Hello
Is anyone familiar with Hofstra, St. John’s, Adelphi? My son is interested and I’m trying to figure out what may be best for him. Thanx.
I believe Hofstra is considered the most prestigious out of those. It’s certainly smack in the middle of the suburbs but close enough to the city that you could go in regularly. Same with the others, actually. I know people who have good experiences at St John’s but I think it is more of a commuter school than the others.
I went to St. Johns and live very close to Adelphi and Hofstra.
As @rebeccar mentioned, all have good reputations. Adelphi and Hofstra are in Nassau County, in the suburbs, each about a 40 minute train ride from Penn Station in Manhattan, Both are 10 minutes or less from Roosevelt Field mall, 20 minutes from Jones Beach State Park and the other wonderful beaches, close to fast food and family restaurants.
St. Johns is in Jamaica, Queens. I agree-- more of a commuter school, but the flip side is that it’s even closer to Manhattan (Think internships for most degrees.)
I have a friend whose son dormed at Adelphi for 4 years(even though it was 10 minutes from his high school). He had some incredible internships and has landed a wonderful job. Likewise, another friend has a daughter currently dorming at St Johns (also very close to home) and she’s loving it. Lots of students have attended, and are currently attending Hofstra, and they also have a great success rate.
Big picture: all are good choices. Take a look at finances and tour all 3 schools. Adelphi and Hofstra are 15 minutes apart, SJU is maybe half an hour’s drive from the other two.
im in the same boat and my child applied at syracuse , pace abd fordham. please give ne feedback in those
@bjkmom any advice on the above post?
Well, I know kids who have gone to them; I teach Seniors on Long Island.
But I don’t know enough to give you any intelligent answers, I’m sorry to say.
Honestly, if you are a NY resident, SUNY’s are a better bet, financially, IMHO.
I know kids who have gone to all of the above mentioned schools. I would say that Fordham and Syracuse are the most highly rated academically. I know kids who have gone to st. John’s. One lived at home and graduated without debt. One, from the same town about a 20 minute drive away, insisted on dorming. He went on to law school and is paying back massive debts for both UG and LS. I just saw the first one last night; he is working in his field and is very happy. Another friend’s son graduated from SJU and is working in his field; he also commuted even though my friend is an adjunct at the school. My S17 didn’t apply to SJU as it doesn’t offer his major. He didn’t have the scores and I didn’t have the money for Fordham or Syracuse so he didn’t apply to those schools, either.
My S17 was admitted to Adephi and Post, but the money offered did not make it worthwhile for him to attend, so he is at a SUNY, which he will graduate from without debt. As for Hofstra, I know people whose kids are there. Their level of satisfaction seems to correlate with how large a scholarship their child was awarded. Most of my friends’ kids commute there, as it’s about 30 minutes away, because the scholarships don’t cover enough. My son didn’t apply to Hofstra, but it is likely he would have gotten in, though not with a large scholarship, if any at all. However, the main reason he didn’t apply was that he hated the campus.
My advice is to consider the SUNY schools if you are from NY.
not from new york. i need a scholl that would be welcoming enough for my child to adjust to big city life
There is nothing about big city life in attending Hofstra, Adelphi or ST JOhns, because they are not in the City. From a proximity standpoint, St Johns now has dorms and their own shuttle bus to the train station. In addition,the Q6 runs to the train station and there are express buses that run into the city.
Right. Adelphi and Hofstra are squarely in the 'burbs of Nassau County Long Island.
St. Johns is in Queens-- but Jamaica, not the Queens of “The King of Queens” or any other sitcoms.
I agree that none of the schools you named would introduce you to “big city life.” St. John’s and Fordham would come the closest.
SUNY’s do offer money to OOS students.