Bill Gates Finally "Earns" College Degree


	Bill Gates Finally "Earns" College Degree

jjjacob811

6-7-2007 4:23 PM

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jjjacob811 says:

For good reason, I updated the clip by putting 'earns' in quotes...using the term loosely.

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6-7-2007 5:21 PM

sohil

No Bill didn't "earn" it, he was awarded one.

That said I really don't think a degree early on in his career would've made that much of a difference.

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