哈佛大学 (Harvard University)，成立于1636年, 是美国历史最悠久的高等学府, 著名的"常春藤盟校"成员, 是一所享誉世界的私立研究型大学。该校在自然科学, 生命科学, 文学, 医学, 法学, 商学等多个领域拥有极高的学术地位及广泛的影响力，被公认为是当今世界最顶尖的高等教育及研究机构之一。
哈佛大学共出过8位美国总统和众多诺贝尔奖和普利策奖获得者。此外，还培养了一大批世界级的学术带头人, 文学家, 思想家, 外交家, 美国前国务卿亨利·基辛格, 蒙古国现任总统查希亚·额勒贝格道尔吉都出自哈佛。中国也有许多科学家, 作家, 学者曾就读于哈佛大学, 如竺可桢, 赵元任, 陈寅恪, 林语堂, 梁实秋, 梁思成, 胡秀英, 余英时等。而马克·扎克伯格和比尔·盖茨则是该校最知名的辍学生。
哈佛大学位于美国马萨诸塞州剑桥市(Cambridge)，属于大波士顿地区，临近麻省理工学院。波士顿地区夏季炎热潮湿，而冬季寒冷。波士顿最热的月份在7月，平均气温为27.7摄氏度，最冷的月份为1月，平均气温为零下5摄氏度。波士顿的金融业及咨询业发展成熟，有很多世界级著名公司驻扎于此，如吉列公司，波士顿咨询公司，富达投资，美洲银行，新百伦等。这些公司都为哈佛大学的毕业生提供了丰富的就业资源。
一起来看看哈佛大学(Harvard University)的具体情况吧。
【Harvard 基本概况】
所属国家：美国
所在地区：马萨诸塞州 Cambridge
成立时间：1636年
校训：Veritas (真理)
排名：U.S.News 全美综合性大学第2名
【Harvard by Numbers】
本科生人数：6,699
研究生人数：13,102
国际生人数：5,000+
学院数量：12个学院 + Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
师资规模：2,400
学生社团：400+
图书馆：80 (Widener Library 为主图书馆)
校友规模：371,000+
【Harvard 专业设置】
学校共有12个授予学位的学院和拉德克利夫高级研究所(Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study)。这12个学院分别是，Harvard College, Harvard Business School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 此外，还有Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences 和Harvard Division of Continuing Education，但是两个学院不授予学位。本科生只能申请Harvard College，申请时候不需要选择具体专业，仅需要选择专业领域，如Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Humanities, Mathmatics, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences。同时，学校允许用Undecided进行申请。此外，学校与新英格兰音乐学院和伯克利音乐学院有双学位项目。
【Harvard 申请要求】
申请通道：Common系统 或 Coalition for College系统
申请费用：75美元
标化考试：需要SAT 或 ACT，写作部分不要求，推荐2门SAT2
语言要求：不强制要求提交
推荐信：3封 (1 Counsellor + 2 Teachers)
面试要求：推荐学生进行面试
其它材料：需要Mid-year Report
申请文书：
1.Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual activities that you have not mentioned or detailed elsewhere in your application. These could include, but are not limited to, supervised or self-directed projects not done as school work, training experiences, online courses not run by your school, or summer academic or research programs not described elsewhere.(150 words)
2. Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (150 words)
3.What specific plan do you have, if any, for using the education you hope to receive? (50 words)
4. 选择性题目。写作上传，无字数限制。可以是如下题目或自拟题目：
- Unusual circumstances in your life
-Travel, living, or working experiences in your own or other communities
-What you would want your future college roommate to know about you
-An intellectual experience (course, project, book, discussion, paper, poetry, or research topic in engineering, mathematics, science or other modes of inquiry) that has meant the most to you
-How you hope to use your college education
-A list of books you have read during the past twelve months
-The Harvard College Honor code declares that we “hold honesty as the foundation of our community.” As you consider entering this community that is committed to honesty, please reflect on a time when you or someone you observed had to make a choice about whether to act with integrity and honesty.
-The mission of Harvard College is to educate our students to be citizens and citizen-leaders for society. What would you do to contribute to the lives of your classmates in advancing this mission?
-Each year a substantial number of students admitted to Harvard defer their admission for one year or take time off during college. If you decided in the future to choose either option, what would you like to do?
-Harvard has long recognized the importance of student body diversity of all kinds. We welcome you to write about distinctive aspects of your background, personal development or the intellectual interests you might bring to your Harvard classmates.
【Harvard 申请时间节点】
REA 11月1日
RD 1月1日
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【Harvard 费用情况】
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