Some say that beauty pageant contestants aren’t exactly the smartest girls in the world, but Rima Fakih, the 2010 Miss USA, easily proves them wrong.

Fakih immigrated to Queens, New York in 1993 with her family when she was seven years old from Sour, Lebanon. She attended St. John’s Preparatory School and graduated in 2003, when she was only 17 years old.

After she graduated, Fakih attended the University of Michigan. While in college, Fakih earned her bachelor of arts in economics, and also earned a minor in business administration. Read the rest of this entry »

Image via Jessica Simpson (twitter.com/jessicasimpson)

Sometimes it’s best to learn from other people’s mistakes. We don’t recommend following in Eric Johnson’s footsteps and quitting school. Jessica Simpson’s current beau and former NFL player is dropping out of business school. Johnson had plans to attend the Wharton Business School’s MBA program, but decided against it, reports People.

Rumors have circulated Johnson chose not to move to the Pennsylvania university in order to spend more time, but those close to the couple have denied the claims. “There were a lot of factors that went into his decision,” said a friend. “Jessica supports him in whatever he wants to do. He has a lot going on.” These factors have not been disclosed. Read the rest of this entry »

Julia Roberts was born on October 28, 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia. When Julia was four-years old, her parents divorced. The family moved to Smyrna, Georgia, where Julia attended elementary school, middle school, and high school.

Julia was a member of the band during her high school years at Campbell High School and played the clarinet. She dreamed of being a veterinarian, a degree she pursued at Georgia State University. However, she did not graduate. Instead, when her older brother and sister moved to New York City, Julia decided to join them and pursue a career in acting.

Julia’s first movie roll was in “Blood Red,” but she only said two words during the film. Her first claim to fame came in 1988 when she played one of the main characters in “Mystic Pizza.” She became even more popular when the movie “Steel Magnolias” came out in 1989. Read the rest of this entry »

James Franco is an American actor who was born on April 19, 1978. James first reached international fame in 2002 when he portrayed Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man films. In his newest movie “Eat Pray Love,” James will be co-starring with Julia Roberts. We’ve taken a look back at James’ educational background and his movie career up to this point.

James was born in Palo Alto, California. He attended Palo Alto High School and graduated in 1996. His senior class voted him as the “Best Smile,” something that came in handy when he started his acting career a few years later. After college, James enrolled at UCLA. He planned to study English. However, after his freshman year, James decided to terminate his educational pursuits in favor of pursuing a professional career as an actor.

James’ first acting experience was in “Freaks and Geeks,” a short-lived television show about high school life that premiered in 1999. In 2001, James starred in the TV biopic “James Dean;” this performance earned him a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Frank Warren, creator of PostSecret, speaking at Pop!Tech in 2008

Every year college students attend one of the most interesting lectures across America.

PostSecret Live is a multi-media presentation by Frank Warren, the founder of the ongoing community art project/experiment where people around the world mail in secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. The project is called PostSecret and every Sunday Frank uploads a selection of scanned copies of the postcards he receives to his home that he shares with his wife Jan, daughter Hailey and dog Shadow.

In the presentation, Frank speaks about the process of the experiment and the publication of his four PostSecret books. He also shows postcards that were banned from the New York Times #1 best-selling books, and invites people to the microphone to share a secret with the crowd. There are also inspirational and funny stories behind the secrets that are told.

Students may also meet Frank following the presentation for a book signing.

Below are the dates and locations of the PostSecret Live Tour for Fall 2010: Read the rest of this entry »

I happily admit that I am seriously looking forward to seeing “Charlie St. Cloud” for one main reason: Zac Efron. I don’t care what anyone else says, Zac is sexy, talented, adorable, and a thousand other wonderful adjectives. I can go on and on about how hot I think he is; trust me my friends, it is at least a 30-minute spiel.

But who would have thought he was also very intelligent?

Evidently, anyone who went to high school with him. Zac graduated from Arroyo Grande High School in Arroyo Grande, California in 2006. A serious student, Zac cared a lot about his grades and claims he would “flip out” if he got anything less than an A in his classes. As a result, he graduated with a 4.3 overall GPA.

However, don’t get tricked into thinking that Zac was only a bookworm. He was also the self-proclaimed class clown. Read the rest of this entry »

Chelsea Clinton is the well-known only daughter of former President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Chelsea is currently appearing in many popular magazines due to her upcoming wedding to Marc Mezvinsky, an investment banker. Chelsea has been thought of as an intelligent person since her childhood, and we at EDUinReview would like to take a look back at Chelsea Clinton’s educational history.

Chelsea was born on February 27, 1980 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Chelsea attended public school for her elementary and junior high education. While in elementary school, Chelsea skipped third grade because she was too academically advanced for that grade. She also attended Horace Mann Junior High School, a magnet school in Little Rock that is famous for its arts and sciences curriculum. Read the rest of this entry »

The day after the Major League Baseball All-Star game is one of only two days on the calender where there are no major professional sport’s games scheduled. So ESPN has seized that day as an opportunity to do an annual award show, the ESPYs.

Started in 1993, the show has grown in size and stature much like ESPN. There are awards given in a variety of categories, some so similar it’s impossible to differentiate (best moment and best play?). Others, like the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance and the Arthur Ashe Courage award, take the focus off sports.

This year’s event was held Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl received the Jimmy V award, named after former NCAA basketball coach Jim Valvano. Karl is battling throat and neck cancer. The Courage award was given to the family of Ed Thomas, the Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) coach who was killed in the school’s weight room by one of his former players. Read the rest of this entry »

LeBron James, Number 23 for the Cleveland Cavaliers

LeBron James announced tonight that he is joining the Miami Heat. This is a huge issue for sports fans, and some are even calling the event “The Decision.”

We at EDUinReview.com would like to provide a little background information of this basketball superstar.

James was born December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio. He attended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Ohio. James became a starter during his freshman year and averaged 21 points and 6.3 rebounds that year. He was named “Mr. Basketball” of Ohio as a sophomore, the youngest player to receive this honor. During his junior year, James petitioned the NBA to be drafted, but he was denied.

However, this did not stop NBA stars such as Shaquille O’Neal from attending James’ high school basketball games, which were televised nationally on ESPN2. It was at this point that most people started referring to him as “King James.”

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The R&B singer Mary J. Blige might be making a guest appearance at Howard University, but not to perform for a homecoming concert, but to actually attend classes.

Blige made the announcement on ABC’s Good Morning America on June 30, 2010 that she is planning to enroll in Howard’s class of 2014, to receive a bachelor’s degree.

Reports have been released that the university has accepted her admissions application. Read the rest of this entry »