Emma Watson, Brown University: 'Harry Potter' Actress Heads Back to College After Leaving in 2011 to Learn About 'Love'

Emma Watson famously left her collegiate career at Brown University back in 2011 after some alleged difficulties with bullying but she is apparently ready to head back to college. Even though she left Brown, she wants to head back despite the alleged problems. It turns out she really enjoyed her scholastic experience while there and looks forward to getting back into the curriculum. This might but a strain on her acting career but she is not quitting any time soon. The 23-year-old has two movies coming out this month: This is the End and The Bling Ring. 

When talking with Rookie Magazine, Emma announced her return to Brown. Asked about her acting career, she informed reader that she was simply looking for the right project. "I've been looking for the perfect script. I'm getting to the point where I'm like, 'I just need to write the damn thing myself,' because it's so hard to find something that's original and really funny."

Watson added that she wants to work on a romantic comedy next because "the last two or three movies [she] did were kind of heavy."

She explained her reasons for going back to school, saying:

"I really like the fact that it has a very open curriculum, that there aren't any requirements. Really, I've kind of been in charge of my own education since I started out on Potter when I was 9 or 10, and I liked that I could design my own major if I wanted to, and I could take independent studies if I wanted to on subjects that weren't necessarily in the curriculum. I did an independent study on the psychology and philosophy of how and why we fall in love, which was awesome."

As she laughed at her last sentence, the magazine asked her to elaborate. She responded:

"We'd need like six hours! Opportunities like that, and the idea of classes being pass/fail, make it sound as if you don't have to work as hard, but it actually gives you the freedom to try out things that you wouldn't be able to do if you had to get a certain GPA on your transcript. It lets you take classes that you wouldn't otherwise. And it attracts a certain type of student: [someone] very independent who wants to take responsibility and control of what they're learning. That really appealed to me, as well."