8 Famous People That Were Expelled From College

Posted on March 12, 2016

Usually we imagine college dropouts as street walkers and bums. However, a lot of people have reached success despite being kicked out of college.

Their lack of degree has been more than compensated by wealth and fame.

Talent and ambition are the most important factors of prosperity. E

ven a college degree can’t guarantee successful future.

Many celebrities were expelled from college because of different reasons, but still we all know their names.

Here are the famous people who made out just fine without earning their degrees.

Steve Jobs

Probably there are no people who don’t know the story of Steve Jobs. Co-founder of Apple dropped out of Reed College after six months of studying. However, he was lucky to get into computers and started attended meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club. That was his successful start in the computer industry. Probably the Mac, iPhone and iPad wouldn’t have existed if Steve Jobs stayed at school. The results of his work are so significant that at the time of his death, his net cost was $11 billion. Really cool for a college dropout.

Mark Zuckerberg

 

College students use their dorm rooms for studying, sleeping, eating, hanging out with friends. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his. When the networking site’s popularity exploded, he left Harvard and never returned to studying. Now we can’t imagine our life without Facebook, the Zuckerber’s decision has worked out pretty well for the twenty-something.

Lady Gaga

Before she became Lady Gaga, she was Stefani Germanotta. She attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, but never graduated from it. Lady Gaga dropped out after just a year in order to pursue her music career. She broke onto the New York club scene with amazing burlesque performances and conquered the love of the audience with her unique style and great songs.

Princess Diana

Diana Spenser attended West Heath Girls’ School but failed all her 0-level examinations. Then she visited a finishing school in Switzerland but dropped out from there as well. Diana went to work as a part-time assistant at the day care center. At the age of 19 her working days were over as she became engaged to Prince Charles.

Albert Einstein

Could you think that one of the greatest scientists and thinkers in the world history had a troubling school life? He was expelled from high school for rebellious behavior and failed the entrance exam to the Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology. Later he returned to FIT and finished his eduction.

Salvador Dali

The prominent surrealist painter was expelled from the Academy of Art in Madrid. Dali was kicked out because of criticizing his professors and disturbing the peace. He said that his professors were not qualified enough to grade him on exams. In his career Salvador Dali produced over 1,500 paintings, dozens of sculptures, designs for theater sets. People from all over the world enjoy his works displayed at different museums and permanent exhibitions.

Harrison Ford

The star of Indiana Jones and Star Wars attended Ripon College but was expelled right before graduation. Now he is known all over the world as a great actor and film producer. His career has spanned six decades and no doubt, his input into the film industry is enormous.

Rachel Ray

This cooking TV show star didn’t attend college and had no special qualification in the culinary. Actually it’s hard to believe that her net is estimated of $60 million now. Great for someone who didn’t even apply to college! She took part in many popular shows and programs and is a successful cooking star and businesswoman.

The point of the list above is: always have a goal and work at that goal every single day. Dream big and work towards your dreams. Good luck!