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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Communications  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright goood school....with even better sorroundings Education Quality: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 11 2010 1st Year Male -- Class 2014    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=65877&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   Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright St. Johns does not care AT ALL about students and their thoughts. To them the only important thing is recruiting freshman, which is the only thing they do well. From the public safety with stricter rules than my own mother to the over priced food service (which isn't at all good), to the building which are constantly falling apart this school is a waste. The worst part is that the professors are HORRIBLE. I expect that my degree will be laughed at by any real job when I get into the work force. I am a junior and haven't learned anything from the school. I have had NOT ONE professor who has stood out to be an excellent professor, yet i can name two or three PER SEMESTER who either don't speak English or cannot put five words together to make a coherent sentence. I honestly learned more from the community college I attended before coming here. This school lies to students to get them to come. I was so excited to come here after taking a tour I wish I knew then what I knew now. This school advertises its pride in Greek Life, yet is trying to take them off campus. This school prides itself in being a technologically advanced campus - giving every new incoming freshman a new laptop - yet they are terrible laptops that will fail you when you need them most. The fitness center is too small for the number of students who attempt to use it daily, yet they didn't seem to leave room for a new one in the new DeAngelo Center. Overall I am so disappointed with this school. Public Safety doesn't care about students at all. They just want to babysit and give out violations. They drive all over campus on walkways that are definitely not meant to be driven on (and they damage the cobblestone all the time) just because they are too lazy to walk. They block the walkways from students and more importantly students in wheel chairs. The student dorms are built sloppily and without a real understand that people will actually be LIVING in them (and that the plumbing must work). Honestly the only good things I can say about it is that it has a very diverse student body, they offer free laundry, and when a shooter decides to come to campus with a gun we are all notified in a timely manner. Surrounding City: A, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 28 2010 3rd Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=65508&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   PreMed and Medical  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright don't come here. I went here for one year. My suite had 6 people and only one of them still attend. One of my friends owed 25 cents on his bill and they went to his class and kicked him out of it until he paid. Everyone is very cliquey. The parties consist of a billion people crowding around a keg, you get one cup of beer, and then the cops show up by 12. Everyone goes home on the weekends. A non SJU guest can only stay until 12. only one bar people really go to. mixed opinions on the professors some really good some horrible. The good stuff - the dorms are nice. the campus is safe and beautiful. very responsive to students wants -- we wanted more cafeteria hours so they kept it open practically all night. the nice campus fooled everyone into going but the retention rate is so high because once everyone goes there they realize it sucks. if you're looking to make great friends DONT come here. if you're looking for the "college experience" DONT come here. If you're looking for a comfy dorm to sit in while you waste away $50,000 a year, St. Johns might be for you. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 12 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=64953&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   Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Well I was accepted to St.Johns for the fall 2009 semester, and I now longer attend. I transferred as quickly as one can right into Queens College. I must say this University is absolutely terrible. I had high expectations for St. Johns considering alot of students attended. Boy was I fooled. This school is way to expensive to begin with. I had cancer and had a outstanding amount of hospital bills to pay, I had to beg numerous times to give me a "low" tuition amount. All in all I have to pay 8,000 or so for this year. However it will continue to go up. If you get the price lock its still about the same thing.Now because I thought I was going to stay there the whole time. I paid for the whole year. Upon my leaving I was never refunded any of my money for the semester I did not attend. I had meal points that I couldn't finish and I was unable to get the remainder of the money back. Pretty much they stole from me. In the beginning of the year for freshman you have to participate in the really mundane 3 day stay away trip. Its dreadful to say the least. The counselors are all stuck pricks and the students that you meet are confined to their own "world". You will have a really hard time meeting anyone if you 1. not white and 2. dont dress like a preppy kid. They claim this school to be very diverse however it is the total opposite. Everyone is white to say the least. Therefore everyone else is a minority. Do not get me wrong I am a super friendly person and I tried really hard to make friends, but I was either insulted by the people I tried to be friendly too or let down. For the education program they throw you right in which is ridiculous. I was forced to go 3 classes and watch them (I went to a highschool)..I had to write crazy amounts of papers and projects. All in All it was too much for my first semester.They tell you they will ease you in. But let me tell you they are lying. They throw you to the wolves. This is no exaggeration. I practically paid for my grades. My test grades were not that great however I ended up with a 3.8. I hate that. I want to work for my grade but really didnt have to. The professors that I had were amazing. They were great people. However I heard horror stories from other kids about their professors and how horrible they are. Walking on campus is soo annoying. Only because you seem to notice all the renovations they continue to do. The tuition is so damn high because they are busy building unnecessary buildings and buying loads of friggin trees. One thing that really ticked me off with this college was the mandatory participation of events. I was forced to go on average 2-3 events per week. I dont have time for that when I work two jobs. They are very inconsiderate to the students. For most of us we have a life outside of school that involves working. While sitting at my table in class I talked to the students around me about transferring and guess what. 3 out of 4 of them said they were transferring next yr. All the other negative reviews are right on. So many students are miserable at St. Johns its really crazy. My advice if you are not white and are "different" such as a indie kid, a punk kid, ghetto, hip hop w.e ..you will not fit in. People will look at you differently and treat you like crap. I must say I enjoy queens college so much. Random people talk to you, everyone is friendly and down to earth. The classes are demanding and you work to earn your grades. You'd think the opposite of a cuny. However cuny's are great schools and cheaper. Good luck to whatever school you pick. Campus Aesthetics: A, Collaboration/Competitive: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 10 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! 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