'What, Like It's Hard?' Reese Witherspoon Channels Legally Blonde's Elle Woods as She Visits Harvard

Reese Witherspoon is back in familiar surroundings.

The actress and producer, 48, was spotted at Harvard Business School earlier this week – a fun throwback to when she starred in Legal blonde like Elle Woods, who attended Harvard Law School.

Witherspoon, dressed in a black pleated skirt, black sweater and heels, visited the prestigious school in Boston’s Lower Allston neighborhood on Wednesday, October 16.

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Reese Witherspoon poses with Kate Maistrenko at Harvard University.

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Kate Maistrenko, who was in town to row the Head of Charles with the Ukrainian Olympic team, spotted Witherspoon and chatted with her about everything from Witherspoon’s company, Hello Sunshine, to the star’s support for Maistrenko’s home country of Ukraine.

“We talked for about 10 minutes. It was a really, really nice conversation,” Maistrenko, who was a guest at some lectures while in town, tells PEOPLE. “She wished me the best in rowing.”

“She’s a rock star in everything she does,” the athlete continues, noting that Witherspoon was “super friendly” and “so nice.”

“I’m a woman in STEM and I support women in business, so it’s always nice to see someone who has an impact on the world have a global impact,” Maistrenko adds.

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Reese Witherspoon in the movie ‘Legally Blonde’.

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After her time at Harvard, Witherspoon was spotted having dinner with a group of friends at The ‘Quin House, a private social club in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood.

Rumor has it that the star’s boyfriend, financier Oliver Haarmann, earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Witherspoon, who played the iconic Woods in the first two Legal blonde films, she confirmed that she will be starring again in the third installment of the beloved rom-com franchise in June 2018.

Back in April, Deadline reported that a Legal blonde A spinoff series was also produced with Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM studios, although no plot details have been revealed.

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