Here’s What Malia Obama Studied At School
Handout/Getty Images By Heather Baver/Feb. 28, 2022 9:01 pm EST
It’s common knowledge that the Obamas value education. Per Barack Obama Presidential Library, former President Barack Obama holds degrees from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, while former Lady Michelle Obama attended undergrad at Princeton University, as well as Harvard Law School. So when the couple’s oldest daughter Malia Obama graduated from Sidwell Friends School in 2016, no one doubted she’d pick a top-tier college. Per PBS, Malia visited Brown, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania (among others) before settling on Harvard. Although she ultimately chose her parents’ alma mater, it wasn’t due to their urging. “There are a lot of good colleges and universities out there. Just because it’s not some name-brand, famous, fancy school doesn’t mean that you’re not going to get a great education there,” Barack said during a 2016 Town Hall, where he spoke on college affordability, per People.
Reflecting on his daughter’s high school graduation, Barack described Malia to the New York Times as a “capable, conscientious student who is ready to make her way independently in the world.” And Malia demonstrated her independence by foregoing her dad’s advice about Ivy League schools. Perhaps it was Harvard’s reputation of protecting high-profile students that helped her choose the school. “The larger the institutional ego of the place, the more comfortable you can feel about the ability to cope with [being a first child] and still have as close to a normal experience as possible,” presidential historian and author Gil Troy told the New York Times.
Here’s What Malia Obama Studied At School
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By Heather Baver/Feb. 28, 2022 9:01 pm EST
It’s common knowledge that the Obamas value education. Per Barack Obama Presidential Library, former President Barack Obama holds degrees from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, while former Lady Michelle Obama attended undergrad at Princeton University, as well as Harvard Law School. So when the couple’s oldest daughter Malia Obama graduated from Sidwell Friends School in 2016, no one doubted she’d pick a top-tier college. Per PBS, Malia visited Brown, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania (among others) before settling on Harvard. Although she ultimately chose her parents’ alma mater, it wasn’t due to their urging. “There are a lot of good colleges and universities out there. Just because it’s not some name-brand, famous, fancy school doesn’t mean that you’re not going to get a great education there,” Barack said during a 2016 Town Hall, where he spoke on college affordability, per People.
Reflecting on his daughter’s high school graduation, Barack described Malia to the New York Times as a “capable, conscientious student who is ready to make her way independently in the world.” And Malia demonstrated her independence by foregoing her dad’s advice about Ivy League schools. Perhaps it was Harvard’s reputation of protecting high-profile students that helped her choose the school. “The larger the institutional ego of the place, the more comfortable you can feel about the ability to cope with [being a first child] and still have as close to a normal experience as possible,” presidential historian and author Gil Troy told the New York Times.
Reflecting on his daughter’s high school graduation, Barack described Malia to the New York Times as a “capable, conscientious student who is ready to make her way independently in the world.” And Malia demonstrated her independence by foregoing her dad’s advice about Ivy League schools. Perhaps it was Harvard’s reputation of protecting high-profile students that helped her choose the school. “The larger the institutional ego of the place, the more comfortable you can feel about the ability to cope with [being a first child] and still have as close to a normal experience as possible,” presidential historian and author Gil Troy told the New York Times.
Malia Obama is passionate about filmmaking
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