Emma Watson Arrives At Brown University
Emma Watson, who will be a Freshman in college Fall, made her quiet arrival in Providence, RI this weekend to acquaint herself with her new university, Brown. Here are photos of Emma on campus (chillin’ with new friends and with her boyfriend Jay Barrymore) on the Brown University campus this weekend:
‘Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson dressed down for her first day at university in America at the weekend. But any attempt at blending in with her fellow freshmen at Brown University failed when the 19-year-old actress reportedly turned up in a helicopter. Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the blockbuster series, will study literature at the prestigious Ivy League college in Providence, Rhode Island. Miss Watson, who looked anything but the global movie star in simple denim shorts and a white T-shirt, is likely to have to get used to having her own fan club on campus. Classes start on Wednesday after Saturday’s check-in and several days of orientation and activities. Before hitting the books, new students can attend yoga and games night, a midnight organ concert and kickball game. But it isn’t all fun: The students will also get the chance to ‘take part in discussions on diversity, sexual assault and Brown’s role in the transatlantic slave trade’. She said recently: ‘But I do hope that it will be only a short time before I am known as “Emma Watson, the student from the UK” rather than “Emma Watson who starred in those Harry Potter films”.’ Without confirming that Watson is actually attending Brown this autumn, Mark Nickel, the school’s director of communications, said: ‘We do whatever we need to do to ensure safety and privacy, and that applies pretty much to all students.’ Asked if the school might take extra precautions to protect a young wizard, he added: ‘Sure.’ It is one of the top colleges in the United States, boasting alumni including former presidents, diplomats, royalty and a heavy sprinkling of celebrities’ offspring. Most recently, George Harrison’s son, Dhani, attended Brown. Brown was recently been ranked number 1 for America’s ‘Happiest College Students’, according to the Princeton Review 2010 rankings. It was also named ‘the most fashionable school in the Ivy League’ by the fashion trade journal Women’s Wear Daily. Miss Watson achieved straight As in her A-levels. However, she’s not completely leaving the world of showbiz behind. She will have to return to the studio during her holidays to film the last two instalments in the Harry Potter series.
I understand there was a ridiculous rumor that Emma arrived at Brown U via helicopter (which this article from the Daily Mail repeats) which turned out to be wildly untrue. I don’t expect that there will be much more ridiculous rumors flying around during her first term at Brown but, well, one can never be sure. I’m quite confident that once the novelty having Emma Watson on campus dies down (very soon, I expect) she will be able to blend in with the rest of her classmates and enjoy quiet college life. Welcome to the US, Emma! You’re an honorary Yankee now!!
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September 7th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
she only got in because she’s a “movie star”. her acting is what prevents the harry potter films from getting oscar nominations. someone should tell her twilight won’t be on brown’s literature syllabus.
September 7th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
LoL I’m gonna bump into her on Thayer St and not even know who she is lol.
September 7th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I agree. I’m from RI as well and as far as I know, most people don’t care that she’s here… and I as well could bump into her on Thayer and not know who she is..lol
September 7th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
@Ria – Apparently you don’t know anything. Emma didn’t get in because she’s a “movie star”, she’s actually quite smart and had amazing test results with her GCSE (some important test in the UK). If you think Harry Potter fails to get Oscar nominations because of her then you are widely mistaken. I’m a HP fan and all but, the movies aren’t Oscar worthy. The acting isn’t all that great and it isn’t her fault. Take the film(s) for what they are.
September 7th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Yay Emma! Good to see a ‘movie star’ being down to earth and choosing college and education and a normal life for a little while.
I have to say though, these past few times I’ve seen pictures/interviews with her, she’s looking more and more like Kristin Stewart. I mean, not in attitude or anything, just in looks. then in these pictures, the way she is sitting is soooo kstew
September 7th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
NOO British girl through and through :P
I’m stoked that a chid movie star got straight As in her A Levels and is attending an Ivy league college and actually cares about her education. Seriously, how many movie stars actually bother to go to college from the States? I bet you Miley ‘buck-toothed’ Cyrus isn’t. Screw the Disney brats, Emma is the best role model you can get.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
@Nicola,
Claire Danes – Yale University
Natalie Portman – Havard University
Julia Stiles – NYU
to name a few. The Miley generation hasn’t even reached college age, so chill out.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Emma Watson did NOT arrive on campus in a helicopter. That is Internet viral nonsense.
The originator of the nonsense was the notorious gossip website JustJared.com, which similarly fabricated a story last June that Watson was enrolled at Columbia.
This time, JustJared’s “source” was a TWITTER TWEET, of all things. On September 2, a Twitter account tweeted from an office building somewhere in Providence: “I think Emma Watson (aka Hermione Granger) just landed in a helicopter with her mom outside my building.”
In fact, the Watson family had already been at Brown for several days when the absurd helicopter ride was supposed to have occurred.
JustJared.com has been lambasted in the forums for making the helicopter story up, but the horse is out of the barn and around the world today poor Watson is accused of wretched excess and ostentation.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Fortunately Emma’s classmates at Brown are a lot smarter than nearly everybody who either writes for an Internet gossip site or posts ignorantly to an Internet gossip site, so she will do just fine this semester.
I have been urging a freshman course at Yale in the basics of Internet fact-from-fiction sorting. Most viral eruptions are harmless, but a one day we’ll all be done in by a nasty panicky one.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
i loooove her!!! and look at how gorgeous she is even when she’s not dressed up! love love love it!!!
September 7th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
I hope obnoxious fans and the paparazi leave her alone while she’s trying to do the college thing. It’s hard enough when you aren’t under public scrutiny.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
We could careless about celebs beeing on our campus such as miss Watson. We consider ourselves as celebs for going to Ivy League school. pfft.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
whos the guy with his hand on her leg?
September 7th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
@Piper… HAHA paparazzi in Providence. LMAO thats funny.
September 7th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
@Ria-You do know that Emma got straight As in school right?
Fail.
September 8th, 2009 at 12:18 am
@Ford. Jay Barrymore, her bf.
September 8th, 2009 at 3:10 am
i’d just like to say that she didn’t get in just because of her movie star status – im english and over here getting straight As in your GCSEs and A levels (exams we do when we’re 18 and 16) is HUGE! i mean, nobody i know can do that – she’s like a miracle, so she deserves to be let in!
September 8th, 2009 at 6:56 am
Yeah I knew the helicopter story was BS right away since she seems ot be very intent on just being a normal student. Good for her, and i wish her luck with that. I don’t think it’ll be too tough, she seems very low key.
September 8th, 2009 at 8:24 am
oh I <3 this girl she is such a great role model for all young ladies!! I hope she enjoys her freshman year…sigh…makes me miss college. :)
September 8th, 2009 at 9:05 am
She’s a doll : )
What a great role model for everyone, even for people older than her. *
September 8th, 2009 at 9:22 am
She looks adorably normal in these pictures :) Yay Emma!
September 8th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
What is the first commenter talking about? Huh. Emma happens to be smart.
-meream
September 8th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
@Ria – I’ve read several magazine interviews that talk about how smart she and the rest of the Harry Potter cast are. It doesn’t suprise me in the least that she made her way to an Ivy League school… a lot of Hollywood actresses and actors are actually very intelligent with degrees from a wide variety of colleges and universities… maybe you should check your facts before you make a comment based on your personal bias.
Also I think it’s cool that the students with her in the first picture seem completely unfazed by her presence. Harry Potter has a huge fan base, and I don’t doubt that most of them recognized her, it’s refreshing to see that people can look past the celebrity and see the person! I hope she enjoys her time in America and at Brown! Good Luck Emma!
September 10th, 2009 at 10:17 am
wow, all of you will never know why she was accepted. Everyone that sends applications to ivy schools all have perfect school records therefore there has to be some niche you fill that can add to the university. So i am sure her fame was taken into consideration (get over it). I go to yale and can tell you everyone is smart and “well off” so stop carrying and go live your life.
September 14th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I guess filming is off for a bit. Oh well. Im glad she’s having a normal life… Anybody else think her Boyfriend looks like Tom Felton???
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:04 am
@ Chase- Did you physically see her exam results? Celebs/famous kids constantly get into institutions on their status ALONE. ie: George Bush. Since daddy went to Yale, he got admitted to one of the top Ivy leage schools in America because of his name alone. His grades were NOT good enough to even get him admitted into the University of Texas, a state school and yes I know for a fact that is true.