Nowadays, only 10% of students graduate magna cum laude or higher. It was substantially easier to get magna a few years ago.
zero ... magna cum laude is an honor to designate college graduates, not high school
Uh.... Think about it, there is one graduation every year, which means there is one magna cum laude every year (if indeed there is only one) Harvard has been arouond for almost 300 years. Do the math. People should not answer questions when they know nothing about the subject. There are three Latin degrees indicating outstanding achievement: cum laude (with distinction), magna cum laude (with high distinction), and summa cum laude (with the highest distinction). At Harvard School of Law, only 10% of each graduating class graduates magna cum laude, and only one student graduates summa cum laude. Where President Obama is concerned, it is possible he graduated second in his class when he received his degree magna cum laude.
Chief Justice John Roberts received an undergraduate degree in history, summa cum laude, from Harvard University, and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1979. He was also managing editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Mitt Romney graduated Harvard Business School, with a cross campus exchange program with Harvard Law School, with a joint Juris Doctor /MBA Degree, in 1975. He graduated Cum Laude (with honors).
I graduated from Harvard Summa Cum Laude.
John F. Kennedy went to college at Harvard College. His degree was a Bachelor of Science (cum laude) in international affairs.
Princeton University (BA cum laude 1985) and Harvard Law School (JD 1988)
Cum Laude is awarded to graduates with a Graceland University GPA of 3.50-3.74 and signifies special honor.Magna Cum Laude is awarded to graduates with a Graceland University GPA of 3.75-3.89 and signifies achievement worthy of great honor.Summa Cum Laude is awarded to graduates with a Graceland University GPA of 3.90-4.00 and signifies achievement of the highest order.
Mitt Romney passed the bar in Michigan after attending Harvard law school once. He received a J.D. cum laude from Harvard law.
Barack Obama graduated from Columbia University in New York with a degree in political science, in 1983. In 1991, he received a Doctor of Laws (JD) degree; he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review.
B.A., Political Science, Columbia University, 1983 J.D. magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1991
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College with a Bachelor's degree in History. He then earned a J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School.