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St John's University New York

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityC+ Faculty AccessibilityA
Useful SchoolworkA- Excess CompetitionC+
Academic SuccessA- Creativity/ InnovationC
Individual ValueB+ University Resource UseC+
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB- FriendlinessB
Campus MaintenanceC+ Social LifeD
Surrounding CityF Extra CurricularsC+
SafetyA-
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Approachable, Closeminded

Describes the faculty as:
Helpful

Male
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Surrounding City
F
Highest Rating
Faculty Accessibility
A
He cares more about Surrounding City than the average student.
Date: May 11 2008
Major: Finance (This Major's Salary over time)
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.

Responses
questionQuestion/comment response. Was there anything else besides st john's that got youn into ivy league.

Registration is not simple compared to other colleges, you must get a code and get advised but even then professors may make you come back and try to get teh code again.

School is not that hard and yes there are great professors, yes the school has money and they use the money in a very positive way.

But I disagree , I don't think the school is worth the full 27k a year in regards to education.

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