Krents attended Harvard College, where he majored in English. While living in Cambridge he learned to use a cane and cross busy intersections. Krents preferred to use volunteer readers, rather than Braille, to read his textbooks, as he found them faster and more flexible, and also it was a good way to make new acquaintances. After Harvard College, Krents attended Harvard Law School. During his first year at Harvard Law School Krents's draft status was reclassified to 1-A, meaning available to serve. Krents achieved viral fame for a humorous poem, "open letter to General Hershey" set to the tune of "On Top of Old Smoky" which he wrote in response to his draft notice, saying he was happy to serve his country, but hoped he could be a bombardier. The letter was printed in Esquire Magazine. After his Harvard degree he went on to earn another law degree at University College, Oxford.
