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We do not rank students at HLS. The student with the top GPA is awarded a prize, the rare student who gets mostly A+s is awarded summa cum laude, there are many years where no one obtains this degree.
However, one can infer from his magna cum laude degree that he was in the top 10% of his class. His position on the law review could mean he was high within that 10% bracket. But there is actually a way to know where he ranks from #1 through 10%.
Magna cum laude is awarded to the top 20% of graduating students. Summa cum laude is awarded to the top 4-5% of graduates. But when Barack Obama graduated from Harvard Law School no one had graduated Summa cum Laude from Harvard in decades and no one graduated Summa cum Laude that year (when he graduated), either. Barack Obama graduated Magna cum Laude and had the highest GPA of anyone graduating from Harvard Law School that year. Therefore he received a prize for having the highest GPA. Some of Obama's classmates who also graduated that year have publicly stated that Obama won the prize for having the highest GPA in the class.
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∙ 15y agoI don't know his rank in his graduating class, and usually in law schools and med schools, there are so many exceptional students that do amazingly well that they don't publicly announce rank. This is especially true in the top tier schools, such as Harvard, where if you rank the best and the brightest, you're splitting hairs, cause almost everyone is very talented and smart and all around over-achievers. From my experience in med school, ranks are withheld, usually to foster a more friendly environment, but I do know this much: Barack Obama graudated magna cum laude from Harvard Law, which means that his GPA was between 3.7-3.899.
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∙ 8y agoAt Harvard Law School, where Mr. Obama graduated in 1991, he received academic honors (Magna Cum Laude), and was ranked in the top 10% of his class. (However, there are some sources that say he ranked in the top 5%.)
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∙ 15y agoNot sure about Columbia, but he did at Harvard Law School per CNN Mccain and Obama Revealed...
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∙ 8y agoHe was at the top of his class and headed the Harvard Review.
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Did Barack Obama rank first in his class graduation at Harvard?
I doubt it, or they would have certainly included that in the credentials circulated to the media.
What was Michelle Obama's graduation rank?
Michelle Obama was on the honor for four years, took AP classes, was a member of the National Honor Society, served as student treasurer and graduated in 1981 as the salutatorian of her class.
Where does Barack Obama rank as one of the youngest presidents?
1st
What is another way to express class rank?
Percentile rank
Armia's percentile rank on an exam in a class of 300 is 85. sanjo class rank is 42 who is ranked higher?
Sanjo
What rank is gunners mate first class in the Navy?
First Class Petty Officer is the Rank; the paygrade is E-6.
What is the class rank for unc?
For undergrad, about top 10% of your class.
Is a division of society by rank or class is called?
A class based society.
What does class rank mean?
Rather than displaying ones own rank in comparison to true definition... Class rank displays your GPA in comparison to your entire class's GPA. It can be utilized for college applications in conjunction with ACT/SAT scores.
Fran's percentile rank on an exam in a class of 500 is 85 Kelly's class rank is 60 Who is ranked higher?
Fran's rank score is for 1 test. Kelly's rank is the CLASS rank. That means that Kelly is # 60 in a class of 500. Or, if you simplify, she is #12 in a class of 100. Fran's percentile rank on the exam was 85%, or 85 out of 100. Therefore, there are 15 percentile points that other people got higher than Fran's score. But there are only 11 people ahead of Kelly. Therefore, Kelly is ranked higher.
If a student's rank in a class of 400 students is 44 then what is the student's percentile rank?
The answer is 52
What is rank of f3c in the US Navy?
fireman third class (lowest starting rank)
