LEGALLY BLONDE (2001) | Elle's First Day at Harvard Law | MGM

Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.

Legally Blonde (2001)
Directed By Robert Luketic
Screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith
Based on the book by Amanda Brown
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge
Rated PG-13 for language and sexual references.
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Legally Blonde (2001)

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[spiceupyourafterlife]

I love how Elle’s line “What? Like it’s hard?” kinda has a double meaning. #1, it proves how intelligent she is that she got into Harvard on her own merits THAT easily. #2, Harvard is known for taking bribes, meaning a lot of students got in because their parents paid for their acceptance (just like Warner’s did), so it actually isn’t hard to get into Harvard if you come from a wealthy family.

[about_to_leave_earth]

I love how as strict this teacher is shown at the beginning she's becoming the key to success for Elle at the end

[floraflowers]

Warner's shock is even sweeter in hindsight when you know he's not only shocked Elle got into Harvard, but he realizes she got in purely on her smarts, whereas he required his parents to pull a few strings to get him out of the waitlist.

[parvathibasappa]

I think the major mistake Elle did was not wearing enough pink the first day lol

[FerrariCarr]

This reminds me of my first day of college. I show up to my very first class, psych, waiting on the previous class to get done, and I meet a girl waiting on the same class as me. She’s like “have you read the first 3 chapters yet?” And I felt so lost. We also had to bring a printed and signed copy of the class syllabus, which I knew nothing about. That was my wake-up call on how different college was gonna be from high school. 😅

[AdeleiTeillana]

I have Elle Woods to thank for helping me to know the readings had to be done before class when I started law school. lol

[liubovlily]

I think this professor has picked Elle not by chance; she saw that this student had no idea what's going on. She was the only one without a notebook, and her small heart shaped paper notebook would not be enough to write down a summary of even one lecture. Besides, the professor purposely shared the responsibility. She could have simply required that Elle leave; instead, she asked another girl's opinion. By doing so, she said to Elle not only: "See, we have strict rules here", but also: "See, your fellow students will show you no mercy". It was the most efficient way to deliver the message, much better than putting it all in words.

[debblouin]

She should have gotten a syllabus for each class.

[sweettooth]

I loved her professor because she called out Elle for the simple fact that she was just unprepared, not because of her physical appearance.

[kathrynolsen]

I absolutely love the accuracy of everyone else’s dress. It’s so Boston. I live nearby and thought I was making it up, but see so many people in neutrals and black and dark colors on the T.

[rasmusjensen]

"Here you will not learn to think outside the box but inside the box."

Those are the words of my professor in the very first lecture of law at university. And it was at that moment I knew for certain I had found the right place. And so it truly was :)

[mccnbinnie]

I love the professor and how she treated Elle, she was being a professor preparing Elle for the future

[lovefromwonderland]

To be fair, someone should’ve told Elle she needed to have these things instead of just letting her waltz into the classroom.

[zakwinduss]

The teacher was right to ask her to leave, but notice she said Elle can return when prepared. It’s an insult to the teacher not to be prepared, even if accidental.

The way she called on Vivian to give her opinion was a little shady, but in fairness she is preparing them to be lawyers 😂

[leoleony]

Yes. I can remember my first day at Harvard. Our teachers seemed so mean and unmalleable, but got softer by the day ❤

[kristinawitt]

I watch this everytime I am about to enter a new social situation. Elle's smile gives me so much confindence!

[Love.Yourslf]

Omg this sort of happened to me too! I went to community college for five years and sometimes the professors expected you to read one or two chapters ahead of time, but not all of them. Also, you were never penalized if you didn’t read anything before the first day of classes. Then I went on to a University to get my Bachelor’s degree (which was another five years. ) Anyway, on the first day of classes everyone pulls out their syllabus!! I was so confused! And the professor gave credit to those that printed and brought their syllabus. Thankfully, I sat at the very back of the class and I just pulled out some other papers that I had to make it look like I had printed the syllabus off too. Thank goodness the professor didn’t actually go around the room and check each table individually. He just glanced around the room and gave everyone credit. We also had a reading assignment! Which I didn’t do because we had multiple novels that we were reading for the class and I had no idea where to start. AND I had no idea that there was a specific website for each class! I was SO mad at the orientation people!! Freshman went through THREE days of mandatory orientation and moved into the dorm rooms early. Yet, not one person even mentioned a syllabus or the website to access them! I thought that the professor would hand out the syllabus since I never received an email about it. I didn’t know that different colleges had different websites. I thought that there was like a universal one lol. So I went straight to the library after class and had a student worker help me set mine up. I never went to class without printing off a syllabus or doing some reading beforehand ever again. It has really saved me from having any embarrassing moments like that again!

[Suchagirl-gsyl]

she is ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC CHARACTERS EVER !

[scottgould]

Elle attends Harvard law school, and she uses words like ‘funner.’ 😂

[luckyme]

The reactions of the students sitting behind the main characters are hilarious! I've watched this clip several times but once you notice the students sitting behind you keep clicking on it! 😅😅😅