Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th President of America is one of the most powerful men in the world. Along with his career in real estate, Trump has always prided himself on being a Wharton graduate. But did you know that before attending the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, Trump was a student at the Fordham College at Rose Hill? How was Donald Trump in college and what was his college life like? Find out below!
He wanted to be a movie producer
While Fordham College may not have been young Trump's first choice of college, real estate was also not his first choice of career. According to Newsweek, Trump wanted to be a movie producer. However, after he was rejected from the University of Southern California, he chose to attend Fordham as a backup. "That's where he got in," said Maryanne Trump Barry, Trump's sister in Gwenda Blair's "The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a Presidential Candidate."
He played squash
During his time at Fordham College at Rose Hill (FRCH), Trump was avidly interested and involved in playing squash, according to the President of the Fordham College Alumni Association, Paul F. Gerken, in The Chronicle.
He avoided military drafts
Using his status as a college student, Trump allegedly avoided service in the Vietnam War by receiving draft deferments. “Trump had avoided the draft—and the possibility of being sent to fight in the Vietnam War—by obtaining four separate deferments so he could stay at Fordham University and the University of Pennsylvania,” wrote the Washington Post.
He got transferred to Wharton because of his connections
Trump left Fordham after the end of the spring 1966 semester and went on to transfer to the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Finance. “I decided that as long as I had to be in college, I might as well test myself against the best,” wrote Trump in his book “The Art of the Deal” on his decision to transfer to Wharton. Biographer Gwenda Blair wrote that he was able to transfer due to the admissions officer being a high school classmate of his older brother, Freddy. NYT interviewed James T Nolan, who interviewed young Trump for his admission. He shared that Trump had a high B average from Fordham, and added that at that time, it was not very difficult to get through an Ivy League School.
He was a loner
Nolan also shared that Trump was not particularly outgoing. He shared that Trump was a loner on campus. He was barely seen on campus on weekends, remained inactive in most campus activities and was even absent from the yearbook at Wharton, wrote DP.
He worked with his father
Nolan also shared that on the weekends Trump used to usually return home to New York to work with his father. This seems apt for a person who described their reason to study real estate as a purpose as he was "Going to be the king of New York real estate." His previous classmates shared with the Boston Globe that he usually escaped any college activities to get an early start on his business career which made him very rich.
He rented accommodations
According to the Boston Globe, Trump rented an apartment close to campus in a four-story row house that was infested with cockroaches. During his senior year, he lived a few blocks away in an old building. "They weren't great. They were old townhouses with 12 units in each, small units" said the President to the outlet.
He loved fried oysters
Trump's favourite meal during college days was fried oysters from an off-campus Howard Johnson's. Ted Sachs, a 1968 Wharton graduate sat next to Trump in a finance class and mentioned that he would accompany Trump to get fried oyster sandwiches outside of class.
He flipped properties in college
When at Wharton, Trump took a $2 million loan from his father and started buying up properties in Philadelphia. “It’s always been a natural instinct,” he said to the Boston Globe. “I would fix up houses, fix up little buildings. Fix them up and sell them, rent them and live in them, and do all sorts of things with them. Made a little money during college.”
He proposed to Candice Bergen
One of Trump's fellow mates at college was the homecoming queen Candice Bergen who went on to become famous in Hollywood. Trump had asked Bergen out only for her to turn him down. “It’s true,” Trump said in an interview. “She was so beautiful,” he said. “She was dating guys from Paris, France, who were 35 years old, the whole thing. I did make the move. And I must say she had the good sense to say, ‘Absolutely not.’ ”
He wanted to be a movie producer
While Fordham College may not have been young Trump's first choice of college, real estate was also not his first choice of career. According to Newsweek, Trump wanted to be a movie producer. However, after he was rejected from the University of Southern California, he chose to attend Fordham as a backup. "That's where he got in," said Maryanne Trump Barry, Trump's sister in Gwenda Blair's "The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a Presidential Candidate."
He played squash
During his time at Fordham College at Rose Hill (FRCH), Trump was avidly interested and involved in playing squash, according to the President of the Fordham College Alumni Association, Paul F. Gerken, in The Chronicle.
He avoided military drafts
Using his status as a college student, Trump allegedly avoided service in the Vietnam War by receiving draft deferments. “Trump had avoided the draft—and the possibility of being sent to fight in the Vietnam War—by obtaining four separate deferments so he could stay at Fordham University and the University of Pennsylvania,” wrote the Washington Post.
He got transferred to Wharton because of his connections
Trump left Fordham after the end of the spring 1966 semester and went on to transfer to the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Finance. “I decided that as long as I had to be in college, I might as well test myself against the best,” wrote Trump in his book “The Art of the Deal” on his decision to transfer to Wharton. Biographer Gwenda Blair wrote that he was able to transfer due to the admissions officer being a high school classmate of his older brother, Freddy. NYT interviewed James T Nolan, who interviewed young Trump for his admission. He shared that Trump had a high B average from Fordham, and added that at that time, it was not very difficult to get through an Ivy League School.
He was a loner
Nolan also shared that Trump was not particularly outgoing. He shared that Trump was a loner on campus. He was barely seen on campus on weekends, remained inactive in most campus activities and was even absent from the yearbook at Wharton, wrote DP.
He worked with his father
Nolan also shared that on the weekends Trump used to usually return home to New York to work with his father. This seems apt for a person who described their reason to study real estate as a purpose as he was "Going to be the king of New York real estate." His previous classmates shared with the Boston Globe that he usually escaped any college activities to get an early start on his business career which made him very rich.
He rented accommodations
According to the Boston Globe, Trump rented an apartment close to campus in a four-story row house that was infested with cockroaches. During his senior year, he lived a few blocks away in an old building. "They weren't great. They were old townhouses with 12 units in each, small units" said the President to the outlet.
He loved fried oysters
Trump's favourite meal during college days was fried oysters from an off-campus Howard Johnson's. Ted Sachs, a 1968 Wharton graduate sat next to Trump in a finance class and mentioned that he would accompany Trump to get fried oyster sandwiches outside of class.
He flipped properties in college
When at Wharton, Trump took a $2 million loan from his father and started buying up properties in Philadelphia. “It’s always been a natural instinct,” he said to the Boston Globe. “I would fix up houses, fix up little buildings. Fix them up and sell them, rent them and live in them, and do all sorts of things with them. Made a little money during college.”
He proposed to Candice Bergen
One of Trump's fellow mates at college was the homecoming queen Candice Bergen who went on to become famous in Hollywood. Trump had asked Bergen out only for her to turn him down. “It’s true,” Trump said in an interview. “She was so beautiful,” he said. “She was dating guys from Paris, France, who were 35 years old, the whole thing. I did make the move. And I must say she had the good sense to say, ‘Absolutely not.’ ”
You may also like
Delhi Minister Manjinder Sirsa, BJP Leaders Lash Out At Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Over 1984 Riots And Lord Ram Remarks
John Cena's Skin Cancer Diagnosis: Why Sunscreen's Are EVERYDAY Essentials?
Pahalgam terror attack: India begins work on hydro projects after suspending Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan
VIDEO: Massive Fire Breaks Out On Agra-Lucknow Expressway After Collision Between Vehicles
BOB Peon Vacancy 2025: Bumper recruitment in this bank for 10th pass, apply quickly..
