“Transferring someone in the middle of high school [is] tough,” he said.
Thestatementsaid she planned to utilize a gap year before attending the Ivy League institution.
)TheWashington Postsaid Malia’s choice reflects “a growing trend among driven teenagers to pursue other interests.”
In 2015 she interned on the set of HBO’sGirlsand Halle Berry’s sci-fi dramaExtant.
They reminded the Obama girls to cherish the people who first made them feel welcome in their new home.
She was also named as one ofGlamour Magazine’s women of the year.
Jenna became anauthor, an editor-at-large forSouthern Living Magazine, and acorrespondent for theToday Show.
She and her mother Laura wrote achildren’s bookabout the national parks.
Although both of the Bush twins have stayed somewhat involved in politics, neither are registered Republicans.
People only seemed to notice when actress and anti-pipeline activistShailene Woodley mentioned Maliain her interview withDemocracy Now!.
“It was amazing to see Malia,” Woodley said.
Is activism in their future?
The president credited his daughters with helping himchange his positionon marriage equality.
The girls have already gotten a taste for foreign affairs.
Theyaccompanied their fatheron his historic trip to Cuba in March 2016.
In a March 2016 interview withTimemagazine, the president discussed his daughters coming to grips with societal expectations.
And we’re excited to see what the future has in store.
