St John’s University-New York Top Questions

I wish I would have learn before applying to St. John’s of the burden to make ends meet to cover for the expenses to be a continuing student. Secondly, the amount of money that I have to pay out of pocket for the difference of the financial aid provided for me and the rate of room and board and tuition a year; pretty much increasing every academic year. The effectiveness and the quality of my major, in equivalence to other undergrad major at St. John’s.

The surrounding neighborhood is not very nice. But as long as you don't go off campus alone then you will be safe. Public Safety is also readily available.

I wish I would've known all my options to payfor tuition. However, I am thankful that the school staff was able to help me in one way or another to pay everything off without putting such a burden on my mom. They helped me realize my dream.

How expensive the school is.

I wish I knew the ethnic ratio of the campus. I also wished I knew the surrounding area and the accessibility ot things such as grocery stores, nail and hair salons, delis and other things that are essential to college survival.

I will be attending my first class at St. John's University as a transfer student ( I just finished a program at The Institute of Audio Research and am transferring credits from my tenure at Michigan State University). So, there is nothing I can elaborate on at this moment regarding attending the school.

I wish I had known the full extent to which financial aid could affect my school year. I was always told how important it was to apply for scholarships, but I never paid that advice too much mind. As I had worked really hard during high school (I graduated Cum Laude, belonged to 7 extra-curriculars (of which I headed 4), and had a job), I was extremely comfortable and feared nothing. Unfortunately, one can NEVER, I repeat, NEVER have too much assurance - I found myself with a bill for $47,000 that I am still struggling to pay.

Before coming to St. John's University, I wish I had known that change is not necessarily a bad thing. As a high school senior, I was afraid of entering a new environment and leaving the comfort of the high school that I had come to know like the back of my hand. However, during my first week of college, I realized that a change in environment is necessary to go far in life. The freedom that comes with such a big step in life can at first be overwhelming, but later comes to be a breath of refreshing air.

Before I applied and was accepted into St. Johns University, I wish i had known that some of their courses do not transfer over to other colleges if i choose to discontinue my education elsewhere. secondly, for a majority of freshmen classes students arent allowed to miss more then five days a semseter, which I believe is socially wrong concidering we are young adults and should be able to determine when or if we go to class at any given time. lastly the food on campus is some of the worst i'v had anywhere, and that's saying something!

Before attending St. John's, I wish I would have known that all the homesickness and loneliness was only temporary. I would eventually make great friends. I also wish I knew that my classes only seemed as scary as I made them. I wish I knew that I should attend as many soccer games as I could. I wish I knew that St. John's was made up of mostly commuter students. Finally, I wish I knew that they took away the cool waffle makers when the parents left .