Jennifer Lawrence Talks Dropping Out of School at 14: 'I Don't Technically Have a GED or Diploma' You heard her right. The Oscar winner discussed leaving middle school early in order to pursue acting full time during a 60 Minutes interview that will air this Sunday. I struggled through school, I never felt very smart. And when I’m reading this script, and I feel like I know exactly what it would look like if somebody felt that way. I wanted to forge my own path. I found what I wanted to do, and I didn’t want anything getting in the way of it. Even friends, for many years, were not as important to me as my career, I mean, from the age of 14 You can catch Lawrence's interview on 60 Minutes airs Sunday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. ET on CBS.