After high school, Lizzo attended the University of Houston on a music scholarship, with the goal of joining a symphony ensemble after graduation. Even after joining the Cougar Marching Band, Lizzo had a difficult time adjusting to life at a giant university where no one knew her, and she ended up dropping out of school before her junior year. "I basically had to choose between flute or this other lifestyle that I was chasing," she told CBS News, "where I was up super-late with my friends, goin' to parties, tryin' to rap at shows, and and then waking up early, gettin' to the band hall, rehearsing, being on the field, taking maths class, which was torture."