St. John's University-New York

St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY, USA
Private
4 Year

Kaybria's Review

Review of St. John's University-New York

from Fairfax, VA

Describe your college in three sentences.

St. John's University is one of the leading Catholic universities in a America. St. John's is known for its superb academic programs and diverse student life. St. John's is the perfect choice for a high quality education.

Do you have any tips for prospective students?

St. John's is an excellent school to attend because of the high quality education and supportive Vincentian community. It is also a very diverse community which gives each student the opportunity to learn about other cultures.

Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?

St. John's provides a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, compromising over 100 majors. St. John's also has a global studies programs that allow students to study abroad in places like Rome, Jamaica and Spain. This is University has some of the top professors that are very supportive of every student. Alongside the supportive staff, St. John's University also provides tutoring and writing centers for students in need of extra academic help.

Describe the dorm life at your college.

St. John's University provides comfortable living for all students on all three campuses. Each residence hall is cable-ready with wifi and plenty of space. Living on campus in the residence halls is very convenient because they're close to all academic building including the campus library.

Describe the food and dining at your college.

St. John's provides a variety of healthy dining services all over campus. It has one main dining service that every student can access. It also has two buildings that have various places to eat such as Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, and Subway.

What’s there to do for fun at your college?

Each campus has a variety of activities. St. John's gathers all students at their popular annual events for all to enjoy; sometimes St. John's includes the local Queens residents. St. John's has daily recreational events in the inside Gym for students to enjoy like Yoga, Pilates and even Zumba. Aside from Gym, St. John's has an additional recreational building for sports such as basketball and volleyball for all students to participate.

Are you involved in any clubs or activities?

St. John's University has over 40 student-led clubs/organizations that support academics, community service, cultural learning, performing arts, religion, media and honor societies and other special interests.

Are you involved in any clubs or activities?

St. John's Greek Organizations are made of groups of many different interests. St. John's has 16 Sororities and 19 Fraternities which include: The Divine 9, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, Inter-Fraternity Council, and Panhellenic Council Together they all strive to reach a common goal. Each organization is bonded by honor, respect, friendship, and truth. These Greek Organization also come with many benefits like leadership opportunities, academic support and a bond of brotherhood and sisterhood.

How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?

St. John's provides campus wide public safety that include the local police department, on-campus public safety officers and 24 hour surveillance. Many of the public safety officers are former law enforcement officers.