text: In 1990 , after graduating summa cum laude from Brandeis University with a bachelor 's degree in theater arts , Messing gained admission to the elite Graduate Acting Program at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts which accepts approximately fifteen new students annually .
simplified: In 1990 , Messing graduating from Brandeis University with a bachelor 's degree in theater arts She then gained admission to the Graduate Acting Program at New York University .