When Bill Gates was at Harvard, he wrote software code that helped to launch the personal computer era. Courtesy of Harvard Yearbook Publications. Bill Gates as pictured in his freshman yearbook. Gates attended Harvard from 1973 to 1975. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who attended Harvard, returns to campus this weekend for a question-and-answer session as part of the launch of The Harvard Campaign.
1 More than 120 over 80 and less than 140 over 90 (120/80-140/90): You have a normal blood pressure reading but it is a little higher than it should be, and you should try to lower it.2  Make healthy changes to your lifestyle. Follow a healthy lifestyle to keep it at this level. 2  More than 120 over 80 and less than 140 over 90 (120/80-140/90): You have a normal blood pressure reading but it is a little higher than it should be, and you should try to lower it.
A normal systolic pressure is below 120. A reading of 140 or more is high blood pressure (also called hypertension). The diastolic reading, or the bottom number, is the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats. This is the time when the heart fills with blood and gets oxygen. A normal diastolic blood pressure is lower than 80. 90 or higher is high blood pressure.