Anne Hathaway spent several semesters studying as an English major and Women's Studies minor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, referring to her college enrollment as one of her best decisions, because Anne Hathaway enjoyed being with others who were trying to "grow up." Anne Hathaway was a member of the Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program and was the first teenager ever admitted into the program.