Harvard University is the oldest university in the USA. The university started in 1636 and it got its name two years later when John Harvard died and gave a library to the university. Since then, the university has grown and Harvard has become one of the most famous universities in the world. Now people all over the world have heard about Harvard. Many famous people have studied at Harvard, including the poetT S. Eliot, the president Barack Obama and the actress Natalie Portman. Many Harvard students have won Nobel Prizes.
Education at Harvard has changed a lot over its history. Charles Eliot, president of Harvard from 1869-1909, made the biggest changes. For example, before Eliot was president, students didn't take entrance exams. Today, thousands of students want to study at Harvard but only about10% of them pass the entrance exams.
Harvard is not all about education. Sport and culture is are also very important. Twenty-first-century students work hard and play hard.