Thoughts on St. John’s College in Annapolis?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not very hard to get into and it costs a lot.

+1 It's a good safety for full pay kids who're interested in liberal arts colleges.

I don’t think you know much about this particular school, PP.

The first line on the Wiki page says:

"St. John's College is a private liberal arts college with dual campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico."

MD has a 61% acceptance rate, NM has a 69% acceptance rate
Total cost for attendance at either location is just over $52,000

So yeah, I do think both posters you're referring to, know EXACTLY what they are talking about.

[Anonymous]

I can see it being great for the right kid headed to grad school or law but I am sceptical about it for any kid interested in STEM or pre-med. My kid realized they’d be learning physics by reading Isaac Newton and lost all interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not very hard to get into and it costs a lot.

+1 It's a good safety for full pay kids who're interested in liberal arts colleges.

I don’t think you know much about this particular school, PP.

The first line on the Wiki page says:

"St. John's College is a private liberal arts college with dual campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico."

MD has a 61% acceptance rate, NM has a 69% acceptance rate
Total cost for attendance at either location is just over $52,000

So yeah, I do think both posters you're referring to, know EXACTLY what they are talking about.

Just because you can read does not mean you can understand. The school is unique. Your suggestion that it is a once size fits all fallback is simply ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not very hard to get into and it costs a lot.

+1 It's a good safety for full pay kids who're interested in liberal arts colleges.

I don’t think you know much about this particular school, PP.

The first line on the Wiki page says:

"St. John's College is a private liberal arts college with dual campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico."

MD has a 61% acceptance rate, NM has a 69% acceptance rate
Total cost for attendance at either location is just over $52,000

So yeah, I do think both posters you're referring to, know EXACTLY what they are talking about.

Just because you can read does not mean you can understand. The school is unique. Your suggestion that it is a once size fits all fallback is simply ignorant.

I completely agree. Students there must have a deep love of learning and be dedicated to reading the classics in their original language. This is no fallback school!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not very hard to get into and it costs a lot.

+1 It's a good safety for full pay kids who're interested in liberal arts colleges.

I don’t think you know much about this particular school, PP.

The first line on the Wiki page says:

"St. John's College is a private liberal arts college with dual campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico."

MD has a 61% acceptance rate, NM has a 69% acceptance rate
Total cost for attendance at either location is just over $52,000

So yeah, I do think both posters you're referring to, know EXACTLY what they are talking about.

Just because you can read does not mean you can understand. The school is unique. Your suggestion that it is a once size fits all fallback is simply ignorant.

Yeah, students who go to St John's simply because it's their highest ranked safety are part of the reason the school has a high first to second year attrition rate. I had a coworker who was a St John's grad-really excellent person to work with because he was a tech person who could explain concepts in a way that I (humanities person) could understand. I also have a friend who is a professor there, it's a very student-intensive place for faculty.

[Anonymous]

My DS is a junior and SJC is currently his first choice (also looking at Haverford and Vassar). Would you be willing to share ballpark stats and amour of merit aid given for your DD? He loves the classical curriculum and the idea that it is 1/2 cost of his other top schools is a big incentive.
Thx.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not very hard to get into and it costs a lot.

+1 It's a good safety for full pay kids who're interested in liberal arts colleges.

I don’t think you know much about this particular school, PP.

The first line on the Wiki page says:

"St. John's College is a private liberal arts college with dual campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico."

MD has a 61% acceptance rate, NM has a 69% acceptance rate
Total cost for attendance at either location is just over $52,000

So yeah, I do think both posters you're referring to, know EXACTLY what they are talking about.

Just because you can read does not mean you can understand. The school is unique. Your suggestion that it is a once size fits all fallback is simply ignorant.

I'm sorry, what?
If the school is easy to get into, it's easy to get into.

[Anonymous]

It’s not a traditional liberal arts college. All students take the same classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not very hard to get into and it costs a lot.

+1 It's a good safety for full pay kids who're interested in liberal arts colleges.

I don’t think you know much about this particular school, PP.

The first line on the Wiki page says:

"St. John's College is a private liberal arts college with dual campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico."

MD has a 61% acceptance rate, NM has a 69% acceptance rate
Total cost for attendance at either location is just over $52,000

So yeah, I do think both posters you're referring to, know EXACTLY what they are talking about.

Just because you can read does not mean you can understand. The school is unique. Your suggestion that it is a once size fits all fallback is simply ignorant.

I'm sorry, what?
If the school is easy to get into, it's easy to get into.

Presumably it has a self-selecting applicant pool, as it’s a very unique environment. It’s not an average school.

[Anonymous]

+1. The PP who is so vested in saying it’s just a safety just doesn’t get it.

[Anonymous]

Wow! Woe to the student who goes there as a safety without understanding what they're getting themselves into.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1. The PP who is so vested in saying it’s just a safety just doesn’t get it.

Maybe it is a "safety" (I prefer the term "highly likely") from an admittance rate perspective. But that means absolutely zero about the characteristics of the education one would get there. PP seems to be using "safety" as a pejorative which is a really stupid attitude to have about selecting a college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do the students lean politically? Is it super conservative, what with the Western civilization focus?

Some paleoconservatives love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do the students lean politically? Is it super conservative, what with the Western civilization focus?

Some paleoconservatives love it.

are you thinking of one in particular who used to frequent this board?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do the students lean politically? Is it super conservative, what with the Western civilization focus?

Some paleoconservatives love it.

are you thinking of one in particular who used to frequent this board?

Haha yes.