come on

<p>ok yea I know its not a top ranked ivy super sport state school and thank god for that. but seriously, isn't there anyone else who is looking at st. Johns I mean the uniqueness of their program. Yeah well I guess its easier admissions for me and I like the fact that the freshmen class will be like 74 kids. If there is anyone out there who is looking at this college let me know, It would be interesting to know that I am not alone. Also btw, I think I am pretty positive that I want to go to the NM campus but I will probably visit both.</p>

<p>Yes. There are quite a few actually. Check out our facebook group.
<a href="http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2226942911%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2226942911&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Hi Derek and nobodyknows--
I was accepted to SJC in February and I'm pretty excited. I will be going to Annapolis and I'm visiting in April.</p>

<p>Yeah, it's sad that not a lot of people even know what St. John's is. I've met a few though, and all had nice things to say about it. In my personal experience, the admissions and financial aid offices have been nothing but polite and helpful.</p>

<p>Good luck to both of you and hope to see you in August!</p>

<p>Megan</p>

<p>I'm going to annapolis also! Again, check out our group.</p>

<p>What's a shame when people find St. John's and find that they can't go. Like me. XD I was accepted to Annapolis back in July but will not be attending due to finances (my parents don't qualify for aid and I've been offered scholarships to other schools) I really am in love with St. John's but I've had quite a long time to adjust to it, and even went through something akin to the five stages of grief. I'm at the acceptance stage now. It's really a shame, though. I wish you all luck at SJC!</p>

<p>Hey Joycelene--
Really sorry to hear that you won't be at SJC. It's pretty special when you get that acceptance letter, huh? I'm only able to go because I'm poor (hahaha) and got a pretty generous grant. I will still have to work and take on loans though... Where are you thinking about going now? </p>

<p>Best of luck.
Megan</p>

<p>It's exciting to see some life in this forum! My son was just accepted and he's thrilled. Can I ask you guys what other schools you're looking/looked at?</p>

<p>The only other school that I was seriously considering was Reed. In the end I only submitted the st john's application.</p>

<p>Like Derek I was considering Reed, but I didn't apply. I just didn't get a good feeling overall like I did with SJC. </p>

<p>I applied to Stanford, Claremont McKenna, and Northeastern. Not for the programs, though, more for the location. It was only two months after I applied everywhere else that I realized I wanted to go to St. John's. I guess that shows because I accepted their offer of admission before hearing from any of the other colleges...</p>

<p>Anyway, congratulations to your son!</p>

<p>Megan</p>

<p>My son applied to Brown, Hopkins, Chicago, Penn and a few others but he's always been drawn to St John's. We used their program as a guide when we homeschooled. I have slight reservations because of the size but only slight. If he chooses SJC I'll be thrilled as well.</p>

<p>Yep yep, SJC is tiny. I have gone to really small schools my whole life and I was really into going to a bigger school. But then I talked to a few friends that went to larger schools and said they wished they got more personal attention... </p>

<p>So, I guess I've actually been lucky. The big thing for me was that, even though SJC is tiny, it looks like everyone should fit in well socially and I'm really excited about meeting the type of people it will attract.</p>

<p>Megan</p>

<p>I just found out about this place through someone mentioning it on CC. Looks absolutely fascinating...I'm tempted to look into a grad application...</p>

<p>I am just applying to sjc... I hope to death that i get accepted. I am just a junior right now so i will probably apply over the summer and if i get rejected i will apply to Marlboro in vermont and a community college. Either way I will apply again and again until i get accepted. That probably wont be a problem though due to SJC mentality. once they meet me they will know i was born to attend. :) hopefully that didn't sound arrogant</p>

<p>It did... hahahahahahahaha!</p>

<p>But I know exactly what you mean when you say that about fitting in to SJC. I was just wanted to say "Look at me!! I'm perfect for you!!" but I stated it slightly more subtle in my admissions essays. But only slightly. </p>

<p>Best of luck to you! I didn't think I was going to get accepted, but here I am with my very own spot in next fall's class. My only advice would be to write passionate and personal essays. Mine were 12 pages (now I sound arrogant) and exhausting to write, but so worth it.</p>

<p>Megan</p>

<p>thankyou... :) and smiled all around have a great year as well as the wrest of you... btw... which campus are you going to? maybe Ill see ya next year?</p>

<p>Hello, everyone. Congratulations to all you who have been accepted, and if the jury's still out--good luck!</p>

<p>Anyway, I'm a current student in Annapolis, and the St. John's board on this thing is woefully neglected. I'd be happy to answer any questions y'all might have about the program, classes, alleged "food," general life, etc. So if you've already memorized the brochures and have any lingering queries, just let me know. Best wishes to all.</p>

<p>Hey! Thanks for your willingness to answer questions. I am definitely attending annapolis in the fall. When I did my overnight my prospie group stayed in Spector. I never got to see the normal freshman dorms (campbell and randall, right?). What are they like? Are they reasonably liveable? How many students live on each floor? Are most rooms doubles? I don't even mind run down dorms as long as I don't have to live in a depressing, sterile cinderblock compound.
My other big question is to do with the "party" scene at st. john's. One student told me that "johnnies party to an almost rediculous degree." Is this true?? I've always hoped to avoid the typical college kegger party scene. Are the parties easy to avoid? I have no problem with drinking, but I would definitely get annoyed with excessive drunkeness, etc.
My last question is regarding the work load. Is it manageable? Is the bulk of the work just reading, preparing for classes, and writing papers? Are study groups abudant? Thanks again!</p>

<p>No problem. It's nice to see we're already gaining new cult members....er... students. I'll try to answer your questions one at a time--forgive me if these posts are long and rambling; there's so much to say. So, to the dorms:</p>

<p>Of the three main freshman dorms, Humphreys, Campbell, and Randall, Humphreys is by far the best. It?s the oldest, but strangely enough it's in the best condition--the rooms are large, airy, and not at all rundown. (fortunately, it's been renovated since 1837) There are a few triples here, but there's plenty of space since the rooms approach the cavernous. There's a nice kitchen, a basement with pool and foosball tables, and, according to popular rumor, the occasional haunting, as it was used as a hospital/morgue during the Civil War.</p>

<p>Campbell is the largest of the dorms. There are mostly doubles here, interspersed with a few singles for upperclassmen. The rooms are a little on the small side, but livable, and you have the added bonus of laundry facilities right in the basement. On the whole, it's adequate, nothing spectacular, and a little frayed around the edges--it has a sort of raffish, seedy-hotel charm about it, and somewhat dark, dank, claustrophobic hallways. But it could be a lot worse.</p>

<p>It could, for instance, be Randall. Randall's two floors are right above the dining hall, which means noise during mealtimes and occasional mouse and roach infestations. The rooms are small and shabby, and the hot water in the showers is notoriously fickle; it enjoys changing temperature for no apparent reason. On the plus side, it has three interesting common rooms (the foyer is spectacular), plentiful historic charm, and Randallites cherish their time there as a badge of honor, a proof of fortitude that only a year in Randall can provide.</p>

<p>The occasional lucky freshman snags a room in Pinkney or Chase-Stone; these are much nicer, with wooden floors and (in C-S) the odd fireplace. And the basement of Chase-Stone (the Chasement) has to be seen to be believed. </p>

<p>Sorry for the novel. I hope you find something useful buried in there somewhere...</p>

<p>Thanks for the information! How about the second part of my question (about the party scene)?</p>

<p>Sorry. I was going to answer that next, but got sidetracked. Anyway, the party scene--it's true that there's a lot of drinking. Many people don't drink; however, I would say the majority do, at least on occasion. I wouldn't say it was ridiculous, it's simply harder to avoid because the campus/community is so small. That being said, though, the atmosphere is not like the "typical college kegger" scene. There are some college-sponsored dance parties (not the same as waltz parties) which can get annoyingly loud, but only on the occasional Saturday. Most on-campus "parties" are smallish gatherings of people on the quad or in dorms, and while things can occasionally get noisy, especially on weekends, the noise is more likely to come from heated debates on the importance of philosophy or off-key renditions of songs from freshman chorus than from mindless Bacchanalian excess. It's generally pretty low-key, and possible to forgo if you prefer. The first and last few weeks of school are somewhat more intense in this regard, as there are some traditional college-sponsored parties like S&C and Reality Weekend during which people have a tendency to lose all vestiges of sanity. However, most of the time things are much calmer.</p>

<p>As to the work load--speaking of that, there's an essay I should be writing. So I'll get back to you on that one...</p>