Review of CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
from New York, NY
Describe your college in three sentences.
John Jay college is a diverse and promising school with a renowned background. John Jay has grown with the modern times with it's edition of the more campus like new building, new logo, and wide variety of new classes offered. However, the same critical thinking, International fame, and prestige still remain as well as flourish.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
If you are thinking about attending John Jay I advise you to join clubs and take advantage of the opportunities available to you. John Jay college, though a CUNY school is internationally known in the Criminal Justice area of academics and offers BA/MA programs as well as PhD Programs. Factoring in the clubs, internships, and available research experience as well, shows a great deal of opportunities to further advance your career and I recommend you take them.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The academic difficulties at John Jay stem from an expected level of work. There is a great deal of writing and reading but perhaps the most interesting and sometimes difficult is the thought aspect. The course work here and the professors themselves will strive to challenge you mentally. All in all, the difficulty depends on how well someone can balance their schedule, time, and efforts
Describe the dorm life at your college.
This section is not exactly applicable as there is only dorm room available outside of the school in a different borough. The Campus life however is great in that the City is basically your campus, with Central Park and Times Square in walking distance, as well as large lounge areas in the new building.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Not only are there a large and smaller cafeteria, a cafe, and small coffee stands available but there is also the city. Outside of John Jay and in each direction there is and abundance of restaurants, cafes, bars, and other dining areas.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
Since John Jay offers a community hour, a little over an hour that everyone has off for lunch, clubs, workshops, and other activities, there are plenty of activities offered in that time. There are also college get-togethers like movies, concerts, dances, etc. Outside of the academic aspects, there is a great deal more fun activities. Located on 59th street Columbus Circle John Jay is considered to be almost in the heart of the city. With available transportation all over Manhattan and stretching into every borough the possibilities seem endless.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
The college itself has a relatively inexpensive tuition rate which is pretty amazing when considering the amount of free services available. John Jay offers free tutoring, plenty of student events, discounted sales for movies and other entertainment, free classes (ex: Yoga, Defense, kick boxing), a writing center, lounge areas, computer and wifi access, and much more.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
John Jay is great for many different types of students. Anyone looking for a combination of city and campus life with a mentally stimulating education would enjoy this school. If you want promising opportunities and education inside and outside of the classroom, this is the school for you,
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
A wide variety of clubs are offered from a variety of cultural clubs to multiple clubs aiming to involve John Jay in the community of New York. There are debate teams, a women's center, clubs for armed forces, a center for professional development, a children's center, and various other clubs and activities in order to help current students, their families, and the community.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
Several years ago, moderately recent, Greek life was introduced in John Jay. If you look around the school you can see people of sororities and fraternities hanging out and participating in the college community. The Greek life at John Jay is not particularly emphasized as much as other schools but is an available source of campus life.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
Not only are there school safety, students of John Jay, but there are also NYC police officers and outside school safety services around. The school all in all is a very safe environment and promotes school safety as well as acceptance and understanding of others.
John Jay college is a diverse and promising school with a renowned background. John Jay has grown with the modern times with it's edition of the more campus like new building, new logo, and wide variety of new classes offered. However, the same critical thinking, International fame, and prestige still remain as well as flourish.
If you are thinking about attending John Jay I advise you to join clubs and take advantage of the opportunities available to you. John Jay college, though a CUNY school is internationally known in the Criminal Justice area of academics and offers BA/MA programs as well as PhD Programs. Factoring in the clubs, internships, and available research experience as well, shows a great deal of opportunities to further advance your career and I recommend you take them.
The academic difficulties at John Jay stem from an expected level of work. There is a great deal of writing and reading but perhaps the most interesting and sometimes difficult is the thought aspect. The course work here and the professors themselves will strive to challenge you mentally. All in all, the difficulty depends on how well someone can balance their schedule, time, and efforts
This section is not exactly applicable as there is only dorm room available outside of the school in a different borough. The Campus life however is great in that the City is basically your campus, with Central Park and Times Square in walking distance, as well as large lounge areas in the new building.
Not only are there a large and smaller cafeteria, a cafe, and small coffee stands available but there is also the city. Outside of John Jay and in each direction there is and abundance of restaurants, cafes, bars, and other dining areas.
Since John Jay offers a community hour, a little over an hour that everyone has off for lunch, clubs, workshops, and other activities, there are plenty of activities offered in that time. There are also college get-togethers like movies, concerts, dances, etc. Outside of the academic aspects, there is a great deal more fun activities. Located on 59th street Columbus Circle John Jay is considered to be almost in the heart of the city. With available transportation all over Manhattan and stretching into every borough the possibilities seem endless.
The college itself has a relatively inexpensive tuition rate which is pretty amazing when considering the amount of free services available. John Jay offers free tutoring, plenty of student events, discounted sales for movies and other entertainment, free classes (ex: Yoga, Defense, kick boxing), a writing center, lounge areas, computer and wifi access, and much more.
John Jay is great for many different types of students. Anyone looking for a combination of city and campus life with a mentally stimulating education would enjoy this school. If you want promising opportunities and education inside and outside of the classroom, this is the school for you,
A wide variety of clubs are offered from a variety of cultural clubs to multiple clubs aiming to involve John Jay in the community of New York. There are debate teams, a women's center, clubs for armed forces, a center for professional development, a children's center, and various other clubs and activities in order to help current students, their families, and the community.
Several years ago, moderately recent, Greek life was introduced in John Jay. If you look around the school you can see people of sororities and fraternities hanging out and participating in the college community. The Greek life at John Jay is not particularly emphasized as much as other schools but is an available source of campus life.
Not only are there school safety, students of John Jay, but there are also NYC police officers and outside school safety services around. The school all in all is a very safe environment and promotes school safety as well as acceptance and understanding of others.