Quote from Mercor:
Under a system implemented three years ago that first took effect with this year's class, Harvard Law said it will limit magna cum laude degrees to the top 10% of the class. The next 30% will receive cum laude degrees.
The policy for summa cum laude, the highest honor, is unchanged. One summa degree was awarded this year, Harvard Law School said.
Under the old system, 76% of Harvard Law grads earned honors, the school said.
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Obama is under the old system.....Obama could have received all C's and still won Magna Cum award. It is awarded by percent not GPA
Funny that You failed to include this
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...ard-law-school-system-implemented-three-years
Under the old system, 76 percent of Harvard Law grads earned honors, 16 percent of them magna cum laude and 60 percent cum laude, the school said.
So even under the old system Obama was in the top 16 % at one of the top 3 law schools in the country