After one to three years in England, his plans are unclear. Law school and academia remain possibilities.
“I have never been so unsure of what I am going to do as I am now,” Watson says.
Whatever he ultimately does, Watson feels that his Latin scholarship will provide a solid background.
“Classics is a means, not an ends,” he says. “Classics is a mental preparation. It’s a humanizing art.”
—Staff writer Faryl W. Ury can be reached at ury@fas.harvard.edu.