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From College Rejection to Success Story
Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 24 March 2010 9:20 AM
The Wall Street Journal puts an interesting spin on college admission season this morning. A record number of students applied at the nation’s colleges and universities this year - about 2.9 million. Some will be accepted and others will open the mailbox to find rejection letters. But the Journal says they are in good company. The paper has a list of famous people, from Warren Buffett to Meredith Viera, who were also spurned by the colleges of their choice and offers advice on how they turned their rejection into success.
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