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For most young people, college is an expensive but ultimately worthwhile investment of time and money. however, for today’s young celebrities choosing whether or not to go to college is a bit more complicated.some, like Emma Watson, who quit Brown University to enroll at Oxford, decide that college is worth it.”I’ve had to say no to stuff that people have been gobsmacked about. I’ve had big directors say to me, ‘What do you mean, you can’t do this movie? we don’t understand,’” the actress, now 21, said recently by phone from her native England. “I always hear, ‘What do you mean she can’t do this magazine cover?’ or ‘What do you mean she can’t have this meeting for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?’ And my agent will say, ‘She’s at school, sorry.’”Yes, it’s hard for me to turn down amazing opportunities. but I’ve been working solidly since I’ve been 9 years old. So for me, to have this space to learn and figure myself out a bit is obviously worth it.”Others, like Blake Lively, choose to focus on their careers.”Everybody said, ‘Strike while the iron is hot.’ And everybody is so replaceable these days that to maintain your ‘heat,’ or whatever, you are supposed to put aside school,” said Lively, who’s now 23 and building a film career, including roles in last year’s “The Town” and next weekend’s “Green Lantern.”"One of the reasons why wanted to do ‘Gossip Girl’ was because we had talked about giving me one day a week to go to Columbia starting the second season, once things slowed down. but things never slowed down. The show took off, and they were never able to carve out the time in my schedule. it still makes me sad every day that I didn’t have that college experience.”What do you think? Is it important for young celebrities to get a college education?  Read more...