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Harvard University was founded in 1636 and is the oldest institution of higher learning in the US. It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, about 3 miles from Boston. Winter is snowy, cold and windy at 36'F but spring and fall can be both warm and cold at 39'F and 64'F, respectively. There is 43 inches of rain a year and 40 inches of snowfall a year.
Male/Female 49/51 84% out of state 11,454 graduate students 9,859 undergraduate students 42% White 18% Asain/Pacific Islander 8% African American 8% Hispanic 13% Unreported 10% Non-Resident Alien
1. SAT or ACT with writing 2. SAT 11 Subject Tests 3. Interview 4. Essay 5. Recommendations
Veritas, the school motto, is Latin for truth.
1. Ranked #1 in US News National Universities 2009 2. The oldest college in the US. 3. The library has over 15 million volumes. 4. Endowment is $28.8 billion. 5. 300+ registered student organizations.
School Demographics
Harvard University
The Harvard Crimson is the oldest daily college newspaper.
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General Information
Harvard offers Associate's, Doctoral, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees
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Harvard offers over 100 majors and many more minors. If you were to major in psychology you'd take: 1. Psychology 1. Introduction to Psychology 2. Self-Destructive Behaviors 3. Creativity: Madmen, Geniuses, and Harvard Students 4. The Insanity Defense 5. Developmental Psychology of Early Childhood
Admission Requirements
Harvard www.harvard.edu Phone: (617)495-1000
For the incoming freshman class in 2008, Harvard recieved over 27,000 applications. They only accepted 9%.