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Why did Woody Allen leave New York University and the City College of New York?

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Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background. — Woody Allen American director Woody Allen attending a press conference for *Café Society* before the opening of the 69th Cannes film festival, 2016.

Woody Allen’s time as a student at New York University and the City College of New York was cut short due to poor academic performance and erratic attendance.1