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You're Martin Sheen. Okay, I know you're not, but for the sake of this post pretend that your are! You've just come off of a very successful political drama where you were President of the United States and the world is your oyster. So, what do you do? Do you sit at home and count the money you made? Do you look for a new television or movie project? Or, do you watch over son Charlie to make sure he doesn't do anything else stupid to further damage his fragile reputation?

You don't do any of those things. Instead, you enroll in college. And, that is exactly what the 66-year-old former star of The West Wing did last Friday when he enrolled as a student at National University Galway in western Ireland.

The actor, who purposely failed his first college entrance exam to peruse an acting career, decided to study at Galway after meeting University President Iognaid O Muircheartaigh at a fund-raiser last year. Sheen, who will study philosophy, English literature and oceanography as part of his bachelor of arts degree, says he's committed to finishing his studies.

Oh, and don't worry about him finding a place to live while at school. He has a number of relatives that live in Ireland. So, at least he won't have to stay in the dorms.