Angelina Jolie's oldest starts college

[Anonymous]

This makes me feel old! Little Maddox is starting school and majoring in bioengineering.

https://www.usmagazine.com/wp content/uploads/2019/08/Angelina Jolie Talks Sending Son Maddox to College Plus More Stars at D23

“It’s hard but actually really exciting!” she said of her teenager leaving home and going to school in South Korea. “He’s ready and he’s so smart. And I’m so proud of him. And I’m excited. I’m excited about his choices.”

In an Instagram video earlier this week, the Oscar winner was visibly emotional and said she was saying she was “trying not to cry” as she and Maddox chatted with his new classmates at Yonsei University.

“I leave today, today’s the day I drop him off,” she explained in the video. “It seems like a great school.”

“I could see how much she cared for Maddox and his upcoming college life. It was a very special experience,” Maddox’s classmate Jo Won Bang told Us.

Maddox, who Jolie shares with ex-husband Brad Pitt Opens a New Window. , is set to study biochemistry at the school.

The actress, director and humanitarian, who also shares Pax Opens a New Window. , 15, Zahara Opens a New Window. , 14, Shiloh Opens a New Window. , 13, and twins Knox Opens a New Window. and Vivienne Opens a New Window. , 11, with Pitt, also spoke to reporters on Saturday about scaring one of her younger kids when she initially donned her horned Maleficent headpiece for the first film in 2014.

“I actually pranked my kids when I first did Maleficent and I scared one of my kids! And I’ll never do that again, she said. “I won’t say which kid it was but, I thought, when I had first put it on and they had never seen it, and I thought it would be fun to kind of, you know. But when you’re little, you don’t realize what mom means, to a kid.”

“I think that’s why Maleficent’s so scary, is because she’s a woman,” she continued. “So it’s almost like a mom. Mom means so much and when mom transforms into something that’s like a demon, it had a really bad effect and I had to kind of peel it off and take everything off in front of my kids to say, ‘It’s me! It’s me! It’s OK.’ And then they get used to it and then they were fine but one of them had a very, actually, I thought he was kidding but he wasn’t. He really didn’t like it. But then he got fine! But then it was fine.”

[Anonymous]

What's the link? Did brad go too?

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

I would think so. Korea does pretty close to pure merit based admissions. Interesting that Maddox is presumably fluent in Korean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

I would think so. Korea does pretty close to pure merit based admissions. Interesting that Maddox is presumably fluent in Korean.

It's hard to imagine that he actually out-scored Korean kids (who are famously test-prepped starting in K) on the admissions test, or that he is fluent in Korean. He's almost certainly attending their international program, which looks to be designed as a cash-cow for international students: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwood_International_College

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

I would think so. Korea does pretty close to pure merit based admissions. Interesting that Maddox is presumably fluent in Korean.

This article says that he has been learning Korean.

https://www.ibtimes.com/angelina-jolie-sends-maddox-amid-teens-estranged-relationship-brad-pitt-2816653

According to this page from 2016, he speaks Russian and German.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/17/angelina-jolies-six-children-speak-seven-languages-actress-revea/

In 2017, he spoke fluent French.

https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/angelina-jolie-s-son-maddox-is-headed-to-college-in-south-korea-1.895044

I wish him well. There's moving away from home when going to college and then there's moving away from home when going to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

I would think so. Korea does pretty close to pure merit based admissions. Interesting that Maddox is presumably fluent in Korean.

It's hard to imagine that he actually out-scored Korean kids (who are famously test-prepped starting in K) on the admissions test, or that he is fluent in Korean. He's almost certainly attending their international program, which looks to be designed as a cash-cow for international students: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwood_International_College

Yes, that's right, he's attending Underwood College. It's a small liberal arts college with an English-language curriculum and does not emphasize standardized scores in admissions (which basically consists of two short essays, two recs, and an interview). With the instability in their home life and unconventional schooling, I'm not sure I would have guessed any of those kids would go to college. So good for him, I hope he makes the adjustment well!

[Anonymous]

Yes, Underwood International College at Incheon.

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190806000500

[Anonymous]

She looks so beautiful in the pictures from dropping him off.

[Anonymous]

I still remember when Angie filmed Tomb Raider & adopted him.

She originally thought she + Billy Bob Thornton were going to raise him together.

Then they divorced and it seemed she found her “Happily Ever After” with Brad.
They had a beautiful family.

I wonder if Maddox still talks to Brad (Dad.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

I would think so. Korea does pretty close to pure merit based admissions. Interesting that Maddox is presumably fluent in Korean.

It's hard to imagine that he actually out-scored Korean kids (who are famously test-prepped starting in K) on the admissions test, or that he is fluent in Korean. He's almost certainly attending their international program, which looks to be designed as a cash-cow for international students: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwood_International_College

Yes, that's right, he's attending Underwood College. It's a small liberal arts college with an English-language curriculum and does not emphasize standardized scores in admissions (which basically consists of two short essays, two recs, and an interview). With the instability in their home life and unconventional schooling, I'm not sure I would have guessed any of those kids would go to college. So good for him, I hope he makes the adjustment well!

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190806000500
Says here he's studying biotechnology and life science. Despite the "instability" in their home, I would bet he's received one of the best educations money can buy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

I would think so. Korea does pretty close to pure merit based admissions. Interesting that Maddox is presumably fluent in Korean.

It's hard to imagine that he actually out-scored Korean kids (who are famously test-prepped starting in K) on the admissions test, or that he is fluent in Korean. He's almost certainly attending their international program, which looks to be designed as a cash-cow for international students: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwood_International_College

Yes, that's right, he's attending Underwood College. It's a small liberal arts college with an English-language curriculum and does not emphasize standardized scores in admissions (which basically consists of two short essays, two recs, and an interview). With the instability in their home life and unconventional schooling, I'm not sure I would have guessed any of those kids would go to college. So good for him, I hope he makes the adjustment well!

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190806000500
Says here he's studying biotechnology and life science. Despite the "instability" in their home, I would bet he's received one of the best educations money can buy.

It also says he picked the school because he likes K-pop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

I would think so. Korea does pretty close to pure merit based admissions. Interesting that Maddox is presumably fluent in Korean.

It's hard to imagine that he actually out-scored Korean kids (who are famously test-prepped starting in K) on the admissions test, or that he is fluent in Korean. He's almost certainly attending their international program, which looks to be designed as a cash-cow for international students: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwood_International_College

Yes, that's right, he's attending Underwood College. It's a small liberal arts college with an English-language curriculum and does not emphasize standardized scores in admissions (which basically consists of two short essays, two recs, and an interview). With the instability in their home life and unconventional schooling, I'm not sure I would have guessed any of those kids would go to college. So good for him, I hope he makes the adjustment well!

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190806000500
Says here he's studying biotechnology and life science. Despite the "instability" in their home, I would bet he's received one of the best educations money can buy.

Sure.
I’ll eat my phone if that kid graduates in 4 years with a legit biotech degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe Maddox is going to college. I wonder how he will fare in a South Korean college studying biochemistry. Did his unorthodox schooling really prepare him for this?

I would think so. Korea does pretty close to pure merit based admissions. Interesting that Maddox is presumably fluent in Korean.

It's hard to imagine that he actually out-scored Korean kids (who are famously test-prepped starting in K) on the admissions test, or that he is fluent in Korean. He's almost certainly attending their international program, which looks to be designed as a cash-cow for international students: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwood_International_College

Yes, that's right, he's attending Underwood College. It's a small liberal arts college with an English-language curriculum and does not emphasize standardized scores in admissions (which basically consists of two short essays, two recs, and an interview). With the instability in their home life and unconventional schooling, I'm not sure I would have guessed any of those kids would go to college. So good for him, I hope he makes the adjustment well!

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190806000500
Says here he's studying biotechnology and life science. Despite the "instability" in their home, I would bet he's received one of the best educations money can buy.

Sure.
I’ll eat my phone if that kid graduates in 4 years with a legit biotech degree.

I actually wouldn't put it past him. Celeb kids rarely have any sort of normalcy or consistency. In South Korea for college he can certainly get that. I'd say it's something many of them crave.

[Anonymous]

Good for him. Overseas he has a better chance at normalcy, with people not really knowing or caring who he is...