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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not denying that he wasn't a perfect high school student, but he chose Brown in part because his cousin Kerry had gone to college there and really loved it. [/quote]

That's the cover story to try to cover that even for a Kennedy he wasn't very bright. [/quote]

Had he wanted to go to Harvard, not being very bright would not have stopped him. They would have happily admitted JFK's not very bright son. In a heartbeat.

If he had the self-awareness to realize that he might not fit in well at Harvard specifically because he's just not that academic of a person, good for him. I see how Brown was a better fit for his personality and the professional goals he wound up pursuing. Also by the time he went to college, his corner of the family was always leaning way more towards the arts and humanities (as opposed to law and politics) and Brown has more of a rep in those areas. His mom was a book editor, his sister a writer who married and artist. His aunt Lee was in fashion and interior design. His cousin Anthony (Lee's son, who he was close to), made films. These were rich people enjoying their lives by pursuing artistic passions, and Brown is a better fit for someone like that.

I think he got pushed into law by his dad's end of the family, and by the weight of his dad's and uncle's legacy. I don't think he actually wanted to go to law school or be a lawyer, but people viewed his acting ambitions as a joke and there was immense pressure on him to carry on a legacy. I think way less from his mom and sister (who just wanted him to get his act together) than from the rest of the Kennedy clan.[/quote]
No - Jackie wanted him to be a lawyer. Jackie also kept him and Caroline away from some of the more problematic Kennedy cousins like RFK's brood.[/quote]

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