Taiwan students heading to Harvard 'anxious' after US enrolment block

Hey, if I don’t get to graduate, at least the Harvard drop-out brand is pretty strong,

he joked

Much is at stake - I don’t know how the Harvard x Federal govt negotiation will unfold. I’m worried for all the obvious reasons,

he wrote

We are certainly feeling pretty nervous, and it's been a dream for me to come from a small town in Taiwan all the way to Harvard,

he said

The path towards my dream is actually harder and tougher than I expected. There are so many uncertainties,

she said

For international students affected by the United States' student admission policy, the Education Bureau has appealed to all universities in Hong Kong to provide facilitation measures for eligible students,

Choi said in a statement, noting the ban on Harvard's admission of international students

I think Trump and Noem have said things in the public sector that show how they want to punish Harvard, and I don't think you can use the power of the state to punish, you know, people you want to have retribution against,

Tobias said

John Eastmanlegal adviser

The Supreme Court ultimately upheld his authority to do that. Targeting it to a particular institution is a different layer, but the legal argument they're making is there is a significant portion of these foreign students that are engaging in antisemitic, anti-Israel violence on that campus, and Harvard isn't doing anything about it, so we can and we will,

Eastman said

John Yooformer Deputy Assistant Attorney General

I don’t think this is the same order as the first-term travel ban. The travel ban aimed only at certain countries where the U.S. believed terrorism was not under control,

Yoo said

My heart just skipped a beat and I went completely numb, I couldn’t process it.”

Describing the moment she saw the news while she was on a call for her job at Visa, Ms Reddy told The Telegraph

I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would be accepted,

she says

No matter where you are, you know the headlines: Harvard barred from accepting international students. But headlines don’t show how this affects us—the thousands of international students currently living, studying, and striving here." ... Today, nearly 27% of Harvard’s student body is international. Thousands of us are now suspended in uncertainty, just like I am."

In a LinkedIn post, Reddy shared ... She added

I was at home in the middle of a meeting when I saw the news pop up on my phone that Harvard had been banned from accepting international students,

Reddy told the outlet

When I read the news, the first thing I did was text my father back in India, saying that I don't know if I'm going to be able to graduate from Harvard. I don't know if I will be allowed back on campus or able to travel to Boston at all, and I'm really worried,

she added

I went from being a first-generation immigrant in the US to being accepted to one of the best schools in the world,

Recalling her admission into Harvard, Reddy said

I'm now on an optional practical training (OPT) visa that expires in January, and I've not had any luck getting picked for an H-1B visa. So, I'm planning to leave the country in January. But I don't know where I'll go or what I'll do. It's all up in the air now,

she added

I went numb for a minute because I knew my module was supposed to start in a few days, and I was supposed to travel to Boston in July. My tickets are all booked,

she continued

Getting into Harvard was not just about a degree; it was about studying in one of my dream schools. It does not make sense for me to try to pursue the same kind of degree from any other school or country,

she said

It's kind of shocking. I don't really think it's very fair. A lot of students all over the world work hard to go to the school where they want to. So I think everybody should be able to choose where they want to continue their education, whether that be at home or in America."

Another student told ANI

I was definitely shocked, and I think there is a reason to worry about it spreading to other universities in America. I don't think it's fair at all, and I'm hopeful that this can be solved before it becomes super widespread."

While speaking to ANI, one of the students at the George Washington University said

Educational exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States are mutually beneficial and should not be stigmatized."

In a statement, the Chinese embassy in Washington said