Hoe was Chris McCandless op school?

Did Chris McCandless get into Harvard?

Chris was a young man in his early twenties with a bright and prosperous future ahead of him. He had graduated college with honors and qualified for Harvard just as his parents Walt and Billie had pressured him to do.

What did Chris McCandless study in college?

McCandless graduated from Emory University in May 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in the double majors of history and anthropology.

Did Chris McCandless do well in school?

McCandless received near-perfect grades during his first year of college. He wrote for the school newspaper and considered attending law school. But the summer after his second year at Emory, McCandless’s personality appeared to have grown markedly different.

What did McCandless study at Emory?

He grew up in Annandale, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., and later went to Emory University, where he excelled academically in history and anthropology and wrote for the campus newspaper.

What was Chris McCandless like in high school?

According to his parents, Chris was a smart child who was placed in an accelerated school program for gifted students — a program eight-year-old Chris tried to get out of since he didn’t want to do the extra schoolwork associated with it. Chris was also eight when he went on his first backpacking trip.