Transcript: Al Gore Got ‘D’ in ‘Natural Sciences’ at Harvard
In his commencement speech at Hamilton College on Sunday, former Vice President Al Gore told the graduates that global warming is “the most serious challenge our civilization has ever faced.” But as an undergraduate at Harvard University in the late 1960s, Gore--one of the most prominent spokesmen on climate change today--earned a “D” in Natural Sciences.
Gore’s transcript documents that during his sophomore year at Harvard he earned a "D" in Natural Sciences 6 (Man’s Place in Nature). Also, as a senior at Harvard, he earned a C-plus in Natural Sciences 118.
Gore, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on global warming.
For his college board achievement tests, Gore earned a 488 (out of 800) in physics, and a 519 (out of 800) in chemistry. Gore’s academic records were first obtained and reported on by reporters David Maraniss and Ellen Nakashima at The Washington Post in March 2000.
Gore did relatively well, however, on the SAT, earning 1355 (out of 1600). For comparison, George W. Bush got 1206 on the SAT.
President Barack Obama has not released his academic records. He first attended Occidental College and then transferred in 1981 to Columbia University, where he earned his B.A. He later went to Harvard Law School and earned his J.D. in 1991.
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“the most serious challenge that our civilization has ever faced
Submitted by upcountrywater on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 4:39pm.
yea the -4.13 drop in temperature in 10 years.
You Didn't Build That.
A transcript?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 4:51pm.
We need a transcript to confirm that Fat Al is a dumb ass? I don't think so.
Speaking of transcripts, I'm betting that Bambi's transcript could reveal some interesting grades on things like, oh, Economics.
Remember when Harvard was an elite university?
Which is likely one of the reasons why...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 5:43pm.
"The One" won't release his records...My guess is that we would find that "Mr. Genius" isn't such a genius after all.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
"C's" and "D's" in Science? Thank heavens Gore's not a doctor...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 5:52pm.
With those grades, he'd likely be a mortician's delight....
He's bad enough as a loud mouth, pseudo-intellectual enviro-charlatan.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
I bet he got an "A" in organized crime
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 8:09pm.
As that appears to be the one thing he is good at.
-Dave
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Do you really believe .. .
Submitted by ConservaSerb on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 12:55am.
That ManBearPig's father chanced his son not being accepted at Hah-vahd by letting him take his own SAT?
Please.
A wise & frugal government, which shall leave men free 2 regulate their own pursuits of industry & improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. T. Jefferson