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"Justin Bieber&amp;apos;s got a new accolade to hang alongside all those awards and platinum records.\r\nIn a new interview with Australian paper The Telegraph, the &amp;quot;Boyfriend&amp;quot; singer, 18, reveals he&amp;apos;s now also in possession of a high school diploma.\r\n&amp;quot;I just finished high school,&amp;quot; he tells the paper. &amp;quot;I passed my test--I&amp;apos;m free!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAdding that it was &amp;quot;hard&amp;quot; balancing his schoolwork with recording, promoting, and touring, the pop star says he stayed committed to finishing his degree for someone whose opinion he values most of all--mom Pattie Mallette.\r\n&amp;quot;That was something my mom really wanted me to do, so I had to do it for her,&amp;quot; Bieber explains--though he adds that, had it been solely up to him, he might not have finished.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;This kind of lifestyle has given me a different perspective on life,&amp;quot; he shares. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve been able to travel the world. At school, usually you have to do a lot of writing and reading. I&amp;apos;m not really into that stuff. I like to be out there.&amp;quot;\r\nBieber says his crazy schedule makes it hard to live like a normal teenager--but adds that he recognizes that it&amp;apos;s helped him connect with his equally hard-working girlfriend, Selena Gomez.\r\n&amp;quot;That&amp;apos;s part of the reason we get on so well,&amp;quot; he shares.\r\n\r\nLast fall, Bieber opened up to Us Weekly about trying to find creative ways to fit his schooling into his jam-packed schedule. &amp;quot;My mom lives with me, and then my tutor,&amp;quot; he explained about his living situation. &amp;quot;Because I do school everyday so it just makes sense.&amp;quot;\r\nHis favorite subject?\r\n&amp;quot;American history,&amp;quot; he told Us. &amp;quot;It is so much more interesting than the history we have in Canada!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nFor exclusive photos, interviews and three giant foldout posters, order Us Weekly&amp;apos;s special issue, Justin Bieber: Inside My World, today! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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