Delaying her Harvard start meant Malia Obama would arrive on campus with less visibility and pressure than had she started in during her father's final months in the Oval Office, added McBride, now with American University's School of Public Affairs. Malia Obama's gap year coinciding with her family leaving the White House in January gave her time and space to unwind with her parents and sister. Sixteen-year-old Sasha will finish Sidwell in The Obamas announced in May that Malia Obama had been accepted to Harvard but was taking a gap year.
Her 12 months of me time, according to news accounts, featured an extended trip last fall to Bolivia and Peru, a journey reportedly organized by a Boulder, Colo. Eva Vanek, director of admissions for the firm, declined to talk about Malia Obama but spoke generally about its gap-year and summer programs, saying they operated in 19 countries in Asia, Africa and South and Central America.
The aim is a cross-cultural, experiential education, Vanek said. That means no five-star hotels or fancy buses, but rather home stays with local families, volunteer work, trips on public buses and often, language immersion. The small-group trips "aren't touristic.
Obama has since pursued her interests in television and filmmaking. At the time her father, Barack, was an Illinois state senator and a law professor and her mother, Michelle Obama , was serving as University of Chicago's associate dean of student services. Raised in the middle-class Hyde Park neighborhood with her younger sister, Sasha, Malia overcame an early diagnosis of asthma to enjoy an active childhood marked by soccer, swim and flute lessons. Her world soon expanded beyond Chicago with her father's election to the U.
Senate in , however, and by she was getting a taste of the national campaign trail during Barack's bid for the presidency. Just 10 years old when her father was elected the 44th U. According to Michelle's memoir Becoming , the president and first lady attempted to keep their daughters grounded while transitioning to life in a room mansion that featured a swimming pool, bowling alley and numerous aides.
Malia and Sasha received a Portuguese Water Dog, Bo, in and later welcomed a second one named Sunny , and counted on the presence of their maternal grandmother, Marian Robinson, to escort them to school and ensure they kept their rooms tidy. The Obama girls took part in typical activities like class trips, summer camp and their high school proms, albeit under the close watch of Secret Service protection.
Malia, who went by the code name of "Radiance," learned to drive from her security detail. Additionally, along with the annual trek to Hawaii to spend Christmas with relatives, Malia accompanied her parents on international trips to Russia, Asia and South America and had the chance to meet such renowned leaders as Pope Benedict XVI and Nelson Mandela.
During a state visit to Cuba in , she famously helped her father communicate with their hosts in Spanish. Nation May President Barack Obama's daughter Malia will take a year off after graduating high school in June before attending Harvard University in , the president and his wife said Sunday in a long-awaited announcement. Politics Nov Michelle Obama's message for high school seniors fretting about their college prospects is simple.
Do your research. Visit college campuses. Sit in on classes. Talk to professors, graduates and students. The first lady could just as well have been talking…. Dec Malia's more than ready to leave but I'm not ready for her to leave," Obama told DeGeneres. It's going to be hard for me not to have her around all the time, but she's ready to go. She's just a really smart, capable person and she's ready to make her own way.
Malia visited at least a dozen public and private colleges during her search, mostly on the East Coast. Six of the eight Ivies were among them, including her parents' alma maters. The president is a graduate of Columbia University, and Mrs. Obama graduated from Princeton in The president and first lady earned law degrees at Harvard. She appears to have disregarded her parents' advice. The president and first lady have said college-bound students shouldn't limit themselves to just a handful of elite schools.
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