Michelle Obama, De Niro, Zendaya fete college-bound kids

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michelle Obama told college-bound Philadelphia high school seniors Wednesday about when she applied to universities. Her counselor advised her not to set her sights too high and warned that some of the schools on her list were out of her reach, the former first lady said.

"There are always haters out there telling you what you can't do," Obama told the students celebrating College Signing Day.

She did not heed her counselor's words. Instead, she attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School. Decades later, she accompanied her husband to the White House for two terms.

"I know that you are me," Obama told the crowd.