Bill Gates Feared Getting Kicked Out of Harvard During His Sophomore Year. Here’s What He Says Happened
In a new memoir, he recalls studying for spring finals when he received an ominous phone call from a school official ...
Bill Gates says he got into every Ivy League school he applied to, but tailored a different ‘persona’ for each application: ‘Each was a performance’
I wanted the chance to see how I stacked up against the other brainy kids from a much wider pool than Lakeside,” Gates said.
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Bill Gates was accepted into Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. He says he treated each application like a 'performance.'
Gates said that when it came to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, he experimented with his "persona" while applying to each school. After joining a drama club as a hobby outside programming ...
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Bill Gates' Harvard Professor: 'I Wasn't Surprised When He Dropped Out—But I Wish I'd Invested in Him'—$100 Could Be $650,000 Today
Bill Gates didn't stick around Harvard for long—he dropped out after three semesters to start Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in 1975. But he was there just long enough to leave a lasting impression.
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Bill Gates' preschool teachers described him as a 'rebellious child' with a 'complete lack of concern for any phase of school life'
From an early age, Bill Gates was not a fan of school. Gates famously dropped out of Harvard to cofound Microsoft in 1975, a move he's said he doesn't regret. His new memoir, "Source Code ...
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Bill Gates weighs in on the AI Revolution - 'Intelligence will be completely free'
In a discussion with Harvard Business School professor Arthur C. Brooks, Bill Gates took some time to share his views on the ...
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Division of Continuing Education Celebrates 50th Anniversary on Livestream
At an online fireside chat Thursday celebrating the 50th anniversary of Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, top ...
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Bill Gates' Early Departure From Harvard: Not Surprising, Says Former Professor: 'I Just Wish I'd Invested In Him'
Gates' former Harvard professor sheds light on the tech mogul's early signs of genius and curiosity. From Harvard dropout to billionaire, Gates' leap into the software industry echoes his risk ...
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A soulful Bill Gates visits Boston and shares some regrets
The Microsoft cofounder talked about his ‘pretty ideal’ childhood, with one shocking loss, at a Harvard ... in school work. “I had teachers who wanted to put me ahead in school,” Gates ...
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Bill Gates Talks AI, Journey to Microsoft at Sanders Event
Harvard dropout and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates discussed the early days of Microsoft and current developments in artificial intelligence at a sold-out Monday talk in Sanders Theatre.
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Bill Gates' Harvard professor ‘wasn't surprised' he dropped out: ‘I just wish I'd invested in him'
Bill Gates didn't stay at Harvard University for long — dropping out after three semesters to found Microsoft in 1975 — but he was there long enough to make an impression. Gates' former ...
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Bill Gates was accepted into Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. He says he treated each application like a 'performance.'
Gates said that when it came to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, he experimented with his "persona" while applying to each school. After joining a drama club as a hobby outside programming, acting made ...