Where Celebrities Attended College: Discover the Alma Maters of Music's Biggest Stars

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Before many singers attended the Grammy Awards or scored their first gold record, they were just regular college students -- reading a syllabus, attending sorority parties and eating in their school's cafeteria. Although not all finished their degrees, we compiled a gallery of singers who attended college -- whether it be a semester, two semesters, even four years. Click through the slideshow below to see what classrooms these singers sat in before heading into the recording studio.

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cjlaycocklaw

Wow... Kanye went to college? Was he working as a janitor or something?

February 21 2013 at 9:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jbjg24m

love those long beautiful legs of Carries

February 17 2013 at 12:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

rockymtnleather

Not much of a stretch there. A 5th grader could not only write the "headlines" in Huff Post, but could do a better job writing the "news articles" as well.

February 17 2013 at 11:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

look4bugs

Not only could she write your headlines, but most sixth grasders would do a better job than the Huff/Post writers.

February 17 2013 at 10:52 AM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down Reply

john

Carrie is the best and the NY Diva's with the 8th grade education are the real trailer trash. She's the best!

February 17 2013 at 2:53 AM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down Reply

Bobbi

nice to see some positive and good parents as Carrie's....the rest do not do their children any good at all...mostly

February 16 2013 at 11:05 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

flash67todd

Carrie will always be Country Musics sweetheart. That voice and her personality go much farther than that twit Swift!

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ralphbobbie02

yaya taylor swift is farhter in life than she is

February 17 2013 at 9:20 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

claudia

This should have only included those that graduated from college, not those that dropped out. Who cares that **** went to college, but dropped out after 6 months, a year, etc.

February 16 2013 at 5:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sandsway

Beautiful and talented too. Great girl. Wish her the best always.

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ralphbobbie02

you are right about the beautifuil part of them

February 17 2013 at 9:18 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

iquniverse

Wake Up America !

Any of you Grasshoppers wonder why the Grammis and Country Music awards never put any of the current crop of "wannabees" on stage next to Reba, Dolly, Sylvia, Martina, Charlene Carter, Faith Hill, Madonna or others ? Staged, scripted so called "talent shows", glitsy light shows with little teeniebopper bumble bees swirling around so called overnite "Divas and Superstars" ? and three word songs will never, never, never, ever, ever, ever, never never, replace real talent. Put real stars who paid their dues next to these "wannabees" and you will be embarrased. Nuff Sed !

February 16 2013 at 4:55 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

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ralphbobbie02

you are so mean to many singers

February 17 2013 at 9:19 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

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iquniverse

Ralphbobbie02
You spend forty years writing and performing on over 100 hit songs by real artist who earned respect through their devotion and you might also become somewhat jaded and see the current "virtual reality" trend as the "death of music" as we have known it. I invented the "synthesizer" which revolutionized the recording industry and unfortunately today allows producers to correct "vocal errors" of singers with little or no talent. Stomping around a stage with a glitzy light show surrounded by "bumblebee dancers" does not make you an overnite sensation or superstar ! Nuff Sed !

February 17 2013 at 10:00 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down

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