TAIPEI ¨C With an admission letter in hand, Taiwanese student Yu-hsuan Lin was ready to attend her dream school, Harvard University, this September.

But the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s administration to revoke Harvard University¡¯s ability to enroll foreign students made her feel anxious and helpless, Lin said at her Taipei apartment.

¡°The path towards my dream is actually harder and tougher than I expected. There are so many uncertainties,¡± she said.

¡°I thought that I could accept all the changes along the way as what we have gone through in the past half year. However, this one is specifically (targeted) at the international students. So I kind of feel like really hit by it. And that¡¯s why I feel kind of anxious.¡±

The decision marked a significant escalation of the Trump administration¡¯s campaign against the elite Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Harvard called it a ¡°blatant violation¡± of the U.S. Constitution and other federal laws.

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the administration¡¯s order, but it did not provide comfort to Lin who has yet to receive her visa.

¡°I think I would either defer my studies at Harvard, as they said that¡¯s one of the possibilities, or I would probably apply for master programs in Europe or the U.K.¡±

Taiwan¡¯s education ministry said it expects 52 Taiwanese students to be affected by the U.S. government¡¯s move, the island¡¯s official Central News Agency reported.

Another Taiwanese student, who asked to be identified only by his first name Vince, planned to start his public health studies at Harvard this year.

¡°We are certainly feeling pretty nervous, and it¡¯s been a dream for me to come from a small town in Taiwan all the way to Harvard,¡± he said.

¡°I think that this is the best that the United States can offer. So, I would like to plead to the president that, please, I hope that this continuous generosity can be continued.¡±