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Links Retired 3-14-98:

dropout "aviation artist"

article about the American Indian College Fund, and a Navajo woman who dropped out of a college which had only 4 other Indians... I think she moved to a Native American university in order to feel more comfortable

some guy who dropped out of college to persue railroads?? (whatever that means)

dropout turned hairdresser extraordinaire

woman who posts very personal journals onto web... ? (or else it's fiction)

last time, the exact phrase "I dropped out of college" produced 675 matches on hotbot - how many will you get right now?



Links Retired 5-13-97:

story of guy in England who tried drugs, dropped out of college, was a drifter, then found an organization called the Jesus Army

personal account of singer Amy Grant, in which she describes dropping out of college, being depressed, and then later going back to finish school

very nice website: "Muse" tells his life story which includes dropping out of college, and shares other writings

another recounting of the story of Microsoft, but it's short and covers the main points

another bio of Steve Jobs

another "college dropout to sales superstar" success story, this time the name is Tom Hopkins, author of How To Master The Art Of Selling

success story we like: college dropout wins fame as waiter of the year in Miami -- oh yeah, he and his wife also own the restaurant!

rich widow Kathryn Albertson, whose college dropout husband made enough from Albertson's Supermarkets to put her on the Forbes 400 Richest People in America List

story of man who finished his degree after 47 years of being a dropout!

waste of space: story of a dropout from the fictional world, some character on "As The World Turns"

another fictional dropout, this time Phil Urich, the "true identity" of Green Goblin, a Marvel comic (Graphic Novel!!)

personal account of someone whose struggles with Attention Deficit Disorder and college administrators caused him to drop out and in a few times, before graduating defiantly

this week on hotbot, "I dropped out of college" produced 675 matches!


Links Retired 12-12-96:

press release that some dropout rates are at an all-time high (27%) in Prospectus Newsletter

article on the same study that appeared in the University of Florida Alligator

article in the UCLA Bruin about college dropout statistics (from a study done there) that also breaks it down by race (You know how they like to do out in California!)

short bio of Steve Jobs written by a New York City student

web promotion for a smarmy and successful salesman who's also a college dropout!

rich guy Stewart Bainum, college dropout and member of the Forbes 400 Richest People in America

rich guy #2 Alfred Taubman, made millions in real estate, despite his dyslexia, stuttering, and not finishing college - also a Forbes 400 entry

rich guy #3 Jesse Mack Robinson, used-car salesman extraordinaire, also on theForbes 400 list

article from Fortune magazine profiling Bill Gates and Paul Allen

personal page of someone who left college either because of "professors...who did not care about their students" or "hormonal urges" and now works for Sun Microsystems and goes by the name Prashant


Links Up From Founding 11-12-96 through 12-01-96:

article "Could dropping out of high school be the best thing you ever did for your education?" in Fishnet

article "Career Guide for Losers" in State51, from the UK.

homepage of a High School Dropout who then went to Yale, plus it's a cool page!

article "Drop-outs Find Life After College" in Ohio University's The Post

discussion thread "BA Required?" by American Cultural Resources Association

article on a high school dropout in India who has found a way to turn water into fuel??

feature on Edwin Land, Harvard dropout inventor/genius in Discovery Channel Online

article "True Story: College Dropout" about a dropout who instead enrolled in a program at Siemens to gain experience and career opportunities


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