NASHVILLE, TN  [Tuesday Apr.3.2007]  /WMQT.com/ -- A fan asked recently why Carrie Underwood went ahead and got her college degree after she had won American Idol and began hitting big on the country charts?

Carrie's answer reveals just how smart she is. "It was just something I wanted to have," she tells us. "I worked very hard to get that degree for 3 and a half years and I had a 3.6, 3.7 GPA. So, it was really important to me to do that for myself."

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