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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 Chicago
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.