These 8 accomplished Americans — among the most successful in their fields — ditched academia to make it big; check out the backgrounds and bios of Rush Limbaugh, Tiger Woods, Lady Gaga and others.
Following a childhood in which he developed his love of the links, Woods attended Stanford University in 1994, where he played NCAA golf and studied economics. Woods won a record-tying 11 tournaments between his freshman and sophomore years at Stanford, but that's exactly how long his college experience would last.
Gates ditched his promising education at Harvard University in 1975 after his first two years as a pre-law student. He had discovered his immense potential inAs part of an undergrad combinatorics course, Gates developed an algorithm to address an unsolved problem — which held the record for speed for 30 years, according to Best Colleges.
Even though her deal with Columbia fell through, Keys, 41, was saved by producer Clive Davis and signed to Arista Records shortly after, producing her debut album"Songs In A Minor" in 2001.The hit album featured notable songs like"Fallin,’" which spent six weeks at no. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The soul singer went on to win 15 Grammy Awards and 9 Billboard Music Awards. She has sold more than 65 million records worldwide.
Two years later, the college junior gave his first"Seacrest, out!" to college life and moved to Los Angeles. There, he fronted KYSR-FM’s afternoon drive-time show called"Ryan Seacrest for the Ride Home." The co-hosts and finalists of "American Idol" season one — from left, Ryan Seacrest, finalists Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, and Brian Dunkleman — appear on stage on Sept. 3, 2002 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
After graduating from high school, Gaga sought out an education at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. But it didn’t last long. Singer Lady Gaga performs on stage at the Oxford Arts Factory on September 24, 2008, in Sydney, Australia.
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