• Episcopal High School in
Alexandria,VA., graduated in 1954.

• United States Naval Academy, 1958;

• McCain, the son and grandson of Navy admirals,
graduated 894th of 899 in his Naval Academy class in 1958. 
His class rank was low due to poor grades for acedemics,
conduct and leadership, which reflected his sloppy appearance,
rebellious attitude, and poor relations with his company
officer.  

A free spirit, McCain chafed under the strict rules of the
academy. He maintained his membership in the "Century Club"
each year by earning more than 100 demerits. McCain's bio in
the academy yearbook read: "Sturdy conversationalist and party
man. John's quick wit and clever sarcasm made him a welcome
man at any gathering. His bouts with the academic and
executive departments contributed much to the stockpiles of
legends within the hall."  

He had neither been ordered to go there by his parents nor
discussed alternatives; as he later wrote, "I remember simply
recognizing my eventual enrollment at the Academy as an
immutable fact of life, and accepting it without comment."

• National War College, 1973;

• When asked about his best and worst grades or
subjects in school, McCain replied, "I never got good grades."		

• Franciscus Assisi Roman Catholic Primary
School, in Jakarta, Indonesia, from kindergarten 
through the 3rd grade; 

• Obama was registered on January 1, 1968, under the
name Barry Soetoro an Indonesian citizen whose religion was
listed as Islam.

• Israella Pareira ?Iis? Darmawan, 63, Senator Obama's
kindergarten teacher, remembers him as an exceptionally tall
and curly haired child who quickly picked up the local
language and had sharp math skills. He wrote an essay titled,
'I Want To Become President,' the teacher said."

His third grade teacher: Fermina Katarina Sinaga "asked her
class to write an essay titled 'My dream: What I want to be in
the future.' Senator Obama wrote 'I want to be a President,'
she said."

•  Sekolah Dasar Nasional Menteng No. 1 or the
Basuki school, in Jakarta, Indonesia, 4th grade; 

• Punahou School in Hawaii from the
5th grade to the 12th grade;

• Occidental College in Los Angles,
California for two years;

• Columbia University in New York, New
York, BA in political science, 1983;

• Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991
graduated magna cum laude or in the top ten percent of his
class;

• When asked about his best and worst grades or
subjects in school, Obama replied, "graduated magna cum laude
from Harvard Law and a D in 8th grade French".