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At just 16 or 17, Mick Jagger entered college after impressing his teachers with his strong academic performance at Dartford Grammar School. Thanks to his excellent grades, he earned a grant that allowed him to pursue further education. With aspirations of becoming a lawyer, journalist, or politician, Mick chose to study economics and political science, focusing on finance.
Jagger’s Early Academic Ambitions: A Bright Student with Business Aspirations
Mick reportedly started out as a bright student in October 1961, according to Walter Stern, Jagger’s LSE tutor. “He announced his attention of going into business but was worried about mathematics”, remembered Stern. Some of those classes usd to start at 10 A.M. (a very un-rock hour)
He was diligently working toward earning a degree, but life had other plans. As fate would have it, Mick didn’t finish his studies at college, as the Rolling Stones’ career took off. The band signed their first contract with Decca Records, marking the beginning of their legendary journey. Despite his early academic ambitions, Mick’s true calling was on stage, where he would redefine the world of rock and roll. His education, though important, would eventually take a back seat to his passion for music. (Ref. Rolling Stones Jagger at)
Mick Jagger’s Academic Struggles: From Straight Cs to Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams
Actually when he took his exams in June 1962 (Economics, British Government, Economic History, Political History, and English Legal Institutions), he got straight Cs. He started cutting his classes after meeting Keith Richards and getting interested in blues. But he obediently went back the following academic year, even working in the library to hedge his bets until the Rolling Stones had a deal to record their first single in May 1963, at which point he stopped going. “My father was furious with me,” Jagger said. “But I really didn’t like being at college. It wasn’t like it was Oxford and it had been the most wonderful time of my life. It was really a dull, boring course I was stuck on.” (Ref. Rolling Stones Jagger at)
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