Saint Joseph’s University Top Questions

I love this school

I think the best thing about Saint Joe's is that the class sizes are small and you really get to know your professors who are amazing. The campus is continually expanding into this coming fall and there will be an all new addition to the library.

The campus is very nice and the academics are great. It really prepares you to enter the real world and to gain a good job. I would change the layout of the campus, as most Juniors and Seniors have to live off campus (although they are trying to change that) and most Sophomores have to take a shuttle to their classes. My school has about 5,000 undergraduate students and the classes have about 25 students in them. Most students go to bars to have fun or other Philly schools such as UPenn, because house parties are often small or nonexistent. The faculty and staff are very well-prepared and helpful and there are a large amount of organizations and clubs to join. Greek like isn't huge but the sororities and fraternities are well known. When it comes to basketball, there is a lot of school pride. There is no football team, but we love our Hawk basketball players! "THE HAWK WILL NEVER DIE!"

I love the department for my major

School is very accommodating academically. Teachers know your name and it's easy to make friends. There is plenty of school pride and much of it lies on the basketball team. Students tend to complain about lack of parties or that parties get busted too often

I love Saint Joe's! The sense of community is unreal and I think the teachers and the faculty truly love to be of any assistance possible. It has a great social life and whether you want to stay on campus or go into Center City, it is always a great time!

The size of SJU is just right for me, it is not too big that you don't know anyone in your classes but it is also not too small so you have many opportunities to meet new people and make new friends. When i am on campus my favorite place to be would be campion student center, I love sitting at the Alpha Phi table in the cafeteria with all of my sisters and being able to see so many of my friends in one place.

One thing I would change about st joes would be the people who work there. everyone brings their fucking bad moods to work with them and i am sick of it. especially the wrap lady with short hair and the c-store guy. like--smile, it wont hurt you.

I love St. Joe's and the small school, Jesuit aspect. Everyone knows everyone, like a family. St. Joe's has some of the friendliest people I know. Most students try to live out the Jesuit ideals which makes a very welcoming environment.

The best thing about St. Joe's is how much of a community atmosphere has been built here. I transferred from George Washington University because I felt lost in the school, and coming to St. Joe's was the best decision I ever made. I think that the size of the school is just right. It's not large enough to get lost--people know your name and face and will smile and say hello-- but it's also not small enough that if you want to have a day where you don't see someone you know, you can't. St. Joe's is highly lauded in the Philadelphia area, and the network of alumni is extremely large. I always run into someone who has either graduated or knows someone that has graduated from St. Joe's and that bond is instantly made when they find out I also attend the school. Outside of the Philadelphia area, St. Joe's is only known for it's basketball program. On campus I spent most of my time in the Cafeteria (the "Caf") during free periods. Free period is something special to St. Joe's where on Tuesday's and Thursday's from 11-1 there are no classes scheduled and everyone gets a break to see their friends and spend some down time, or also catch up on work if procrastination has pushed it that close. I was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority, and Greek life at St. Joe's heavily relies on free periods to see each other. In the Crimson Cafeteria there are tables that are unofficially dedicated to each fraternity and sorority. The time spent at those tables eating lunch, laughing, and generally just relaxing was the best time I had during the day on campus. Even if I only stopped by for a few minutes to see my friends it was great to have a place to go to where there was always someone I knew. St. Joe's students have an IMMENSE amount of pride in the school. It's very possible to get by without being involved in it, but it is an amazing feeling to be so connected to people through love of a place. The school motto, that "the hawk will never die," is true in the fact that going to St. Joe's gives people a special connection that they take with them out into their adult lives. Most recently I had the honor to see St. Joe's basketball team go to the NCAA tournament in Alabama. Two bus loads full of students went through the 18 hour bus ride down to see our team play. They lost, but even so, I can't even describe the pride we all had and the excitement we had in our team. Cheering that day, and the sounds of all of my friends, and the heartbreak that we all felt when they lost is something that I will never forget.