Storm Reid schools troll who criticized her going to college

Storm Reid isn’t here for that online negativity.

In a recent TikTok video, the Euphoria and The Last of Us star clapped back at a rude comment on one of her posts that criticized her decision to attend college. The comment in question read: “College isn’t a flex, success is. And college isn’t needed to be successful. College just pushes people into debt. Unless you’re becoming a doctor or something, a lot of people don’t even use their degrees.”

Reid, who revealed she is graduating May 16 from the University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts, said in her TikTok that though she normally ignores such comments, she couldn’t let this one slide.

“What do we call my success, plus going to college?” Reid replied. “My success plus getting a degree? What are we gonna call that? Let me know.”

She continued, “And you’re right, college isn’t for everybody, but it was for me. I wanted to go. I felt like I needed to go. I was able to do that and work full time. I wanted to work and I wanted to further my education, so I did that.”

The actress then pointed out that when she was accepted to USC, the school had an acceptance rate of just 12%, which has since declined to 8%.

“I’m all for people having their own opinions,” Reid explained. “But let’s be real. Let’s tap into reality. I did that. And I also got an Emmy while doing it, in college, 20 years old, junior in college.

“So, babe, again, back to my first question: What do we call being in college — about to graduate, actually — what do we call graduating plus being successful?” she said. “What do we call it? I would love to know.”

The post-degree future is bright for Reid, who currently has two films in the works: the comedy Killing Winston Jones and Teyana Taylor’s directorial debut, Get Lite. Unfortunately, the forthcoming third season of Euphoria will not be among her credits.

In a red carpet interview at the Governors Awards in November, Reid said she wouldn’t be coming back for the show’s long-awaited return. (Reid played Gia, the younger sister of Zendaya’s Rue, for the first two seasons of the hit HBO show.)

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“I’m very excited for season 3. Unfortunately, Gia’s not returning for the third season,” Reid told Rotten Tomatoes at the time. “But I’m so, so indebted to the cast and crew of that show, to HBO. Euphoria‘s a really special thing, and I’m so glad that’s a part of my legacy and that I was part of such a cultural phenomenon. I’m forever grateful, forever indebted, and I can’t wait to see what season 3 has in store.”