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How first-generation American Nataly Morales Villa landed at Harvard

Veronica Morales, right, shows affection to her daughter, Nataly Morales Villa, left, who recently graduated from the University of North Georgia with a bachelor's in political science. She will now go on to earn her master's at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Photo courtesy Nataly Morales Villa

09042020 HARVARD 1.jpg — Veronica Morales, right, shows affection to her daughter, Nataly Morales Villa, left, who recently graduated from the University of North Georgia with a bachelor's in political science. She will now go on to earn her master's at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Photo courtesy Nataly Morales Villa

Nataly Morales Villa, a first-generation college graduate who obtained U.S. citizenship in 2017, said she never expected to get accepted into the Harvard Graduate School of Education.