Where Celebrities Went to School

Celebrities aren't exactly famous for their brilliance (see: Jessica Simpson, anyone on The Hills, LiLo), but Hollywood is actually home to some real smarties. Read on to find out which celebs hit the books at top universities in pursuit of a higher education -- and which fared well despite not even finishing high school.

Julia Stiles

Stiles stayed in her New York City hometown to earn at BA in English at the prestigious Columbia University (she also recently picked up the college's John Jay award for achievement). Many of her roles have had a cerebral slant, too: she's played Shakespearean heroines Viola in a Twelfth Night off-Broadway play, Ophelia in a movie version of Hamlet, and Desdemona in O.

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