4. Oprah Winfrey
When she was living with her father in Tennessee, Oprah Winfrey studies at the University of Tennessee, but midway to her studies, she dropped out when a job was offered to her. She worked as a co-anchor for the local evening news and after that she moved to Chicago, where she became the host for the “AM Chicago” talk show. After the talk show became popular, it was renamed “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.
Today, Oprah Winfrey is the richest black women in the world and has a net worth of $3.5 billion.
5. Bill Gates
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University after two years of studying. After that, 1975, he started Microsoft, a business that made him a millionaire when he was only 26 years old.
Keeping in mind that Microsoft is still used a lot, we can see that dropping out of college really did good for Bill Gates.
6. Eddie Murphy
After he graduated high school, he went to Nassau Community College in East Garden City, New York, but never lost his love for comedy. He went to college because his mother wanted him to, but after two weeks, he decided to drop out and became a cast member of the Saturday Night Live when he was only 19 years old.
TAKEAWAY
We began this article by saying that education is the most powerful weapon. It’s true. Being educated makes you see the world different, have other visions and ideas and it helps you achieve everything you put your mind into.
Either with college or not, education it’s still important and everybody should do what makes them happy and feeling fulfilled!
