• 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".