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|. The creation of Harvard

Harvard University was founded by the English colony of Massachusetts, which
already in 1635 had opened the Boston Latin School, and which wanted to preserve
and perpetuate English university institutions at home;The majority of the settlers
were former students of the University of Cambridge or Oxford...
Founded on September 8, 1636, it is the oldest higher education institution in the
United States.Harvard is a private American university. Its nearly 85-hectare
campus is now relatively concentrated around the area called "Harvard Yard", in the
city of Cambridge, a city in the Boston agglomeration in Massachusetts.In 1639, he
was baptised "Harvard" in honour of John Harvard, of Charlestown, a young Puritan
pastor who had bequeathed (légués*) his library and half of his property to the
young institution in 1638. This legacy constitutes the original collection of the
Harvard Library. In its early days, the institution had only nine students and one
professor.
In particular, it is recognised as prestigious due to its undergraduate tuition
fees (frais de scolarité*) for one year amounting to about $46,340 USD and it takes
about $71,650-$76,650 per year for all other fees (housing, fees, books,
travel...).
The Harvard University campus extends over a very large plot of just over 2,000
hectares. Harvard is composed of 13 schools and institutes. Harvard's extensive
library network houses the oldest collection in the United States and the largest
private collection in the world. Harvard University's reputation comes not only
from the quality of its teaching, but also from the success of its students.
Indeed, the university is renowned for having trained global elites. Harvard alumni
include eight American presidents, several foreign heads of state, 62 billionaires
still alive, 359 Rhodes fellows and 242 Marshall fellows. To date, Harvard also has
157 Nobel Prize winners, 18 Fields Medal holders, and 14 Turing Prize winners. Not
to mention Harvard students and alumni who have won 10 Oscars, 48 Pulitzer Prizes,
and 108 Olympic medals.

||. Harvard's selectivities

Of the eight Ivy League schools (namely Brown University, Columbia University,
Cornell University, Dartmouth College, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton
University and Yale University) Harvard is one of the most selective. With a
selection rate between 4% and 5% depending on the year, and an exceptional
reputation attracting only the best profiles, it is extremely difficult to join a
course at Harvard University. It is difficult to make a direct conversion of the
university's expectations from international students. Keep in mind that this is
mostly the top 3% of American students, and that expectations are potentially
similar for international students. In fact, it is essential to be one of the best
students in your institution, and that you almost systematically get an average
above 16/20 in each term from the Third to the Terminale class. Second important
point, the TOEFL English test for foreigners. Scored out of 120, you will have to
obtain a minimum score of 80 or even 85 to ensure admission to Harvard. This
generally corresponds to an average of 14/20 at the end of high school, an
accessible level therefore. Joining Harvard does not only mean studying, it also
means integrating a family. It is expected that students invest on campus and vis-
à-vis other students: tutoring, student job, participation in student clubs, etc.
Harvard will therefore look for students with a community, social and committed
mindset who have already demonstrated in the past the will to succeed in community.

||| . The way of life at Harvard

Life on the Harvard campus is similar to the majority of universities in the United
States. Indeed, not a day goes by without an event taking place on campus.
In addition, the university has a very large number of student clubs. There were
447 in 2019 according to the school's website. These clubs bring students together
according to their passions such as art or skiing for example.

We advise our students to join the clubs they are passionate about but also those
that can showcase their school curriculum (finance club for an economics student
for example). According to a report by Business Insider, the routine recommended by
Harvard is based on a methodology called Timeboxing, the first step, that of brain
emptying, is to literally empty yourself of what you have in your head, ideas,
projects of the day, commitments and everything you think you need to do to achieve
your daily goals. The last part of the routine is planning, which consists of
dividing the day into several time ranges.

Thanks to its stages, we find the mental preparation necessary for the challenges
to be faced during the day, the reduction of procrastination, distractions and
stress, or the prevention of the grabbing of all the hours available through work.