Harvard_University哈佛大学英文介绍.doc

历史Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature,2 Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises由构成 ten separate academic units. It is also the first and oldest corporation in the United States Initially called New College or the college at New Towne, the institution was renamed Harvard College on March 13, 1639. It was named after John Harvard, a young clergyman from the London Borough区 of Southwark and alumnus of Cambridge University (after which Cambridge, Massachusetts is named), who bequeathed馈赠 the College his library of four hundred books and 779 (which was half of his estate), assuring its continued operation.7 The earliest known official reference to Harvard as a university occurs in the new Massachusetts Constitution of 1780.During his 40-year tenure as Harvard president (18691909), Charles William Eliot radically transformed Harvard into the pattern of the modern research university. Eliots reforms included elective courses, small classes, and entrance examinations. The Harvard model influenced American education nationally, at both college and secondary levels.Harvard has the second-largest financial endowment of any non-profit organization (behind the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), standing at $26 billion as of September 2009学术机构Harvard today has nine faculties, listed below in order of foundation: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and its sub-faculty, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which together serve: o Harvard College, the universitys undergraduate portion (1636) o The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (organized 1872) o The Harvard Division of Continuing Education, including Harvard Summer School (1871) and Harvard Extension School (1909). The Faculty of Medicine, including the Medical School (1782) The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (1867). Harvard Divinity School (1816) Harvard Law School (1817) Harvard Business School (1908) The Graduate School of Design (1914) The Graduate School of Education (1920) The School of Public Health (1922) Harvard Kennedy School of Government (1936) In 1999, the former Radcliffe College was reorganized as the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.In February 2007, the Harvard Corporation and Overseers formally approved the Harvard Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences to become the 14th School of Harvard (Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences). 录取Harvard College accepted 7% of applicants for the class of 2013, a record low for the schools entire history.84 The number of acceptances was lower for the class of 2013 partially because the university anticipated increased rates of enrollment after announcing a large increase in financial aid in 2008. For the class of 2011, Harvard accepted fewer than 9% of applicants, with a yield of 80%. US News and World Reports Americas Best Colleges 2009 ranked Harvard #2 in selectivity (in a tie with Yale, Princeton and MIT, behind Caltech), and first in rank of the best national universities.85体育Harvards athletic rivalry with Yale is intense in every sport in which they meet, coming to a climax each fall in their annual football meeting, which dates back to 1875 and is usually called simply The Game. While Harvards football team is no longer one of the countrys best teams as it often was a century ago during footballs early days (it won the Rose Bowl in 1920), both it and Yale have influenced the way the game is played. Older than The Game by 23 years, the Harvard-Yale Regatta划船 was the original source of the athletic rivalry between the two schools. It is held annually in June on the Thames River in eastern Connecticut. The Harvard crew is typically considered to be one of the top teams in the country in rowing. Today, Harvard fields top teams in several other sports, such as ice hockey (with a strong rivalry against Cornell), squash墙网球; 壁球, and even recently won NCAA titles in Mens and Womens Fencing击剑. Harvard also won the Intercollegiate Sailing Association National Championships in 2003.哈佛图书馆自习室墙上的训言（快考试了，大家加油） 1.此刻打盹，你将做梦；而此刻学习，你将圆梦。 2.我荒废的今日，正是昨日殒身之人祈求的明日。 3.觉得为时已晚的时候，恰恰是最早的时候。 4.勿将今日之事拖到明日。 5.学习时的苦痛是暂时的，未学到的痛苦是终生的。 6.学习这件事，不是缺乏时间，而是缺乏努力。 7.幸福或许不排名次，但成功必排名次。 8.学习并不是人生的全部。但，既然连人生的一部分学习也无法征服，还能做什么呢？ 9.请享受无法回避的痛苦。 10.只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 11.谁也不能随随便便成功，它来自彻底的自我管理和毅力。 12.时间在流逝。 13.现在淌的哈喇子，将成为明天的眼泪。 14.狗一样地学，绅士一样地玩。 15.今天不走，明天要跑。 16.投资未来的人是，忠于现实的人。 17.教育程度代表收入。 18.一天过完，不会再来。 19.即使现在，对手也不停地翻动书页。 20.没有艰辛，便无所获。 附上英文版： 1.Thismomentwillnap,youwillhaveadream;Butthismomentstudy,youwillinterpretadream. 2.Ileaveuncultivatedtoday,waspreciselyyesterdayperishestomorrowwhichpersonofthebodyimplored. 3.Thoughtisalreadyislate,exactlyistheearliesttime. 4.Notmatterofthetodaywilldragtomorrow. 5.Timethestudypainistemporary,hasnotlearnedthepainislife-long. 6.Studiesthismatter,lacksthetime,butislacksdiligently. 7.Perhapshappinessdoesnotarrangetheposition,butsucceedsmustarrangetheposition. 8.Thestudycertainlyisnotthelifecomplete.But,sincecontinuallylifepartof-studiesalsoisunabletoconquer,whatbutalsocanmake? 9.Pleaseenjoythepainwhichisunabletoavoid. 10.Onlyhascomparedtotheothersearly,diligentlydiligently,canfeelthesuccessfultaste. 11.Nobodycancasuallysucceed,itcomesfromthethoroughself-controlandthewill. 12.Thetimeispassing. 13.Nowdripsthesaliva,willbecometomorrowthetear. 14.Thedogequallystudy,thegentlemanequallyplays. 15.Todaydoesnotwalk,willhavetoruntomorrow. 16.Theinvestmentfuturepersonwillbe,willbeloyaltotherealityperson. 17.Theeducationlevelrepresentstheincome. 18.Oneday,hasnotbeenableagaintocome. 19.Evenifthepresent,thematchdoesnotstopchangesthepage. 20.Hasnotbeendifficult,thendoesnothaveattains哈佛大学的毕业生中共有六位曾当选为美国总统。他们是约翰.亚当斯(美国第二任总统)、约翰.昆西.亚当斯、拉瑟福德.海斯、西奥多.罗斯福、富兰克林.罗斯福(连任四届)和约翰.肯尼迪。再加上现在的布什一共是七位.John Adams John Quincy AdamsRutherford Birchard HayesFranklin D. RooseveltFranklin Delano RooseveltJohn Fitzgerald KennedyGeorge Walker BushBarack Hussein Obama 34名诺贝尔奖得主(Nobel Laureates诺伯特德纳、拉尔夫爱默生、亨利梭罗、亨利詹姆斯、查尔斯皮尔士、罗伯特弗罗斯特、威廉詹姆斯、杰罗姆布鲁纳、乔治梅奥等。著名外交家、美国前国务卿 亨利基辛格申请文件清单一、照片、毕业证书、在读证明等证照二、中英文对照成绩单三、toefl成绩和 sat 成绩或者a-level 成绩四、个人简历（cv）五、24封推荐信六、个人陈述七、有代表性的获奖证书八、发