after seven years at chapin, jacqueline bouvier went to holton-arms school in washington, d.c.. she stayed there from 1942 until 1944. she later went to miss porter's school in farmington, connecticut. bouvier stayed there from 1944 to 1947. in 1947, she began studying at vassar college in poughkeepsie, new york. she studied in france at the university of grenoble in grenoble during her junior year. she also went to the sorbonne in paris. she was part of a program from smith college. she transferred to george washington university in washington, d.c. and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in french literature in 1951. she later went to george washington university to take classes on american history.