Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future. Perhaps the most illustrious Nobel ...

Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.

So I managed to pass all my classes despite many absences, I would say." Now aged 69, she acknowledges that hers is not a model to follow, but believes schools should show more flexibility. "They ...