Scotty McCreery North Carolina State University

Nineteen-year-old Scotty McCreery's impressive accomplishments include winning the 10th season of "American Idol," selling more than one million albums and touring the country with Brad Paisley, but those feats pale in comparison to what the singer is excited about right now...

Since winning season 10 of American Idol, Scotty McCreery has played to enthusiastic crowds from St. Louis, where he sang the "Star Spangled Banner" to open last year's World Series, to the Philippines. He doesn't necessarily need the "backup plan" that most aspiring singers are told to develop, but that won't stop him from furthering his education...