Indonesian singer/actress Maudy Ayunda gets into Harvard and Stanford, still deciding which to choose

Indonesian singer/actress has been accepted to two of her dream universities, namely Harvard and Stanford. Photo: Instagram/@maudyayunda
Indonesian singer/actress has been accepted to two of her dream universities, namely Harvard and Stanford. Photo: Instagram/@maudyayunda

Most of us can only dream about attending the top universities in the world, but Indonesian singer/actress Maudy Ayunda, who is known for epitomizing wholesome brilliance, is now spoiled for choice.

The 24-year-old today shared the incredible news that she has been accepted to two of her dream universities, which also happen to be considered among the best in the world, namely Harvard and Stanford.

Maudy first shared a picture of herself sitting under the statue of John Harvard, the campus’ namesake, and a screenshot of her acceptance letter to the university’s Master of Education program. The first picture was taken two years ago, when she visited the Harvard campus in Boston, Massachusetts as a tourist full of dreams.

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…Even in the humidity and rain, I was drawn to its red bricks and the promise of learning it had to offer. I am now engulfed in a multitude of emotions. Excitement, certainly. Gratitude, definitely. But most importantly, I am reminded once again that dreams, when broken down into concrete goals, become achievable plans,” Maudy wrote poetically in the caption, describing her emotions during her visit to the Ivy League university.

In her next post, Maudy posted a picture of herself wearing a crimson Stanford University shirt and a screenshot of her acceptance letter to the Master of Business Administration program in Palo Alto, California.

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Even Maudy, who is known for being very studious and heavily involved in educational activism, said she didn’t feel too confident that she could get into Stanford’s MBA program. But there’s a line in the letter that states Maudy was accepted because of her “extraordinary leadership potential”.

I HONESTLY didn’t think I would get in. The acceptance rate was crazy low, and at every step of the application I had to remind myself not to get my hopes up. It was a near impossibility to get in,” Maudy wrote.

Whichever college she chooses, Maudy knows the expectations of attending a top university, having graduated from the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) undergraduate program at the University of Oxford in 2016. Aside from her native Indonesian, Maudy also speaks English, Mandarin, and Spanish.

Just as Maudy wrote, dreams are funny things, because now she’s facing the dilemma of having to choose between two of world’s best universities. She hasn’t decided which of the two she will pick yet, but promises fans that she will share her decision ASAP.




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