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new tenants. The Trumps sold the building for $12 million, doubling
their original investment.
With this sale, Donald Trump had taken his first step toward a
lengthy and lucrative career in real estate. Getting to that point would
require a change of schools, however. Trump did not have much in
common with many of his fellow students at Fordham. As at other
universities, many students were protesting the Vietnam War, taking
drugs, and living the hippie lifestyle. By contrast, Trump carried an
expensive leather briefcase and wore a three-piece business suit to class.
Feeling like an outsider, Trump decided to transfer to the Wharton
School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania in
1966. The Wharton business school was one of the few in the country
that offered a degree in real estate studies. At Wharton, Trump was no
outsider; his classmates also came from families that had made their
fortunes in real estate. Although some of the other students were far
Police in riot gear look on as demonstrators
in Washington, DC, protest the Vietnam War.
Feeling out of place among fellow students
who were protesting and living the 1960s
lifestyle, Trump transferred to a university
that seemed more suited to his interests.
