Natalie Portman is smarter than you

[NFS4]

Credit from The Superficial

At the age of just 24 Natalie Portman has already managed to clock up over 20 film credits and establish herself as one of Tinseltown's most sought-after performers. And the diminutive actress, who is fluent in five languages and holds a degree in psychology, has now decided to add teaching to her impressive resumé by becoming a university professor.

The Cold Mountain star made quite an impression on students at Columbia University in New York when she went along to work as a stand-in professor on Monday. The pretty performer is no stranger to the goings-on of a college campus, however, as she studied for her own qualification at Harvard between 1999 and 2003.

Casually dressed in blue jeans and a loose-fitting top, Natalie looked rather less intimidating than her shaven-headed character in latest movie offering V For Vendetta. The actress, who says people took her for a troublemaker while she was sporting the skinhead look, has since grown her brunette locks back.

But that's not to say she's lost her ability to surprise her fans. Television viewers stateside were left in stitches last weekend when the Israeli-born celeb performed a spoof rap song on Saturday Night Live in which she parodied many of her best-known movie roles.

http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2006/03/07/natalieportman/

From Wiki:

Education-
Portman has held a 4.0 GPA throughout her high school and college academic career. She reported on a talk show, "I'd rather be smart than be a movie star" and that her goal was to graduate from college even if it ruined her acting career. Despite her high profile and the affluence of her parents, at 13 she switched ("because I couldn't stand it anymore") to the public Syosset High School in Syosset, New York, graduating in June of 1999. Portman reportedly had to miss the premiere of Star Wars: Episode I so she could study for her high school final exams.

After high school, Portman enrolled at Harvard College where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Psychology on June 5, 2003. Portman is credited as a research assistant to Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz's Case For Israel. She was a research assistant to Dr. Stephen M. Kosslyn's psychology lab as well. In 2005 Portman pursued graduate studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.

In addition to her native Hebrew and English, Portman has studied and/or can speak (to some degree) French, Japanese, German, and a little Spanish, and she is now learning to speak Arabic. She loves to read and is often found with a book.

As a student, Portman co-authored two research papers which were published in professional scientific journals:

Her 1998 high school paper on the "Enzymatic Production of Hydrogen" earned her a semi-finalist placement in the Intel Science Talent Search [3].
In 2002, she contributed to a study on memory called Frontal Lobe Activation During Object Permanence during her psychology studies at Harvard [4].

CAPTION THIS

 

[jlee]

Natalie Portman is smarter than you

Better looking than me as well.

 

[chuckywang]

Sorry, she's not smarter than me.

 

[Polish3d]

Now that girl is a catch ... I'd marry her

 

[JDrake]

"I wish they were out to here"

 

[Heisenberg]

I'm waiting for her to bust out with some hardcore quantum physics. Then I'll be impressed.

 

[notfred]

/transfers to columbia

 

[hdeck]

it's because she wasn't born in america.

 

[Koing]

5 languages; enough said.

I'm more impressed with that then her degree. Working hard = smart.

Koing

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: hdeck
it's because she wasn't born in america.

Natalie Portman, special guest on TRL hosted by Carson Daly"

Daly: Hey, you seem really involved in politics.
Portman: Yeah, it's interesting to me and important
Daly: Do you ever think about running for office? Maybe be the first Woman President of the United States?
Portman: Uh no.
Daly: Cmon, why not? That'd be so exciting. Don't you think?
Portman: Well yeah, that would be exciting, but no.
Daly: What? Why not Natalie? Give me one good reason.
Portman: I was not born here!

Edit: Added "woman". It was an error in omission.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: hdeck
it's because she wasn't born in america.

Natalie Portman, special guest on TRL hosted by Carson Daly"

Daly: Hey, you seem really involved in politics.
Portman: Yeah, it's interesting to me and important
Daly: Do you ever think about running for office? Maybe be the first [FEMALE]President of the United States?
Portman: Uh no.
Daly: Cmon, why not? That'd be so exciting. Don't you think?
Portman: Well yeah, that would be exciting, but no.
Daly: What? Why not Natalie? Give me one good reason.
Portman: I was not born here!

LMFAO....Carson got pwned!

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: hdeck
it's because she wasn't born in america.

Natalie Portman, special guest on TRL hosted by Carson Daly"

Daly: Hey, you seem really involved in politics.
Portman: Yeah, it's interesting to me and important
Daly: Do you ever think about running for office? Maybe be the first President of the United States?
Portman: Uh no.
Daly: Cmon, why not? That'd be so exciting. Don't you think?
Portman: Well yeah, that would be exciting, but no.
Daly: What? Why not Natalie? Give me one good reason.
Portman: I was not born here!

hahaha..carson's such a dushbag.

 

[Elderly Newt]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Sorry, she's not smarter than I.

It had to be done

 

[coomar]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
I'm waiting for her to bust out with some hardcore quantum physics. Then I'll be impressed.

I don't think that should be the bar

even graduates of 4 years physics programs aren't that hardcore about the quantum physics

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: hdeck
it's because she wasn't born in america.

Natalie Portman, special guest on TRL hosted by Carson Daly"

Daly: Hey, you seem really involved in politics.
Portman: Yeah, it's interesting to me and important
Daly: Do you ever think about running for office? Maybe be the first President of the United States?
Portman: Uh no.
Daly: Cmon, why not? That'd be so exciting. Don't you think?
Portman: Well yeah, that would be exciting, but no.
Daly: What? Why not Natalie? Give me one good reason.
Portman: I was not born here!

hahaha..carson's such a dushbag.

Where can I find these dushbags?

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

4.0 from harvard, wow

beauty, brains, $$$, yea...please be my wife

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: coomar

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
I'm waiting for her to bust out with some hardcore quantum physics. Then I'll be impressed.

I don't think that should be the bar

even graduates of 4 years physics programs aren't that hardcore about the quantum physics

Oh I was hardcore man, I was hardcore.

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory
4.0 from harvard, wow

beauty, brains, $$$, yea...please be my wife

what's her personality like though?

like a cold fish?

 

[dquan97]

she'd probably be intimidating to talk to, but I'll take the chance!

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: hdeck
it's because she wasn't born in america.

Natalie Portman, special guest on TRL hosted by Carson Daly"

Daly: Hey, you seem really involved in politics.
Portman: Yeah, it's interesting to me and important
Daly: Do you ever think about running for office? Maybe be the first President of the United States?
Portman: Uh no.
Daly: Cmon, why not? That'd be so exciting. Don't you think?
Portman: Well yeah, that would be exciting, but no.
Daly: What? Why not Natalie? Give me one good reason.
Portman: I was not born here!

hahaha..carson's such a dushbag.

Where can I find these dushbags?

Text

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory
4.0 from harvard, wow

beauty, brains, $$$, yea...please be my wife

what's her personality like though?

like a cold fish?

Well, Zach Braff was hittin' at one point...she can't be that cold

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: hdeck
it's because she wasn't born in america.

Natalie Portman, special guest on TRL hosted by Carson Daly"

Daly: Hey, you seem really involved in politics.
Portman: Yeah, it's interesting to me and important
Daly: Do you ever think about running for office? Maybe be the first President of the United States?
Portman: Uh no.
Daly: Cmon, why not? That'd be so exciting. Don't you think?
Portman: Well yeah, that would be exciting, but no.
Daly: What? Why not Natalie? Give me one good reason.
Portman: I was not born here!

hahaha..carson's such a dushbag.

Where can I find these dushbags?

Text

That's not a dushbag, that's a douchebag

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory
4.0 from harvard, wow

beauty, brains, $$$, yea...please be my wife

what's her personality like though?

like a cold fish?

Well, Zach Braff was hittin' at one point...she can't be that cold

zach braff? ill have to look him up

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory
4.0 from harvard, wow

beauty, brains, $$$, yea...please be my wife

what's her personality like though?

like a cold fish?

Well, Zach Braff was hittin' at one point...she can't be that cold

zach braff? ill have to look him up

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1794458&enterthread=y

 

[CFster]

A bachelor's in psychology. Talk about a useless degree (unless you go on to a doctorate). So many women that don't have a clue about their future go for the psychology because they think they're going to be a teacher or it's just plain easy.

I suppose the fact that it came from Harvard makes it sound like more that it is. I'll tell you what though, if my daughter wants to go for a bachelor's in psychology she can go to community college.