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The 16 Most Famous Kids in College Right Now

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A new college semester is about to begin and that means that students are preparing to head back to school for the spring semester. But some students have to juggle a bit more than just classes and schoolwork.

We've found the 16 most famous kids in college this semester. These celebrities are pursuing their college degrees, juggling class and exams with the responsibilities of public life.

They're musicians, actors, models and athletes who somehow find a way to balance their college careers with their professional ones—an impressive feat for such young people.

They go to school all over America, from New York City's School of Visual Arts to California's University of Southern California.

We've listed them here in alphabetical order. Let us know who we missed!


Elizabeth Beisel

1
College: University of Florida

Year: Junior

Beisel won a silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley event in the 2012 London Olympics. Even though she is a college student, Beisel is a two-time Olympian: she competed in the 2008 Beiijing Olympics at the age of 15. Beisel is also the 2011 world champion in the 400 IM.

She is majoring in communications at the University of Florida.

Miranda Cosgrove

2
College: University of Southern California

Year: Freshman

This actress and singer-songwriter is best known for her role on Nickelodeon TV's iCarly, but she's also starred in several films, including most notably School of Rock.

Cosgrove said that she took a drawing class last semester, which she really enjoyed. 

Justin Combs

3
College: University of California Los Angeles

Year: Freshman

The son of Sean "P. Diddy" or "Puff Daddy" Combs, Justin Combs graduated with a 3.75 GPA from New Rochelle Iona Prep, a top private school, and is attending UCLA —on a $54,000 football scholarship.

The son of a multi-millionaire, Combs faced a lot of criticism for accepting the scholarship, but the 5-foot-9, 170-pound defensive back defended his decision to accept the scholarship, tweeting that he "put that work in" and earned the scholarship.

Combs made his debut as a UCLA Bruin last semester.

Dakota Fanning

4
College: New York University

Year: Sophomore

This film actress, who has starred in the Twilight films,The Secret Life of Bees and The Runaways, is a sophomore at NYU.





Chester "Chet" Hanks (aka Chet Haze)

5
College: Northwestern University

Year: Senior

The son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson doesn't just rely on his parents' fame: he's trying to make a name for himself as a rapper/singer called "Chet Haze." Last year, Chet Haze dropped his first rap single called "White and Purple,” a Northwestern-themed remake of “Black and Yellow.” Since then, he's recorded several songs, including "Hollywood" and "Do It Better." He has evenperformed some songs on campus.

Georgia May Jagger

6
College: School of Visual Arts, New York City

Year: Junior

The daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, Georgia May Jagger has already made a name for herself as a Rimmel London model. But that's not enough for the British beauty.

She wants to pursue photography; The Daily Mailreported that she has her sights set on becoming a wildlife photographer. She is a student at the New York's School Of Visual Arts, where she is studying photography, art and life drawing. 

Sam Mikulak

7
School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Year: Junior

Mikulak was Dalton's teammate on the U.S. men's gymnastics team. During the all-around team final, he competed in four events: floor exercise, pommel horse, vault and parallel bars. When he's not busy being an Olympian, Mikulak is a gymnast for the Wolverines.

Xi Mingze

8
School: Harvard University

Year: Junior

Xi Mingze is the daughter of China's Communist president Xi Jinping. It came out just recently that she is a student at Harvard, studying under a pseudonym.

Xi has kept a quiet profile at Harvard. Not much is known about her, but friends say that she is "a bookworm, very quiet and studious," according to the Mail.

Patrick Schwarzenegger

9
College: University of Southern California

Year: Freshman

The 18-year-old son of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and activist Maria Shriver, Patrick is an actor, model, and a Freshman at USC. Like any normal college kid, his parents helped him move in to his dorm last semester.


Dylan and Cole Sprouse

10
College: New York University

Year: Juniors

These twin brothers first rose to fame in the Adam Sandler film Big Daddy. They've since starred in the Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The twins are juniors at NYU.


Emma Watson

11

College: Oxford University & Brown University

Year: Junior

Watson, who is most famous for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies, began her college career as a freshman at Brown University in 2009.

However, the pressure that comes with fame and rigorous studies caught up with her and she decided totransfer to Oxford University for her junior year. Watson is now back at Brown, where she plans to complete her undergraduate degree. 

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chihaya19 15th-Jan-2013 08:16 pm (UTC)
college fucking sucked and i wish i never gone and i hate it and i cannot say more bad things about it but FUCK college
fabouluz 15th-Jan-2013 08:20 pm (UTC)
I feel like that somedays. :(
_marquis 15th-Jan-2013 08:51 pm (UTC)
same. i really hate it.
senorita__ 15th-Jan-2013 09:03 pm (UTC)
i didnt mind college i just wish i had been more informed about WHY i was there and what was coming afterwards bc i feel like i spent $30,000 to have a good time meet my boyfriend and become a bartender..
super_creeps 15th-Jan-2013 09:08 pm (UTC)
I really didn't like it either. I'm glad I've graduated and I reaaalllllyyy never want to go back. I guess I don't do well in academic environments.
chuk_is_dazzled 15th-Jan-2013 09:21 pm (UTC)
i so dont like college rn mainly cause my friends transferred and moved on or graduated so im just like i want to get the fuck out of here and im so blah about my major but after this semester ill have about 2 left i just want to have a real job already
amandaplan 15th-Jan-2013 09:21 pm (UTC)
this is me rn but i would have liked to gone somewhere else

Edited at 2013-01-15 09:22 pm (UTC)
loverelapse 15th-Jan-2013 09:59 pm (UTC)
same, so mant people love college and i get that i'm just a freshman but i'm here like "welp, paying to go to my highschool"
theblackwidow 15th-Jan-2013 09:23 pm (UTC)
I miss it so damn much
misscrystal25 15th-Jan-2013 09:25 pm (UTC)
I feel the complete opposite. Which is probably why I'm in a Masters program, and will likely go on to a PhD program.
aujourlejour 15th-Jan-2013 09:42 pm (UTC)
i hate college culture so much. i spent my entire freshman year being bullied by my entire floor for no other reason than that i had asked my first roommate's guest to leave when they started hooking up while they thought i was asleep. so many kids go into college with a chip on their shoulder and something to prove, so they become natty-chugging frat bros who feel obligated to pick on others. i'm better off now, but i'm so bitter over how much my experience set me back socially for so many years.
kingsmere 15th-Jan-2013 09:48 pm (UTC)
I loved the learning/social aspect of it but hot damn was my Bachelor's was a waste of effort and money for what it's gotten me now.
emmy0001 15th-Jan-2013 10:11 pm (UTC)
i understand where you're coming from, college was nothing like i expected it to be. i switched schools, studied abroad, etc and while the experience was good-- college was kind of a massive let down. my freshman year of college at my first school was one of the worst years of my entire life.
misscrystal 15th-Jan-2013 10:23 pm (UTC)
I don't think college sucked, but I would have enjoyed a lot more if I weren't dealing with a mental illness at the same time.
frenchverbs 15th-Jan-2013 10:43 pm (UTC)
Same. I just wish I had gone to state school. Would have saved a shit ton of money.
x_brittacular 15th-Jan-2013 10:45 pm (UTC)
I felt like that for the first 2 years but now that I live on campus I'm really starting to enjoy it.
tucker 15th-Jan-2013 10:51 pm (UTC)
I did two years at a community college and it was a total waste of time and money, but at the same time I feel like you get what you put into it and I was not putting myself into it at all

lol fuck school
/bitter
redleigh86 15th-Jan-2013 11:53 pm (UTC)
While I was there, by my last year I was totally ready for it to be over cause I was totally done but now, years later... I miss it tbh. I miss everything but the tests lol.
r4wrdinosaur 16th-Jan-2013 12:20 am (UTC)
That's how I feel. Hated most of it, glad to be out. I loved my friends, but hated the campus, the classes, the clubs. Everything.
drasticsigns 16th-Jan-2013 01:51 am (UTC)
I did a year and a quarter at a university and dropped out. It wasn't worth $20K a year, and I hate how we're told as young adults that we basically have to go or else. Not everyone is conducive to the college environment, and if/when I go back, I will probably have to be on medication for anxiety and depression so that my mental health doesn't plummet like it did the first time around. I should have done a lot of things differently, in hindsight.
deathbytamarind 16th-Jan-2013 06:04 am (UTC)
I love the learning and networking aspects of college. I HATE the bureaucracy and administration and bullshit associated with getting through college. The stress I get from papers and tests and speaking in front of my Spanish class is nothing compared to the stress and extreme hatred I have for my school and how they fail to care for the students and do their fucking jobs. They've fucked up my financial aid, have failed to properly count my transfer credits from my CC and my study abroad (several times), didn't file my graduation paperwork correctly...you name it, they've fucked me on it.

So if I could stay in school all the way to my PhD and avoid the unnecessary bullshit, I'd be happy as a clam.
yehyijun 16th-Jan-2013 06:57 am (UTC)
Ughhh, I'll take studying and the ability to slack and not give a fuck any day over bills and shit. :( I miss my college experience tbh.
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