermione Granger.
Congratulations, Emma!!!!!!!
Yale is very difficult, isn’t?
But we are happy for her!

What the HELL!! Me and my friends received 4 A’s for A-level and we got rejected from many universities we applied to in the UK AND US!!! -Trust me, a lot is to do with the fame!!!! -3 A’s nowadays is NOTHING!! people do 4+ subjects these days!!

well first thing first. I will not discredit emma watson. She is smart. But is she that smart?

first of all being a person who has taken both SATs and A levels i can definitely tell u that a level is a lot harder. I breezed through the SAT 1 and 2 with good grades and i barely cracked open the book. (Except for Bio Molecular which i studied the night before the test after my friend told me the syllabus was ENTIRELY different from what im studying.)

However A level requires in depth study and subject concentration, for which the questions can sometimes be almost unrelated. However, UK A levels is alot easier than say, Singapore or come other countries or Korea or sth. So 3 As for Emma means that she is smart.
However, she is not Einstein level, we have to acknowledge that. But there are plenty of people who get 3 As as well, taking harder A level papers. I know people who got 6.

We must also weigh into account that her job doesnt exactly give her a lot of studying time (although she does have a private tutor). LOL we can count acting as her curricular activity. And she certainly excels there.

That being said, I feel that Yale has made a slightly unfair judgement in letting her in. I say slightly because she is a good student(although not as good as Yale students) with curricular activities.Is she smart? yes. Extremely? Not sure. While she exels in acting, I feel her achievements are not not broad enough. I certainly have higher qualifications and more curriculars but i didn’t get yale.

Natalie Portman, I believe, did not get into Harvard through fame. She got excellent grades, acting talent and has demonstrated her passion and drive many times. She prove to have excellent personal qualities. She deserves Harvard. No one can begrudge her that.

Emma? Im not sure. We will see. But she can certainly make it to schools like Michigan and maybe Cornell.

Everyone’s saying we don’t really know if she’s very smart since she could have gotten in since she has money and fame backing her.
But she is a straight A student in one of the hardest private high schools in England which in comparison to American is INSANELY difficult!!
I applaud her and am very proud of her [=

i agree with the few hundred people that said she got into Yale because of her name, not her intelligence. i mean look at Hilary Duff. a few years ago, she was boasting that she was taking college classe online at Harvard, but look at her now. she’s not bragging anymore is she. i’m not saying it’s bad that she’s trying to get herself a good education but i mean YALE? even the smartest and gifted students go there and have to work their asses off. does she truly have that kind of a dedication? i think not… but the best of luck to her!

*Emma Watson is lovely lady.