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Madonna
Won a scholarship to study dance at the University of Michigan. |
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Macy Gray
Studied screenwriting at the USC Film School. |
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Jim Morrison
Studied briefly at Florida State University before enrolling at UCLA. Graduated with a degree in film from UCLA. |
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Lauryn Hill
Studied history at Columbia Univ. Her band, The Fugees, released their first album while she was a freshman. |
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Michael Stipe
Studied art at the University of Georgia in Athens. |
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Lou Reed
Briefly attended NYU before enrolling at Syracuse, where he earned an English degree (and was kicked out of the ROTC). |
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Yo-Yo Ma
Studied music at Juilliard when he was 7. Went on to Harvard at age 16 and graduated with an anthropology degree. |
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Trisha Yearwood
Enrolled at the University of Georgia, but transferred to the music business program at Belmont College in Nashville. |
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Chuck D
Turned down an architecture scholarship to study graphic design at Adelphi Univ., where he formed Public Enemy. |
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Reba McEntire
Graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, with a major in elementary education. |
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Sheryl Crow
Majored in classical music at Missouri State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree. |
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Neil Diamond
Studied Pre-med at New York University (NYU) on a fencing scholarship. |
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Miles Davis
Studied classical music by day at the Julliard School of Music, while playing jazz in NYC clubs at night. |
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Gloria Estefan
Graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in psychology. |
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Tracy Chapman
Graduated from Tufts University, where she studied anthropology and African studies. |
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