<p>Hi.
I got an e-mail from St. Johns one day and they said I could apply without paying a fee and without sending in teacher recs because I was a National Merit Scholar Semi-finalist.</p>
<p>So recently, I found out I got into the 6 year pharmacy program with a full scholarship (tuition only) and a grant (?) of $5,800 for boarding. </p>
<p>Basically, an application that I sent in as a safety school is now a serious option for me to take. If anyone wouldn't mind answering some questions...</p>
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<li>Is school ranking important in the pharmacy field? If I were to have a stable job, could I possibly reassigned or relocated when a graduate from Princeton were to apply for my job?</li>
<li>Are there any advantages or disadvantages of completing the pharmacy program in 6 years rather than taking the regular 8 year path (4 years undergrad, 4 years grad). I mean disadvantages on the long run (job opportunities, salary...), since I am sure pharmacy is the career path I have chosen</li>
<li>My GPA not bad; I have about a 4.4 weighted and my SAT scores aren't exactly terrible either (2290). But it's definitely not IVY League status, and I've recently been a little bit insecure with the results that came out for EA/ED. Seems like too many applicants are applying to colleges this year. But if I were to get into schools like Johns Hopkins, WashU, UCLA, etc (let's hypothetically say I didn't get any scholarships or aids for these schools), would anyone recommend me going to St. John's pharm program over these schools? I would really appreciate the views of others. </li>
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<p>Personally, I would love to live in New York and graduating college in 6 years seems great. Plus, my parents are willing to buy me a house and a car with the money I saved from the full scholarship. BUT, I'm still having my reservations because I actually haven't heard of this school before (I live in California);;</p>
<p>newnonstop91 -- My daughter received the same merit offer as you -- full tuition with essentially 1/2 board. She applied as a Chem major although she had initially considered Pharmacy she wasn't sure so chose a general science major. We are in PA and will definitely visit the school. It seems like such a generous offer that we really need to check it out.....she's received some other great scholarship offers from better schools but not quite this generous. </p>
<p>We'll post after we visit --- probably not until late January.</p>
<p>AdvicePlease- Thank you for replying! I am seriously in a dilemma... Most college results do not come out until April but the letter says that they would like me to reserve my spot within 4 weeks. Does this mean I can pay the reservation fee and ask for a withdrawal in April? Or is the fee binding...?</p>
<p>newnonstop91 -- I don't remember reading that in my daughter's letter. She will not make a decision until she hears from all of her schools. She's been accepted to a number of schools...most with scholarship money but none as great as St. John's. </p>
<p>You should call the school with your question......I don't think you are required to do anything until the deadline for all schools which is May 1st but maybe you'll miss out on good housing. I'm just not sure.</p>
<p>At this point it is absolutely not my daughter's top choice but we will definitely visit as it is just so generous. I'll let you know when we do but it won't be until later in January. </p>
<p>I don't know if you've ever visited NY but it really is a wonderful city...I think that Manhattan is probably very easily accessible from St. John's. I don't know much about Queens except that all of my ancestors are buried there! My parents were both from NY but we are in PA.</p>
<p>Good luck! I am sure it is a fine pharmacy school.....not sure that's it's great in all areas but I've read that the pharmacy school and the law school were very well respected.</p>
<p>I also applied to St. John's and was accepted with Government and Politics as my major with a pretty decent scholarship. They seem to give out tons of money. And I'm Catholic so I wouldn't mind going here. My questions is, how difficult is it to get into the 6 year Dual Degree Program with BA/JD. It says you have to have a 3.5 after 60 credits. How many years does it take to earn 60 credits? Any info on this program would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I recently was accepted with a Presidential Scholarship (full tuition 1/2 room and board) as well. I visited a couple of days ago and was a little underwhelmed. Everything seems new and nice but there wasn't a lot of student activity. Also, I've been researching on LGTB support and it seems to be nonexistent. Is the climate on campus conservative and unsupportive? Or am I missing something? I understand that it is a Catholic University but schools like Fordham and BC both have groups like Pride Unions.</p>
<p>I must say, many of the replies and comments left here are vary valid. However, they are from students who probably had attended the school over ten years ago. The frist thing one must know about this univeristy is the it is probably the most rapidly changing Catholic universities in the nation. The experience of a student just four years ago will be drastically different from one who is currently attending the school.<br>
There are to major aspects of the university that have not changed over the years. The two are: St John’s university is the second largest Catholic univeristy in the nation and is still primarily a commuter school. Now what does this mean?<br>
It depends, on what your educational background has been. Did you attend a Catholic or public secondary school? Was your school large or small? How diverse was your campus, or your neighborhood? I used to work for the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, the organization that accredits univeristies regionally, and off all the things that struck me the most about the university was the 50% freshman retention rate. If you intend on attending the school, do not mess arround your first year and take academics and campus activities seriously. Remeber if you mess-up your first year, it is like throwing away $40,000.
I must however say that the selectivity of the school differs drastically from academic areas. According to the national college board, st johns average accepantce rate accross all majors was 40% WHICH MAKES ITS SELECTIVITY GREATER THAN MOST OTHER COLLEGES.<br>
Safety school or not, I am sure is you concentrate your freshman year and take things seriously, you will find that st johns is one of the best universities in New York City.</p>
<p>The school was a safety for me, but ended up ben a good fit. There are many good professors, and they have a good Honors program. I think your experience can vary depending on whether you dorm or commute. It’s a Catholic school, so Theology courses are part of the Core classes. (9 credits of Theology and 9 of Philosophy.) Partying takes place at frats. Dorms are officially “dry”, but if you’re very determined to get wasted everyday, you should not have any problem finding like minded people.</p>
<p>I want to major in business as well but im not sure what exactly i want to do in business.Im tied between accouting and marketing.
The thing is, i got a scholarship to this university and i dont plan on staying there for a long time.
I just want to go there for the first year to learn as well as have fun, id raise my grades to i can later transfer to NYU for sophomore…</p>
<p>Do you think its a good idea for me to go there?</p>
<p>Because im undecided as to whether i should choose this university for first year or Univeristy of Miami to increase my chances of getting into NYU and ive seen many people say that St Johns isnt really a good university and all.
:S</p>
<p>^^^^^PrettyBunny112, this is a very old thread. You’re not likely to get much response. Try going to the St. Johns forum and ask there for info about the PA program.</p>