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Malia Obama just picked Harvard - here's where America's other 'first kids' went to college

Abby JacksonMay 2, 2016, 00:53 IST

U.S. President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia walk from Marine One to board Air Force One upon their departure from O'Hare Airport in ChicagoThomson Reuters

Malia Obama has chosen to attend Harvard University in fall 2017 after taking a gap year, The White House announced on Sunday.

Her announcement follows months of speculation about her choice after she went on a tour of the Ivies, Stanford and NYU last year.

With an eye on first kids who were teenagers or young adults when their parents lived in the White House, as far back as President John F. Kennedy, we looked at their college choices.

Take a look below to see who dropped out of college, who failed the bar exam, and whose parents didn't go to their graduation.