Jen Rubio Dropped Out of Penn State Three Credits Short of Graduating
Jen Rubio · Away: Jen Rubio · Mar 18, 2019 · at 9:11
Jen Rubio, co-founder of luggage brand Away, recounts leaving Penn State University after repeatedly extending her corporate co-ops at Johnson & Johnson and Neutrogena.
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“And I basically was just like the intern who never left, and I was invited to walk at graduation, but I think I'm still three credits short.”
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