Hey there! So even though St. John’s is everything .I want out of an education, I have some reserves.
- Realistically, how much of the Tuition/ Room and board does the financial aid generally cover?
- I've heard that they only offer need-based aid. Is this true?
- Will I be able to qualify for financial aid even if I have to report a non-involved parent (divorced parents) who is not contributing to my education?
- Besides the Naval Academy and St. John's, are there many young people in Annapolis? As in, will I be able to make friends off campus?
- I want to go into politics, but my plan is to go to Law School. I want to go to a top-tier law school, will St. John's allow me to be competitive enough, as well as offer me the rigor and requirements for attending such a school?
- Part of why I like the Annapolis campus is its proximity to Washington, D.C. Is this neighbor actually utilized, for internships, jobs, or other networking?
- I enjoy reading and discussion, but don't know if I could keep up with the St. John's rigorous reading. I like to think I am a pretty fast reader, but to come up with actually insightful takes on the literature it takes a bit longer.
- if I decide not to go to Law School, did I just spend a ton of money for a degree that won't give me a great return of investment?
- Is the financial aid office understanding of personal/family financial situations?
- Is moving off campus asap a more economic option?
Hello! I’m a high school senior, and I’ll be starting at St. John’s this fall. I’ll try and answer these as best as I can.
- Incorrect. St. John's offers several merit-based scholarships, up to and including something called the St. John's Fellowship, which is full tuition for 4 years. I, myself, am a proud recipient of the President's scholarship, $72,000 over four years.
- I would think so. My parents are divorced, but I believe I listed my father as involved just to avoid all the extra paperwork. In fact, if all your paperwork is filed correctly, I would think that you'd get MORE need-based aid since you only have one contributing parent.
- I received better financial aid at St. John's than at any other school. It could be better, but it is the best for me.
- I'm not quite sure about this one!
- Certainly! Did you know that according to the Princeton Review, St. John's College - Annapolis receives a 91 on a scale of 99 for academics. That's higher than Harvard(87), the same as Cornell, and comparable to Princeton(94), Yale(96), and Dartmouth(98). And our Santa Fe campus has a perfect score of 99. I encourage you to verify these numbers yourself. Anyway, schools know and recognize the rigor of St. John's. There's a graduating senior going to Cornell Law this fall. They've had students at Harvard and Yale before. If you can do well at St. John's, top law schools will recognize this! Additionally, everything we do at St. John's will prepare you for law school! I could give an entire lecture on that, but I'll save that for later. One last thing on this subject: last month I visited campus for the first time, and a couple of students were telling me that St. John's has something of an unspoken partnership with UChicago Law and that UChi encourages prospective law students to attend there. I think that's really cool, that a top law school recruits kids from St. John's specifically!
- I hope so! If it isn't now, it will be when I get there!
- You and I are in the same boat! I've heard that the longer you're there, the easier it gets! I sure hope that's true.
- No, there are Johnnies in all fields, pretty much. A St. John's education pretty much prepares you for anything.
- They seem to be, at least in my case they were.
- I'm not quite sure, but I would think not.