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High schoolers dream of Ivy League

U.S. universities being viewed as viable option by top students

Broadening horizons: A Harvard University student chats with Japanese high schoolers during a gathering held as part of the Harvard College in Asia Program in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on March 21. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

Broadening horizons: A Harvard University student chats with Japanese high schoolers during a gathering held as part of the Harvard College in Asia Program in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on March 21. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

By Sayuri Daimon
Staff Writer

Apr 19, 2013

One March afternoon in Shibuya Ward, a group of high schoolers earnestly listened as students from Harvard University described life on their campus.

"Who is interested in going to school in the U.S.?" one Harvard student asked.

A host of hands shot up in the air.