i knew i should've applied to brown.

Emma Watson is now officially at Brown, attempting the whole I'm-a-celeb-but-I-value-education-so-I'm-going-to-pretend-I'm-a-normal-person-and-attend-college thing we've seen countless times before. In theory, it's a good idea. In practice, not so much (cough cough the Olsen twins). 

Stalkerazzi photos of her at freshman orientation show her trying REALLY hard to look all-American and normal, wearing a white t-shirt, jean cutoffs and-- this is the best part-- sneakers.

Mingling. Sort of.

How necessary were the sneaks, exactly?

P.S. Love the nerdy Asian boys in the back-- dayummmm. 

Now I know what I'm missing by not going to an Ivy League.

In all honesty, I sort of feel bad for the girl. All she wants is some good old edukayshun and you know she's going to have a hell of a time getting it. I mean, hell, I'd stalk her if I went to Brown. (Understatement; I'm currently on Brown's transfer website. Just kidding. Maybe.).

It's really quite simple, Em. No matter how hard you try-- no matter how plainly you dress or how many layers of tattered clothing you hide under-- you will never blend in with other college kids. People will stalk you on your way to class, sneak cell phone pictures of you in the bathroom, and treat you like a souvenir ("dude, EMMA WATSON lent me this pencil in English today!").

"I just want to be normal," she says.

Girl, I hope you all the best. But you're the face of Burberry. You're on magazine covers. You're one of the stars of the biggest movie franchise like, ever. 

You will be many things in life, but you will never, ever be normal.