Having a university diploma is just one of many paths towards success. While larger schooling is a good factor, it isn’t the tip all be all of reaching your profession targets.
Here are 24 celebs who dropped out of school to pursue their goals:
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Timothée Chalamet majored in cultural anthropology at Columbia for a yr earlier than transferring to NYU. However, he has not been seen on campus since 2016, the yr he filmed Call Me by Your Name.
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Sofía Vergara studied dentistry on the National University of Colombia, however, with solely two semesters left, she dropped out to grow to be a TV host.
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After being rejected from his first-choice movie faculty, Steven Spielberg enrolled at California State University at Long Beach as a movie and video manufacturing main. He dropped out with only one paper left to put in writing, however 34 years later, he completed the time period paper for Natural Science 492 and walked at commencement.
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Ariel Winter enrolled at UCLA whereas she was nonetheless filming Modern Family, however she dropped out after six months as a result of she wasn’t capable of make it to most of her courses.
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Stevie Nicks solely had six months left till commencement when she dropped out of San Jose State to maneuver to Los Angeles along with her then-partner/bandmate Lindsey Buckingham. Her dad and mom supported her emotionally however not financially, so she labored three serving jobs and a cleansing job to assist herself and Lindsey till they joined Fleetwood Mac.
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Eva Mendes studied advertising and marketing at California State University, Northridge. However, she was found when a expertise supervisor got here throughout her image whereas wanting by way of her buddy’s portfolio. Eva dropped out of faculty to review below an performing coach.
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Lauryn Hill attended Columbia for a yr and a half, however the success of The Fugees’ second album, The Score, influenced her resolution to depart.
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Jennifer Lopez dropped out of Baruch College after her first semester. She then moved to Manhattan and began performing in regional musical productions.
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Alicia Keys acquired a scholarship to Columbia as a result of she was highschool valedictorian, however she dropped out throughout her first yr to signal with, sarcastically, Columbia Records.
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Emmy Rossum was a scholar at Columbia. However, she left for roles in movies like The Phantom of the Opera and Mystic River.
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Tom Hanks studied theater at Chabot College in Hayward, CA. After two years, he transferred to Cal State Sacramento however he dropped out when he was supplied an internship with the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland, OH.
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Anna Paquin was already an Academy Award winner when she enrolled at Columbia. After solely a yr, she dropped out in order that she might proceed performing.
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When Quincy Jones was 18, he was awarded a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. However, he left the varsity when bandleader Lionel Hampton invited him to go on the street with him.
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Ben Platt was briefly a scholar at Columbia’s School of General Studies, however he left when he was forged in The Book of Mormon on Broadway.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt studied French, literature, and historical past at Columbia, the place he lived in the identical dorm constructing as his 10 Things I Hate About You costar/ex-girlfriend Julia Stiles. However, he dropped out after educating himself video modifying with Final Cut Pro.
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Jake Gyllenhaal studied Eastern faith and philosophy at Columbia, however he dropped out when he acquired the lead in October Sky.
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Cardi B enrolled in a Manhattan group school and deliberate to grow to be a historical past trainer. However, after two semesters, she dropped out. She started working as a stripper and briefly returned to high school. Eventually, she grew her social media following, which helped launch her profession in actuality TV and rap.
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Ashton Kutcher studied biomedical engineering on the University of Iowa and spent his summers sweeping cereal mud on the General Mills manufacturing facility to assist pay for varsity. However, he dropped out after successful the “Fresh Faces of Iowa” modeling contest.
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When Matt Damon was an English main at Harvard, he steadily skipped class for auditions. He dropped out with solely 12 credit and one semester left earlier than commencement as a result of he landed a task in Geronimo: An American Legend. However, he snuck into the commencement ceremony that yr.
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Vin Diesel studied English at Hunter College, however he dropped out after three years to pursue performing. Nearly 30 years later, the varsity awarded him an honorary doctorate.
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Reese Witherspoon briefly studied at Stanford earlier than dropping out to pursue performing. Initially, her Legally Blonde character Elle Woods was additionally presupposed to be a Stanford scholar, however the college would not allow them to movie on campus. So, the film was shot at Harvard as an alternative.