The first undergraduate in nearly twenty years to have a perfect 15.0 grade point average will receive his A.B. degree in government today.
Kevin S. Schwartz' 01 will receive the Sophia Fruend prize today, an honor awarded each year to the highest ranked summa cum laude graduate in the College.
Schwartz did not receive a single grade lower than an A--not even an A minus--over the course of his four years at Harvard
Schwartz said he was grateful for the many opportunities Harvard presented to him and focused on enjoying the University's resources.
"I am proud to be a part of Harvard history," Schwartz said. "I was very motivated and worked hard, so it meant a lot to me."
Schwartz is also a Truman Scholar and will spend the next year in Oxford on a Marshall Scholarship. He is a member of the U.S. Academic First team.
When Schwartz returns to the U.S. after his year abroad, he plans to attend Yale Law School.
"He's intellectually adventurous," said James E. Alt, Thompson professor of government and Schwartz's thesis advisor. "He has what I can only call unbelievable energy and motivation. In thirty years of teaching, I've maybe known one other student with this kind of capacity for dedication."
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