HARVARD UNIVERSITY IVY STANDARD EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP PRE-LAST DAY Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest higher education institution in the United States, and is widely regarded in terms of its influence, reputation, and academic pedigree as a leading university in not just the US but also the world. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, three miles north-west of Boston, Harvard’s 209-acre campus houses 10 degree-granting schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, two theaters, and five museums. It is also home to the largest academic library system in the world, with 18 million volumes, 180,000 serial titles, an estimated 400 million manuscript items and 10 million photographs. Like most of the United States’ pre-Civil War colleges, Harvard was founded to train clergy, but Harvard’s curriculum and student body quickly secularized, and in the 20th century admissions policy was opened up to bring in a more diverse pool of applicants. Now, a total of 21,000 students attend the university, each of whom at some point can be seen bustling past the famous statue of John Harvard, the university’s first benefactor and founder, which looks on benignly in the center of the campus. The bronze statue’s gleaming foot is due to almost incessant rubbing by tourists and students, who believe the act brings good luck. Only the academic elite can claim a place at Harvard, and the nominal cost of attendance is high – though the university’s hefty endowment is such that it can offer generous financial aid packages, which around 60 per cent of students take advantage of. #ivystandard #columbiauniversity #newyorkcity #ivyleaguetrip #harvard #university #MA #usa #Ivy #university #international #highschool #middleschool #trip #kazakh #kazakhstan #almaty #priceton #Университет #Нью-Джерси #США #Университетплюща #Международный #старшаяшкола #Средняяшкола #поездка #казах #Казахстан #алматы (at Harvard University) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sBbj1H_vY/?igshid=1sms4dki181wl