We do not have the exact number, but a look at his college yearbook from Harvard Law School shows there were enough to have a Black Law School Students Association, of which he was a member.
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In 2013 Harvard College admitted 5.8% of students who applied. 35,023 students applied for admission to the class of 2017 and 2,048 students were accepted.
Harvard accepts about 2,000 students to fill 1,655 seats in each freshman class. The acceptance rate for 2009 was 7.0%
basically all private schools unless you are very smart in a public school. 100% of the students are in the top half of their class and 95% in the top quarter... so Harvard just takes who ever is smart with an average of over 3.5
He was named the editor of the Harvard Law Review, an honor only given to a top student who has great potential in the legal profession. He also graduated Magna Cum Laude, meaning his grades were in the top 10% of his class at Harvard.
William Reuben Richards has written: 'Harvard College, class of 1874' -- subject(s): Harvard University, Harvard University. Class of 1874, Poetry
Nearly 23,000 students have applied for admission to the Class of 2011. While the final number is yet to be determined, thus far 22,920 have applied, exceeding the previous record of 22,796 for the Class of 2009 and last year's 22,754
We do not know his grades at Occidental College, but he has admitted he was an indifferent student; we do know he began to apply himself more at Columbia University. And we also know he was an excellent student at Harvard Law School, graduating in the top 10% of his class and receiving honors.
Harvard typically does not release that information, so unless the person has self-identified, we don't know his or her name. What we do know is that the president graduated in the top 10% of his class, since he received Latin honors ("magna cum laude"), an award given to students who show academic excellence.
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John F. Kennedy's dormitory at Harvard University was Harvard Yard, specifically in a room at the historic dormitory called "Widener Library," which was named after the family of his close friend. During his time at Harvard from 1936 to 1940, he lived in a room in the upper-class dormitory known as "Eliot House." This location is part of the university's residential system, where students are grouped into Houses that provide a community atmosphere.
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