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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright this is my first semester at st johns and i am already thinkig about transferring. too bad you cant transfer during the spring semester. but this school is THE WORST school you can possibly go to. if you are thinkign about going here- PLEASE...re-evaluate your decisions and think it over twice. the education here SUCKS. if you want challenging courses and professors, this is not the place for it. while the people here are friendly, you are not academically challenged. as far as im concerned, yeah, there are a lot of papers for any professor, but the work is a piece of cake. its actually useless. they make you take 3 courses of theology. if you are lucky enough, you will get good professors that really care about your progress; but that is rare. THE FINANCIAL AID crappy also. i am in the financial aid office asking questions and you dont know how much people i hear asking about the same problems. first off, when they give you ure financial aid award letter, around march, it seems like they give you a lot of money. for me, it SEEMED like i didnt have to take out any loans, because that wasnt needed, as far as i was concerned. i had enough money "awarded" to me. then, a couple months later, they send me another financial aid award letter that WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT fromt the first one i received. this one, it turned out i need to take out a subsidized and unsubsidized loan to cover the costs of tuition. and the fees are crazy. they have like a @250 "NEW STUDENT FEE AND STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE" that is crazzy-- thats $500 added to ure tuition right there. when i asked them why my original award letter deviated so much from the last one i received, they simply just said that the system wasnt updated yet. HELLO?? theres no turning back now. the deadline for other schools are over and i paid the deposit already. you dont know how much people had like $4000 differences in their award letters. and theres nothing you can do about it, except take out loans and more loans to cover the costs of this school. the school library-- dont even get me started about it. there should be AT least some staff members in library in the morning. the printer is always running out of ink and paper, and you have to run all the way to the fourth floor, wait 15 mminutes--this can make you late for class already, and wait for them to put it in. i was talking to my friends the other day, and she has to pay a lot for this crappy school that makes you pay 15K per sememester. everytime i go to the fin aid office, someone is always asking about why the money amount is always changing, and they dont give you a clear logical answer for it. unless you want to get your money screwed over, then come here. you can spend the same money...its even worth it to take out loans for another school rather than this one. yuo shouldnt have to be paying a lot, or even applying for loans becauuse the school is old, food sucks, the professsors are ignorant, the services are just horrible. its not worth the money to come here at all, trust me. this is a school based on rolling admissions, and the courses arent challenging whatsoever. so unless you want to come here, you are guaranteed a's all semester. this can be a good start, and you can transfer into a better school. if you get c's and d's in the school, then trust me, i dont know what those kids are up to. the workload isnt even hard. thats not to say that you wont get papers, but...bottomline, theres no social life here, and lack of challenging courses make it hard to stay here. thats why im transferrring in my sophomore year Perceived Campus Safety: A, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 03 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=55337&uid=987'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I am in my senior year at St. John's, dean's list student and a major GPA of 3.81 and while there are good things I can say about this school, there were quite a lot of things I did not enjoy. The first thing is the facilities are sub-par and too little. You dish out a whole lot of money to come here and you are faced with old equipment, there is only to my understanding and experience, only two microlabs and about 3-5 scanners in THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY! The university boasts that it got 35000+ applicants for admission yet at the same time, they refuse to improve equipment like computers, printers etc. Students complain a lot that despite the university's endowment, it is very very very cheap when it comes to ensuring student comfort. Lounges close early, buildings close early, libraries close early. I can't even count the number of times I would go home to take a rest and come back on campus to do some research in the lab and all the doors were locked and I would have to call public saftey and some times they won't even help me out. The professors in my department are probably the only good thing that I've encountered here at St. John's. They are dedicated people who I think I will like to keep in contact with even after I graduate. Very helpful and very willing to guide you along your academic journey after undergraduate. But other than that, there's nothing I can say good about this school, courses aren't challenging, they waste your time by making you take 3 theologies no matter what your major is (I could only imagine other grad schools laughing at this on the transcript), what st john's defines as "challenging" really isn't. ADVICE: If you're thinking about coming to SJU, I suggest you think hard about what you want. St John's is into the whole vincention heritage and catholic thing, so if you're a religious person, this is the school for you, campus ministry is a very dynamic area and takes you all over the world and help the poor and unfortunate. If you're into the liberal arts, SJU is for you. If you're into the Fine Arts though, I know people who complain that SJU does not invest a lot in the art department even though they boast a lot about their art curriculum. However if you're a science student: I suggest you look to other places first. Surrounding City: A+, Scholastic Success: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 20 2008 4th Year Male -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=55021&uid=987'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Criminal  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright great school overall, new buildings help fix some major problems from before. Surrounding City: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 21 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=47147&uid=987'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Finance  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I was a B student in high school but went to St. John's even though I was accepted to several higher-ranked schools. Going to St. John's was one of the best things I've ever done now that I've been accepted to two ivy league schools as a transfer, have a top-tier internship, and a shiny 3.9 to put on my resume. The workload is a cakewalk. The core curriculum is easy and well-rounded. The University really is trying to do it's best with food and dorming by building new dorms. I'm reading a lot of these negative reviews and they are grossly exaggerated. St. John's does an excellent job with scholarships to attract and keep intelligent students. The money is well-spent on new facilities and more scholarship money. My main qualm is with regards to a lot of the professors. St. John's requires a PhD to become a professor here, so a lot of them are older and can't connect as much as younger profs with the students. DO NOT MAJOR IN ECONOMICS. They have the worst professors all around. I feel sorry for the students that have to go through that. Our accounting major is outstanding though. Getting a job with a Top 4 firm is easy and I envy the great career placement our accounting majors have. You'll definitely learn, but it's tough. Being an outstanding student here really isn't that difficult because there are quite a few idiots who don't come to class, fail, and so the rest of the class gets a nice curve. The best place to make friends are through the honor societies and through the honor college because of the stringest requirements, so the only ones there are focused go-getters who know what they want. Class registration is simple. Ratemyprofessors helps a lot because EVERYONE uses it. All professors are required to have office hours so you can find them easily. Never had trouble with that. All freshmans get free laptops and a designated advisor which really helps. Even though I'm transferring, I'm glad I came here. It really launched my academic career. Faculty Accessibility: A, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 11 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! 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