St John’s University-New York Top Questions

Focus on the work you have to do instead of the people around you.

I wish I had known how much this school revolves around its fraternities and sororities for its extracurricular activities. It also seems that the school cares more about the men's basketball team than the rest of the student population.

I wish I was aware of how bias the professors were at my undergraduate institution. They play favorites and will tend to the needs and the success of those students.

Now that I have completed a semster here at St. John's something I wish I would have known prior to attending, is the schools very strict guest policy. Strong in their Catholic Faith, and St John's being a private institution, makes signing in guests and other students very tedious and fustrating. No to mention all of our dorms are co-ed making if even more difficult.

I wish I would have known about intramural sports before I attended this school. In high school I enjoyed playing soccer but wasn't a star player. Knowing that St. John's University is a Division 1 school, I figured that it would be too competitive for me. An intrmural soccer team would have helped me to continue doing something that I enjoyed.

I wish I knew how far away it was from the City. It is a beautiful campus but it takes about an hour to get to Manhattan so you might not be getting the full New York experience.

The tution cost.

Before you are given a gift or a present you live you life without it not even thinking about it. However once you receive it and you begin to realize how amazing it is, you begin to cherish it. You try your hardest to keep it. It wasn't until I attended my first semester at St. Johns University that I realized the many opportunities that this world has to offer. With having this new perspective I saw what I needed to do and how driven I need to be so that I was successful in achieving my goals.

St. John's University offers many opportunities for freshmen students. Having attended another university my freshman year, I was overwhelmed by how detailed their freshman week was and how helpful every member of their faculty is. During my senior year of high school, I wish I had looked into St. John's because they truly care about each and every one of their student’s happiness. This characteristic makes St. John's University one of the better universities in the country.

During the essay don't be concerned about bragging, you have done so much, and this is your time to shine! Also, start early on writing the essays, St. John's finds the essay portion they're favorite part during the applications. I should have started off my essays about two months in advance, it honestly is very time consuming but worth it during admissions.