4 of 5 richest Americans are college drop-outs

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<p>Wow, and the average NBA player makes more than the average doctor. PARENTS: get your kids out of school and onto the basketball court! We should be comparing vertical leaps, not SATs!</p>

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<p>Fascinating. I live in CA and have never heard “Gue” in conversation, including among the HS students I am around a lot.</p>

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<p>Aries, the boom in college enrollment is not uniform. </p>

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<p>The issue of dropout among hispanics -as an example- is a true problem that is exacerbated by the fact that the immigrants from Central and South America are even less educated than the earlier waves of mostly illegal immigrants.</p>

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<p>Some of them, like Steve Jobs, dropped out BECAUSE they were already involved in their own businesses. They didn’t drop out, do nothing, and get rich. They were on their way - let’s face it, inventing the Personal Computer is a greater aachievement than taking aother chemistry course. However, most people are not geniuses in their fields, and a college edcuaton and degree help. What the list does tell you is that you certainly don’t need to go to HYP to be successful.</p>

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<p>Okay, I have to reply to this, Salut, mes potes!</p>

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<p>Catherine, not that it changes much of the meaning of your post, but Jobs did not drop out because of his nascent business. See his Stanford speech:</p>

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<p>This just in: The 25,000,000 poorest Americans never went to college.</p>

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<p>“How to Become as Rich as Bill Gates” </p>

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