Jimmy Eat World performed at the newly opened House of Blues in Boston, Mass. to a sold out show on Feb. 26, 2009. The intimate venue was crowded from the floor to the balcony with anxious fans ready to see this original “emo” band play. This wasn’t any ordinary Jimmy Eat World show.

A list of famous college dropouts would be a long list. Some of the best and brightest in the business, technology, and entertainment worlds have succeeded through hard work and all the right connections. Bill Gates, for example, dropped out of Harvard, and his Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dropped out of Washington State.

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By: Nicole Baillargeon Posted In: Sports Pictures: Photo credit: Nicole BaillargeonThe Men’s Rugby Club, receives a trophy during half time of the men’s basketball game Feb.10, 2009.

Voices are perpetually rising, attempting to speak over one another in a heated exchange. Heads are shaking, fingers wagging, veins pulsating on sweat-covered foreheads. Bodies and the luggage they carry haphazardly bump into innocent bystanders, focusing on nothing but being the first person to reach the front.