JK Rowling: Degree In French
Did you know that JK Rowling can speak other languages? The Harry Potter author attended the University of Exeter, where she graduated with a degree in French and also studied Roman and Greek Studies. Her parents told her to go to a vocational school, but she did not comply. “A compromise was reached that in retrospect satisfied nobody, and I went up to study Modern Languages,” the writer said. “Hardly had my parents’ car rounded the corner at the end of the road than I ditched German and scuttled off down the Classics corridor.”
Danai Gurira: Bachelor’s In Social Psychology
Danai Gurira is best known for playing Michonne in the hit Fox show, The Walking Dead. She further impressed audiences with her appearance in Avengers and Black Panther. Before making it big in show business, she studied Social Psychology at Macalester College. During an interview with Rolling Stone, she explained, “I was really looking at race, population, gender and how we psychologically function in a way that affects our societal outcomes around those issues.” That sounds really impressive!