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He may have been at some time in his life, but there is not much evidence of it. A valedictorian is the top student, who gives a speech at graduation. While Mr. Obama was indeed a top student at Harvard, he was not THE top student, and there are no reports that he was valedictorian there, nor at Columbia University.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo, there is no evidence that he was. However, he was the first African-American editor of the prestigious journal the Harvard Law Review, and he did graduate with academic honors, in the top 10% of his class.
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∙ 14y agoNo he was not. He did graduate magna cum laude (with honors). There are three common designations for college and university honors. The three are listed below from lowest to highest.
- cum laude
- magna cum laude
- summa cum laude (highest honors)
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∙ 11y agoHe may have been at some time in his life, but there is not much evidence of it. A valedictorian is the top student, who gives a speech at graduation. While Mr. Obama was indeed a top student at Harvard, he was not THE top student, and there are no reports that he was valedictorian there, nor at Columbia University.
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What are some ways to get into Harvard?
Earn a 5.0 GPA or very close. It will help if your the class's valedictorian.
Did the PLO play a part in funding Obama's Harvard scholarship?
Did the PLO play a part in funding Obama's Harvard scholarship?
What prestigious role did Obama win at the Harvard law review?
When he was a student at Harvard Law School, Barack Obama became the first black editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Did Hill Harper and President Obama attend classes at Harvard together?
Yes, Harper and President Obama were Harvard University classmates.
Famous person that graduated from Harvard?
Barack Obama michelle obama
How is Michelle Obama similar to Barack Obama?
they both went to harvard.
Did Obama and Romney go to Harvard at the same time?
Barack Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School.
What college does Obama like out of Harvard Occidental College or Columbia University?
Harvard
Where did Obama's wife go to college?
Michelle Obama attended Princeton University as an undergraduate, and then went to Harvard Law School.
What state did Obama attend College?
Obama graduated Harvard Law in 1991
What is Obama's eduacation?
Harvard law school.
Did Obama go to Harvard?
Yes, Yes he did. (^_^)
