A drop out as defined in the dictionary is: A
person who withdraws from established society, esp. to pursue and
alternate lifestyle. Now that definition alone brings a whole new
meaning to the phrase 'college drop-out' and puts that person in a much
more positive light. Not a person who is lazy or stupid but rather a
person who aspires to do things their own way. Someone who is determined
and original with talent outside that of the mainstream academic society.
Some of the finest people in showbiz, business, and history are tainted
with the term 'college drop-out' and yet have accomplished deeds way
beyond the expectations of their Alma Maters. Below is a list of just some
of the fine people who are part of this special club.
Authors
- Jack London- Best-selling author dropped out at age
14 to work for his family, later was accepted into the University of
California but left after just half a year.
- William Faulkner - Great American Writer and Nobel
Prize winner. Dropped out of the University of Mississippi.
- Edward Albee - American playwright (Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?) that left Trinity College of Connecticut just short of
a year.
Actors/Actresses
- Andie MacDowell - Dropped out of Winthrop College
to be a model for Elite.
- Brad Pitt - Originally a journalism major in
college he dropped out two credits short of graduating.
- Bruce Willis - Dropped out of Montclair State
College.
- Bill Murray - Went to Regis College as a pre-med
student but was expelled for marijuana.
- Burt Reynolds - Dropped out of Florida State due to
a car accident that left him with out a spleen and successful college
football career.
- Dennis Quaid - Studied drama but dropped out before
completion of his degree.
- Dan Aykroyd - Carleton University drop out.
- Dustin Hoffman - Attended Santa Monica City College
and dropped out due to failing grades.
- Ellen DeGeneres - dropped out of the University of
New Orleans.
- James Cameron- Award wining film directory, screen
writer and producer who majored in physics at California State but
dropped out after he started flunking.
- James Dean - Majored in pre-law at Santa Monica
College but dropped out to pursue his acting career.
- Kevin Sorbo - Dropped out of Moorhead State
College.
- Marisa Tomei - Dropped out of Boston university as
a sophomore after she landed a role in As the World Turns.
- Michael Keaton - Studied speech at Kent State but
dropped out his sophomore year.
- Richard Gere - Attended University of Mass on a
gymnastics scholarship to study drama but dropped out after three years
to pursue his acting career.
- Rosie O'Donnell - Dickinson College and Boston
University drop out.
- Sharon Stone - Dropped out of Edinboro University
after earning writing scholarship to attend there.
- Steve Martin - Originally a philosophy major at
Long Beach State College even though he had amazing grades.
- Tom Hanks - CalState drop out after two years, is
now an Oscar-winning actor.
- Warren Beatty - Northweastern University freshman
drop out.
- Woddy Allen - Expelled from both the NYU and City
College of NY.
Media Moguls and Computer Greats
- Bill Gates - Owner of Microsoft - most famous
Harvard drop out.
- David Geffen - Owner of Geffen Records and
Dreamworks, flunked out of two schools, the University of Texans and
Brooklyn College of NY.
- H Wayne Huizenga - Former owner of two football
teams and one baseball team- Dolphins, Panthers and Marlins. Also made
Blockbuster, Waste Management Inc and Auto Nation into successful
companies. Dropped out after three semesters of Calvin College.
- Michael Dell - Started Dell computers dropped out
of Texas University.
- Rush Limbaugh - Dropped out after one year at
Southeastern Missouri State University.
- Steve Jobs - Co-founder of Apple dropped out after
one semester at Reed College in Oregon.
- Steve Wonzniak - Co-founder with Steve Jobs of
Apple. Dropped out of the same college.
- Ted Turner - Media Mogul who was 'kicked out' of
Brown for having a female in his dorm room who was not authorized.
Music
- Arlo Guthrie - Rocky Mountain College drop out.
- David Byrne - Of the Talking Heads, dropped out of
RI School of Design
- Perry Farrell - Jane's Addiction California college
drop out
- Trent Reznor - Nine Inch Nails. Studied production
at Allegheny College but dropped out after one year.
- Yoko Ono - Sarah Lawrence College drop out.
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