The Real Reason Elisabeth Shue Dropped Out Of Harvard

In the mid-1980s, Elizabeth Shue was on Hollywood's A-list and roles were streaming in, but she was also trying to balance her ballooning showbiz career with her Ivy League education.
"The only problem with taking time off from school to make a movie is the break in continuity of my studies," a 24-year-old Shue, who studied at Wellesley College before attending Harvard, told the Deseret News in 1988. "It's kind of chopped up. I've been going to college for six years now."
Shue was reportedly also feeling pressure from family members who stressed the importance of education. Her grandfather and father had both graduated from Harvard University, so the bar was set high. Shue made a bold move and decided to drop out — with just five credits remaining — to chase as the lights and glamour of Hollywood. Fortunately, this woman is smart as a whip, and that wasn't the end of her higher education.
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