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A congrats is in order for Malia Obama who is officially headed to Harvard University!

The 17-year-old daughter of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will take a year off before enrolling in the Cambridge, Mass school in Fall 2017.

“The President and Mrs. Obama announced today that their daughter Malia will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017 as a member of the Class of 2021,” the office of the First Lady announced (via AP). “Malia will take a gap year before beginning school.”

Malia reportedly also checked out Princeton, Brown, and University of Pennsylvania before making her decision.

She spent last summer interning on the set of Girls.

Malia and Sasha Obama deboard their airplane with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama leading the way at Jose Marti International Airport on Airforce One for a visit on Sunday (March 20) in Havana, Cuba.

The family is making a visit for 48-hours and no president has visited Cuba in 90 years.

The next day, President Obama met with Cuban President Raul Castro for meeting and took some photos together. The family was also seen on a walking tour that same day.

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