almost doesn't seem fair does it? lol i guess it shows that if you have the desire to succeed nothing will stop you.
I don't know everyone on this list, but I would not call them "dropouts" since that implies they failed out. These people decided to something else than spend their time in a classroom.
Since when has "dropped out" meant "failed?" Whatta crock. A lot of people dropped out of college - to support families, to fight for the US and a host of other things that have absolutely ZERO to do with failure - including starting a business.
I have found that they are interchangeable for most people. I left college to help out with the military effort but I kept up with my studies the entire time. Still, every time I see old college friends they ask me if I'm going to "go back" to school. I just smile and say "we'll see." As a side note, I prefer Cracked's take on Bill Gates.
This doesn't count other people who have become quite successful despite dropping out of college. My personal favorite is Buckminster Fuller. http://www.bfi.org/our_programs/who_is_buckminster_fuller/basic_biography http://www.bfi.org/node/124 http://www.bfi.org/?q=node/125 (Incidentally, Fuller was a proponent of distance learning...)
