Documentary report on studying and working at Harvard University

Working at Harvard University is recorded in China, and people always introduce me like this: This is Kelly. She is a graduate of

Documentary report on studying and working at Harvard University

Working at Harvard University is recorded in China, and people always introduce me like this: This is Kelly. She is a graduate of Harvard University. ? The most common answer is:? If you can go to Harvard, you must be the best and brightest student. ? I have been thinking: graduating from the best university in the world designated by the public and the media is defined as? The best and brightest? What does this mean? Does this mean that I am an academic wizard? Does this mean that I can easily get a well-paid and noble job? Does this mean that I am listed as a social elite with superior intelligence? According to my personal observation, many people will say so, and they really treat me like this.

However, I have always believed that the core value brought to me by Harvard undergraduate course is neither academic ability nor money absorption, and of course it is not social status. What I cherish most about Harvard education is not its world-class facilities, award-winning professors and high-level academic discussions, but my unique opportunity to study, entertain and live with a group of different, talented and ambitious young people outside the classroom.

Ensure that people with different backgrounds and interests match.

Before freshmen enter the campus, Harvard's accommodation system has been quietly started. During the summer vacation before entering school, freshmen should fill out an application form for accommodation, including how many roommates they want, their study characteristics and social habits, and a bunch of other personal problems to help the freshmen director arrange accommodation. The freshman director of Harvard College will spend the whole summer sifting through these application forms and carefully matching students with different interests and backgrounds, instead of putting students with the same background together. This is a work of art. If you don't do this, how can a Christian child who is home-schooled in Tennessee have the opportunity to live with a Jewish Orthodox child from the best public middle school in new york? How does the daughter of a family in China, Washington, seeking to increase social interaction and education communicate with a white girl who loves Latin every day? How does an international student from Myanmar become friends with a girl who immigrated to Los Angeles from Mexico for the first time in her life?

Each freshman and several roommates live in a house in Harvard Park 17 freshman dormitory. Only freshmen can enter these dormitories. Each building has several unit entrances, and each unit has a supervisor who specializes in management and supervision. This housemaster is often a graduate student or employee of Harvard and lives in the room at the door of the unit. The supervisor's duty is to organize social gatherings, give life and academic guidance, and create a harmonious group atmosphere. So from the first day freshmen step into the room, the supervisor becomes a part of the student group, and the students have a life consultant who lives together 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Cleaning the dormitory can also make a small profit.

Before the start of the new semester, there will be orientation week activities, and freshmen can participate in various orientation activities selectively. Optional welcome activities are colorful, including art activities for freshmen who love art, urban activities for freshmen who like community service, and outdoor activities for freshmen who are keen on outdoor sports; For international students, there are also compulsory international student activities. Students also have the opportunity to join the dormitory health group and earn a little money by cleaning the dormitory. I joined this group, got familiar with these group members when I tried to brush the toilet and floor, and established a deep friendship with them.

Welcome Week, also dubbed Harvard Camp by us, provides freshmen with an opportunity to get to know each other, get used to the dormitory and get to know Harvard. For example, what if it fails? What should I do if I am homesick? How to use the library? Of course, we also have many social activities, such as ice cream carnival and? First intimacy? Prom (is the first chance for a freshman to find a boyfriend and girlfriend, and he has a final fantasy when he graduates? Dance). In fact, the freshman feeling is a continuous orientation activity, because there are always various social activities to deepen our understanding. The weekly gathering of each dormitory unit also strengthens the collective identity of the dormitory circle. I come from a small town high school that is almost all white, and I made many African-American and Hispanic friends for the first time in my life. I met not only celebrities who grew up in Manhattan on the Upper East Side of new york, but also international students who came to the United States for the first time and got full financial aid because their families could not afford tuition.

When I was a freshman, I was lucky enough to be arranged in a small and warm dormitory, Greenough. I like hanging out in the hallway in my pajamas, going to the boys' dormitory to discuss economics or chatting with my friends A, Shi Wen and Matt. Shi Wen is an Indian American from New York, and Matt is from a small town in New Hampshire. I like to eat in the freshman restaurant (with Harry? The restaurant in "Potter" is similar) for 4 hours, discussing politics with friends, professors or President Summers, and how to confront all professors. I like sitting in the living room with my housekeeper and roommate, eating freshly baked cakes and complaining loudly about the mid-term exam. These are unforgettable memories of my freshman year, which laid the strongest friendship in my life.

Reorganize at the end of freshman year.

At the end of the freshman year, students freely choose to form a group with seven other students and participate in the lottery system for allocating new dormitories. By drawing lots, each group was randomly assigned to 1 1 senior dormitory and spent the remaining three years at Harvard. In the early hours of the morning, the mysterious envelope that decided the fate of our future dormitory was quietly stuffed at the door of the dormitory. The day I received the notice of the allocation result of the accommodation building was a grand ceremony, and the freshmen celebrated wildly in the restaurant. Every residential building? Freshman? Send a special shirt to welcome new members. On that day, a group of us danced on the dining table in flags, shirts and hats. ? Welcome to Eliot Building, the best dormitory in Harvard. ? A senior girl shouted at me while throwing me a coat. At this point, I am not only a Harvard student, but also a member of Elliot Building.

Harvard's accommodation system is inspired by Oxford and Cambridge University systems. The difference is that each building only undertakes the function of accommodation, not an academic branch of the university. Most of the residential buildings were built in the 1930 s, Abt, the principal at that time? Lawrence? Lowell decided to create a new undergraduate accommodation system, which can not only enrich students' life experiences, but also give every student the opportunity to be equally assigned to various accommodation buildings by lottery, and each building has its own distinctive characteristics. At Harvard, more than 97% of undergraduates live in dormitories. Elliot is famous for the beautiful scenery along the Charles River outside the window and the luxurious spring ball. Each building has its own characteristics and advantages, but every student thinks his dormitory is the best.

Unforgettable to stay up late in the dormitory restaurant code word

The charm of this accommodation system lies in that it gives students a strong sense of identity with their dormitory. There are two in every building? Parents? Harvard tenured professor and his partner. Mine? Parents? Is that Renault? Bertelli and his wife Anna? Benstead. Renault is Italian. He is a professor of Italian literature. Anna is English and works in a radio station in Boston. That summer, Renault remembered the names and faces of 100 freshmen. Because of this, on the day when we dragged our suitcases into Elliot, he was able to stand at the entrance, call out our names one by one and greet us warmly. Reno and Anna live in a small building next to Elliot, where wonderful tea parties are often held. There are also a group of guests who live with us in this building. Generally, they are doctoral students in various research institutes of Harvard. Their duty is to give us advice and guidance on undergraduate study, applying for graduate students and finding jobs. If I apply for the graduate program of law school after graduating from undergraduate course, I can seek the tutor of pre-law course; If I want to apply for an internship in France, I will go to a financial aid tutor. These tutors are also our friends, and we often eat together in restaurants.

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What can overseas experience bring to returnees? Ye Feng believes that the first is the change of thinking mode. ? Overseas scientific research experience has broadened my horizons and made me think about scientific research in by going up one flight of stairs. ? He pointed out that the academic level of a scientific researcher is not only reflected in experiments, but more importantly, in his views on problems and ways of thinking. Therefore, returnees who are interested in returning to China to engage in scientific research should have excellent professional skills on the one hand and improve their comprehensive quality and ability on the other.