Will Smith had the chance to attend MIT but refused due to THIS particular reason

A widely reported trivia about actor Will Smith is fact that he turned down a scholarship to attend MIT or Massachusetts Institute of Technology. However, this fact is untrue as Will never landed a scholarship in first place. According to multiple reports including IMDB, Will Smith mitted that he never really h any intention of getting into MIT. actor knew from a very young age what he wanted out of life and thus was focused on his dream back n, according to Medium.com. 

Will Smith h chance to attend MIT but refused?

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However, report reveals that he got into a pre-engineering summer program at time at MIT. actor was mitted to program but he never attended it. Inste, he was focused on being a rapper and hence did not want to go to college in first place. portal also revealed that Will h an impressive score sheet with amazing SAT scores that would get him into MIT. However, that wasn't Will’s plan and he thus stayed rift from idea of college. 

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It was also reported in article that Will Smith’s mom knew certain officials at MIT at time including missions officer which could me it easier for Will to get into MIT. Regardless college also h a programme as y wanted more kids of colour to join and be part of ir college. refore, article stated that Will Smith himself mitted that he h a pretty good shot of getting into MIT if he chose to do so. However, being a rapper was his ambition due to which he let go of his chance of getting into MIT. However, actor did attend high school and went to Overbrook High School.

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Hence despite popular belief, Will Smith never really received any scholarship from MIT. He simply h impressive scores which possibly got him into college actor also never attended summer pre-engineering college which he was enrolled for as he focused on his career of being a rapper. Will Smith's decision would eventually work in his favour as he would go on to become a rapper for a short while before making his way into films. As a rapper too, Will Smith gained tremendous fame and won a number of accoles at time. 

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