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Wellstone ruled

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9. Dropped out after three years.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 06:57 PM

Mar 2019

One semester short,had to help support my family. Got my Draft Notice two weeks after returning home. Flunked the Phys,but got called up four times more and the same results.

Finished up at the U of M as a Weekend Student . Hey,there were several old timers doing the same at the time.

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College Admission - The Rich Kids Have Different Rules [View all] MineralMan Mar 2019 OP

As a I friend of mine (who has a pretty well connected client base) once famously said underpants Mar 2019 #1

Even if they're not famous, they can pay for college prep classes. LisaM Mar 2019 #2

I got accepted at Cal Tech in 1963. MineralMan Mar 2019 #3

Yes,but,remember, Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #4

Yes, exactly. MineralMan Mar 2019 #5

Mine was $1350 for the full year. Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #7

Well, I dropped out in my sophomore year. MineralMan Mar 2019 #8

Dropped out after three years. Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #9

When I went back, I was 24 years old and a third-year student. MineralMan Mar 2019 #10

Chemical Engineering here. Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #11

Just another example of "If you have money you can do anything in America" walkingman Mar 2019 #6