Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s letters of recommendation gave an extra boost to the college applications of Yara Shahidi, a star on ABC’s family comedy show, Black-ish.
The Huffington Post reports that the 17-year-old actress received acceptance letters from all the colleges she applied to, and has chosen Harvard University, where the former first lady attended law school.
Shahidi posted a picture of herself on Wednesday wearing a Harvard University sweatshirt. She will join Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of former President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama, at the prestigious Ivy League university.
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According to The Post, this message appears in the photo caption:
“The paradox of education is precisely this ― that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. ~ James Baldwin #CrimsonPride.”
The actress told Seventeen magazine in April that she plans to pursue a double major in African-American studies and sociology because she wants to “challenge” herself, even though she would love to have some free time.
“And so it really goes back to the point that I want to study as much as possible and [doing] a double major is the solution,” Shahidi said, adding that she was undecided on a minor but was considering something in the arts or social justice.
However, there’s a chance that Shahidi could follow Malia’s path to Harvard by taking a one-year deferment.“I’ve been working more than half of my life and that’s always been balanced with school and all of the other responsibilities, so to have a year to focus on work and to focus on specified interests will be nice before I pick a career and choose what I want to study and my life path,” Yara told PEOPLE in October.
Young, Gifted And Black: ‘Black-ish’ Star Yara Shahidi Headed To Harvard University was originally published on newsone.com
