Some stars forego higher learning, instead focusing on building budding careers in entertainment. Others prove that one can have it all, making it in the industry and scoring a college degree. Brooke Shields is among this elite second grouping of celebrities known for their talent and brains. Following a career as a child actor, Shields attended Princeton University, where she graduated with honors and majored in romance languages. Shields credits her time at university for helping her find her passion and confidence. At the time of her 1987 graduation, she said, “I didn’t expect to get honors, but I worked as hard as I could from day one.” She went on to explain that at college, she learned to formulate her own thoughts and grow her confidence in them, per UPI. 

Decades later, Shields returned to her old stomping grounds speaking on how life-changing her education was. “I came in already being an artist, but I was never able to fully own being an artist until I spent my four years here,” she told her former classmates at her 25th reunion, per C-Suite Spotlight.

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Shields has been reliving the college moments through her eldest daughter, who has followed in her mother’s educational footsteps. Shields’ daughter Rowan set off for her sophomore year at Wake Forest, and the proud yet emotional mama couldn’t help but post on Instagram about all the feels one goes through when waving their baby off to live in the big wide world.