<p>what do you guys think of this school? specifically kids in the nyc area seeing as it's in queens? thanks.</p>
<p>Can't really think of many positive things to say about this school. There aren't many pretty things about Queens. Academics is below a bunch of CUNY's (go to CUNY Queens college atleast). Even the basketball team has been in the gutter since the 80's</p>
<p>hey xxlizzz,</p>
<p>I went to St. John's for 2 years, applied for transfer, and got in everywhere: NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, etc. I'm at Cornell now and I loved my time at St. John's and really regret not taking more advantage of my time there because I don't have any time to socialize or really do much at Cornell that isn't school-related. It completely setup my academic life. If my job offer at Goldman Sachs falls through (I interned last summer), I plan on joining the recruiting team for SJU and definitely plan to donate money to the parts of the schools that helped me the most (tutoring services, scholarships, etc).</p>
<p>I'm assuming your not a NY native with the way you poised your question. While SJU is in Queens, the city is still a good 40-60 minutes away from the city. </p>
<p>Are there any specifics you want to know about?</p>
<p>Pros: Pharmacy program is stellar, I envy the accounting majors bc of their job placement, and the first-year counseors are something I wish Cornell had bc they're just so down to Earth and helpful. If you keep above a 3.7, Deans and professors will pay special attention to you. Scholarships will literally come in the mail at random stating that you've just received $5k extra. If you just show up to class, participate, stay extra afterwards, ask questions, and do all the homework, and really illustrate effort professors will have no problem rounding you off 1 or 2 points if you ask for it. I've met some oustanding professors there that I still keep in touch with who've helped me so much. I don't get that in my 250+ student classes here at Cornell. All classes are on average 20-30 students and professors must hold Phds to teach.</p>
<p>Cons: Not a great reputation, you might want to check out off-campus dorms bc on campus ones tend to get a little crowded, the females are lot more academically inclined and motivated in my view (as opposed to the males), with the economy on the decline, I'm not sure how job prospects are looking now for SJU students. </p>
<p>If you're motivated, I suggest using St. John's as a stepping stone to bigger things. I worked like hell, maintained a 3.9+, retook my SATs, scored in the top 1%, and doors flew open everywhere--scholarships, awards, honor societies, acceptances to ivy league schools, networks, etc.</p>