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National college dropout rates are a scandal, UC author says
In David Kirp’s new book “The College Dropout Scandal” (Oxford University Press), the UC Berkeley emeritus professor of public policy calls low college graduation rates “higher education’s dirty ...
Before becoming a famous college dropout, Bill Gates applied to 3 Ivy League schools and used a different ‘persona’ for each one: ‘each was a performance’
Bill Gates applied to three different Ivy League colleges and experimented with his persona, emphasizing different experiences and career goals for each one. The Microsoft cofounder would later ...
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how to dropout of college and become rich?
How much does a college dropout make? In addition to the higher price of tuition and books, college dropouts earn $21,000 less per year on average than college graduates. A college grad with a ...
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From high school dropout to Ivy League student, Penn grad talks about beating the odds in her new book
The married mother of three obtained her associate’s degree from Community College of Philadelphia ... Why did you drop out of high school? I repeated ninth grade twice. I was struggling.