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St John's University New York

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityB+ Faculty AccessibilityA
Useful SchoolworkA- Excess CompetitionA
Academic SuccessA- Creativity/ InnovationA
Individual ValueD- University Resource UseB-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyC- FriendlinessA
Campus MaintenanceB Social LifeF
Surrounding CityA+ Extra CurricularsD
SafetyA
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable, Snooty, Closeminded

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Helpful, Arrogant

Female
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Social Life
F
Highest Rating
Surrounding City
A+
She cares more about Social Life than the average student.
Date: Apr 02 2010
Major: Anthropology (This Major's Salary over time)
I really did not like attending this school. It was not my first choice, but I went into it with an open mind. After my first semester I decided to try and rush out of there as quickly as possible. Here was what I found:

Administration: Sends you running in circles, there are hidden fees for tuition and financial aid as a whole is a mess. Dean's offices aren't much better. They will send you running all over the campus to several different offices before they reluctantly solve your problem. And even then, if you have an issue you will have to ask several people before you find someone who cares enough to take the time to help you.

Dorming: A nightmare, with three students crammed into a room about the size of a walk in closet, and then you're sharing a kitchen and bathroom with four other students on top of that. The campus is locked down at 11pm and you have to jump through hoops to have a guest stay over. Dining halls weren't open early enough for morning classes.

Advisors: This created the biggest trouble in my academic career, but this could just have happened to me. Advisors were s***. They did not help you, and don't listen to anything you tell them regarding what you hope to accomplish or what classes you would like to take. I was placed in several courses in the wrong order by a very pushy advisor who insisted it was correct, only to be penalized for it later on by having to waste whole semesters waiting for seasonal classes that were not available year round. The worst part of it is when I was about to graduate and consulted two different advisors about my number of credits. They did not add up to the final amount of credits needed to graduate, yet I had fulfilled the list of major/minor requirements. They both told me it was an error in the system and that I was ready to go. It was only when I asked a professor of mine about it (I hadn't trusted the advisor answers due to previously flakely responses from them) that he told me where the missing classes were, and that I wouldn't be able to graduate! WHY did no -advisor- catch that!? Mine is not the only story like that you will hear from students who have gone to this school.

Classes: MANY theology prerequisites (not surprising, it is a private Catholic university). The anthropology/sociology department is wonderful, everyone is very friendly and helpful. This was -not- the case for every department. I was a biology major before transferring and they were very unhelpful.

Sports: The school is all about sports. I am not much involved in them, but I would think the facilities are wonderful for that.

Campus: It's a large campus. You have to take a bus to the subway (about 8 min ride) and then take the subway into Manhattan (from the Queens campus). The dining halls are nothing special, but not horrible. Overall the campus was fine.

Social Life: I am a mostly introverted person, so take this with a grain of salt. I felt things were very cliquish along the lines of ethnicity. It is a -very- diverse school, but as a result most people tended to hang out with others from their country, who spoke the same language, etc. I made very few friends outside of my major, and those that I did make were almost exclusively from having the same classes, not through clubs, or dorming, etc.

Some people I've met have liked attending this school, but it left me very frustrated. The stress of dealing with the administration, financial aid and social environment really drained the experience and cancelled out anything I might have gained. The teachers and classes were not always bad, but it largely depends on luck and choosing a major that has a nice department. Now that I have graduated (I'm still waiting for them to send me my diploma, have to fight with administration -again-), I look back on the experience with regret. My entire college experience was a feat of preserverance rather than anything even resembling enjoyment.

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