Harvard Definition and 79 Threads

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, clergyman John Harvard, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States
and among the most prestigious in the world.The Massachusetts colonial legislature, the General Court, authorized Harvard's founding. In its early years, Harvard College primarily trained Congregational and Unitarian clergy, although it has never been formally affiliated with any denomination. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century, and by the 19th century, Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among the Boston elite.
Following the American Civil War, President Charles William Eliot's long tenure (1869–1909) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern research university; Harvard became a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900. James B. Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II; he liberalized admissions after the war.
The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of academic disciplines for undergraduates and for graduates, while the other faculties offer only graduate degrees, mostly professional. Harvard has three main campuses:
the 209-acre (85 ha) Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across the Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $41.9 billion, making it the largest of any academic institution. Endowment income helps enable the undergraduate college to admit students regardless of financial need and provide generous financial aid with no loans. The Harvard Library is the world's largest academic library system, comprising 79 individual libraries holding about 20.4 million items.Harvard has more alumni, faculty, and researchers who have won Nobel Prizes (161) and Fields Medals (18) than any other university in the world and more alumni who have been members of the U.S. Congress, MacArthur Fellows, Rhodes Scholars (375), and Marshall Scholars (255) than any other university in the United States. Its alumni also include eight U.S. presidents and 188 living billionaires, the most of any university. Fourteen Turing Award laureates have been Harvard affiliates. Students and alumni have also won 10 Academy Awards, 48 Pulitzer Prizes, and 108 Olympic medals (46 gold), and they have founded many notable companies.

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  1. S

    My chances of getting into MIT, Caltech, Harvard etc

    Hello. I'm an international student and I've just completed my A Levels, my SAT Subject Tests and I expect to take the SAT Reasoning Test in Oct/Nov. My freshman year should start in Sept 2013. Here are my results: A levels (CIE) Maths: A* Physics: A* Chemistry: A* Further Maths: Expecting A*...
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    How Can Someone Learn Abstract Algebra form Harvard ?

    Hello , I've a question . How Can someone Get Harvard Books on Mathematics generally and Abstract Algebra Specially ? How Can The one Buy it ?
  3. G

    Could You Pass the 1869 Harvard Entrance Exam?

    http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/harvardexam.pdf Ok, so the Latin and Greek sections may be outdated, but everything else is still fair game for today. Brutal test.
  4. S

    Has anyone here been to Harvard?

    Has anyone here ever been to Harvard university in Massachusetts? If you have, I have a few questions. *Exactly how difficult is it to get accepted into Harvard? *What are the minimum accepted GPA, and SAT/ACT requirements? *How much is the tuition of a 4-year degree? And how much is the...
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    Has anyone here been to Harvard?

    Harvard university is the single most prestigious college in the entire world. Only about 5% of applicants are accepted because it's requirements are so staggeringly high. Not to mention full time tuition can cost >$250,000 for a bachelors degree. And their graduate schools are even costlier...
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    Stanford VS Harvard for undergrad physics/astrophysics

    I'm at a crossroads in my life now and I have the lucky dilemma of having to choose between Harvard and Stanford (which one should I take? :P) so...which one do I take? I'm planning to major in physics/astrophysics but I see both have are pretty strong with those fields. FA is amazing at both so...
  7. X

    Grad student quality of life at Harvard and Stanford?

    Can anyone tell me about the quality of life as a grad student at Harvard and Stanford? I've been accepted to the PhD physics programs at both schools and have no idea which one to choose. Since both schools are excellent academically and I don't yet have a specific area I want to specialize...
  8. E

    Are Chinese Mothers Better at Preparing Kids for Ivy League Admissions?

    Chinese Mothers Are Superior (in raising children to competitive Harvard applicants) Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior reading the article (I have not read the book) it is clear that the whole point of piano lessons is to make their daughters look good for Harvard/Stanford/Ivy League...
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    Which Is Better for Physics, Harvard or MIT?

    Hi, I am hoping to get good marks in university and plan to give it my all in university then hopefully get into a good grad. school for physics, since to get a good job in research and in teaching you need a good school (to my knowledge). This got me searching, on the internet the best in the...
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    Schools Questions about Harvard Math Grad School Admissions

    I'm aspiring to Math Grad School at Harvard, and I had a couple of questions. Is it absolutely necessary to have a 4.0 overall GPA to get in or would they allow maybe one or two B+'s? Which school has a better math grad school, UC Berkeley or Harvard?
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    Mathematics Grad. School Application Harvard

    I'm interested in applying to a top mathematics grad. school like Harvard, Chicago, or Princeton. I'm wondering what my chances are and I'm especially interested in what would happen in the following scenario: I've taken only math courses my entired undergrad. education and I've taken grad...
  12. B

    Math 55 at Harvard: A Comprehensive Undergraduate Mathematics Experience

    I actually want to know, is it like four years of undergraduate mathematics crammed into one? Are there actually people who get like 4.0 GPAs in that course?
  13. J

    Harvard Math Ph.D Requirements: Straight A's & Perfect SAT 800 in Math?

    Does Harvard expect people with straight A's in every subject in academic (including history, English, etc.) and perfect 2400 on SAT for getting into Ph.D program in mathematics in Harvard, or they expect just average scores on other academic subjects and SAT, but perfect 800 on mathematics on...
  14. L

    Schools Harvard and which other schools rarely if ever accept transfer students

    Which other schools do not accept transfer students other than Harvard, or is it only Harvard that doesn't do this? If Harvard accepted transfer students would it over populate their school?
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    For Undergrad: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Stanford?

    I'm just wondering, but if you are a good student at HYPMS or maybe even UPenn, is there a good chance of earning near 100K fresh out of college? Or is this just a big misconception that most ambitious high school students have?
  16. diogenesNY

    What are some freely available physics videos from Harvard and Yale?

    Hey y'all: This is a sort of follow up to the thread: 'New Yale Internet Physics resource' In addition to PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics, Fall 2006, they have put up the videos and materials for ASTR 160 - Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics, Spring 2007 at...
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    Scholarship from a place like Harvard

    I haven’t been the best of students in school. When I say that I mean I have really bad grades my GPA is a bought a 62 now. I have recently be studying theoretical physics and astrophysics lately and I have found that it is something I want to do. I have taken IQ tests that consistently score me...
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    Advance calculus and more, courtesy Harvard

    Just wanted to let everyone know that Harvard professor Shlomo Sternberg has posted some excellent material and books online. http://www.math.harvard.edu/people/SternbergShlomo.html Enjoy!
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    Grad student life at Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Cornell

    I'm interested to hear from Grad Students at these schools about anything they wish they had known when they were applying. How competitive/compassionate are the students? How is the weather? Are people happy? Is the town in complete economic distress? Do you like the whole department, or...
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    Uh, Harvard is a good uh school, right?

    I've got this 8 part lecture series titled "Cosmic Questions" and it is given by Robert Kirshner, Harvard professor. I can hardly handle listening to it, because every other word is uh. I've tried telling myself to just ignore the uhs, but the more I try to ignore them the more they stand out...
  21. K

    Which University Is Best for Physics Undergrad: Harvard, Cambridge, or Oxford?

    Hi all, I'm a student from NZ, considering studying Physics for my Undergraduate course overseas, beginning September 2009. I know very little about the relative advantages and disadvantages of these three universities, and was hoping someone could provide a bit of general advice. I know...
  22. Ivan Seeking

    Cost of Harvard vs Prison: Who's Winning?

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21180419/page/5/
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    What Should I Study at Harvard to Boost My Med School Application?

    I got accepted to Harvard but I don't really know what kind of subject that I have to take to make my application for medical school looks superior. Any advise?
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    Schools Harvard and MIT, and my university

    I read the course syllabus' of MIT and Harvard universities and my university. There is no difference between assignements, labs, exams, etc between those 2 famous universities and my university. Then why would someone say their graduates are better trained than me and/or graduates from...
  25. jtbell

    Can Success Be Achieved Without Attending Elite Universities?

    http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/13/time.cover.tm/index.html
  26. Mk

    Harvard Stem Cell Institute Researchers Cleared for SCNT Experiments | HSCI News

    http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/2006/06/06-stemcell.html I'm for it, go cloning!
  27. Moonbear

    Is Harvard President's View on Gender and Science Justified?

    This is the sort of thing that makes my blood boil! For the rest of the story, see: http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/worldwide/story/0,9959,1392808,00.html For another version (from ABC news), see here: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0105/200914.html And the Boston Globe's...
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    Harvard Alumni Connecting Worldwide

    Any harvard people here?
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