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He was also facing the possibility of being

forced into the military, which was something
he did not want to do. So, Albert left Munich

later that year without properly graduating
from Luitpold Gymnasium—to rejoin his

family in Italy.
Albert’s parents were very upset, but Albert

had no intention of returning to Luitpold.
Instead, he wanted to go to the Swiss

Federal Polytechnic School, also known
as the Zurich Polytechnic.

This was basically a college-
level institution, yet Albert DID YOU KNOW?

didn’t even have what
amounted to a high school Albert was brilliant with
the math and physics
diploma. Still, he was parts of the Polytechnic
allowed to take the entrance exam—but the
rest of it, not so much!
entrance exams, which
were very difficult. His

scores in math and physics were
exceptional. Swiss Federal still wanted

Albert to attend, but only under the
condition that he finish up his earlier courses.

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