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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Angelina Jolie’s DD attends Spelman[/quote]

We don't know her academic strength but we do know she doesn't have to worry about jobs and income.[/quote]

Yeah, the calculus on college choice is completely different from anyone else when you are someone like Angelina's kids, or the Obama girls, or LeBron James' son...you never have to worry about income and jobs, though you probably do have to think about which schools can meet the family's campus security and privacy needs.[/quote]  Common's daughter graduated from Howard's law school last year. She's currently working for a law firm in DC and preparing to take the bar.  Oprah studied communications at Tennessee State University.  I'm pretty sure she was worried about a job. [/quote]

Oprah actually already was on her way to success when she started college, and she didn't even finish her degree until she was super successful. She attended tennessee state because she had a scholarship but also because it allowed her to work at the same time in Nashville as a reporter.

Oprah started as a regular radio news host in Nashville when she was in high school--only 17--and before she was 20, she was hired as a regular TV news anchor for one of the big stations in Nashville. She then moved to anchor jobs in other cities and put her degree on hold. She didn't finish college until her 30s after she was super famous.[/quote]

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