Jennifer Lawrence reveals she dropped out of middle school
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrenceâs acting career started at an early age â and  her  education ended at the same time.
The Oscar-winning actress revealed in an episode of â60 Minutesâ that  she  stopped going to school at age 14  before  she  even made it to high school.
âI dropped out of middle school. I donât technically have a GED or a diploma. I am self-educated â  she  told Bill Whitaker in the upcoming episode.
 Lawrence  first broke out onto the scene at age 20 â and by 22   she  was nominated and won  her  first Oscar for âSilver Linings Playbook" in 2013.
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 Actress Jennifer Lawrence  opens up in a 60 Minutes interview about  she  dropped out of school at 14. (VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
 Lawrence   27  said reading a script is how  she  first felt âsmartâ as school was never for  her .
âI struggled through school  I never felt very smart. And when Iâm reading this script  and I feel like I know exactly what it would look like if somebody felt that way â  she  recalled to Whitaker. âThat was a whole part of my brain that I didnât even know existed. Something that I could be confident in. And I didnât want to let it go.â
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âItâs so hard to explain  it was just an overwhelming feeling of  âI get this. This is what I was meant to do ââ  Lawrence  continued.
[TGT]  Lawrenceâs acting career started at an early age â and   [TGT]   education ended at the same time.
The Oscar-winning actress revealed in an episode of â60 Minutesâ that  she  stopped going to school at age 14  before  she  even made it to high school.
âI dropped out of middle school. I donât technically have a GED or a diploma. I am self-educated â  she  told Bill Whitaker in the upcoming episode.
 Lawrence  first broke out onto the scene at age 20 â and by 22   she  was nominated and won  her  first Oscar for âSilver Linings Playbook" in 2013.
 Jennifer Lawrence  rips Weinstein for using  her  words for defense
 Actress Jennifer Lawrence  opens up in a 60 Minutes interview about  she  dropped out of school at 14. (VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
 Lawrence   27  said reading a script is how  she  first felt âsmartâ as school was never for  her .
âI struggled through school  I never felt very smart. And when Iâm reading this script  and I feel like I know exactly what it would look like if somebody felt that way â  she  recalled to Whitaker. âThat was a whole part of my brain that I didnât even know existed. Something that I could be confident in. And I didnât want to let it go.â
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âItâs so hard to explain  it was just an overwhelming feeling of  âI get this. This is what I was meant to do ââ  Lawrence  continued.