I'm a freshman at Harvard. From a Chinese lecture to a screening of 'Legally Blonde,' here's what my first day of classes was like.

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Ezekiel Wells

I'm an incoming Harvard freshman. I'm nervous I won't fit in with the rich kids on campus as a financial-aid student.

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Ezekiel Wells is an incoming Harvard freshman.

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Biden is giving colleges tips on rethinking legacy admissions after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action

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Affirmative action struck down at Supreme Court
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as affirmative action cases involving Harvard and University of North Carolina admissions are heard by the court in Washington on Monday, October 31, 2022.

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9 state universities that could help you earn just as much money as an Ivy League education

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The crowd at Boston College commencement.

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Elon Musk is 'totally out of his element' at Twitter because he doesn't 'understand social media,' a Harvard leadership expert says

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Elon Musk is a 'case study of failed leadership' a management professor told Insider.

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How Harvard makes so much money — and why a major funding source could be at risk

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The campus of Harvard Business School and Harvard University, July 26, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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An Ivy League degree won't boost your salary much compared to a good state school, a study finds. You're just more likely to have an elite-sounding job.

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A group of Democrats just relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions and strip financial aid from schools that keep the practice in place

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman said he’s received “blowback” for his positions on Israel.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

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Young remote workers are missing out on crucial IRL feedback from colleagues

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Young workers who don't make the trek into the office risk missing out on valuable feedback from colleagues, according to a group of economists.

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Ambitious parents are spending hundreds of thousands on consultants to help get their kids into Ivy League schools, report says

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The campus of Harvard University.

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