Choosing The Right College School Spotlight: St. John’s College Written by Elyse Krantzon April 9th, 2019 I became interested in the college admissions process after serving as a student tour guide in the admissions office of my alma mater. After graduating, I accepted an admissions counseling position at Bennington College in Vermont where I evaluated applications and reviewed art portfolios from students across the country. Three years later, after pursuing my master's degree in New York City, I joined the admissions staff at Barnard College where I served as a senior admissions officer. At Barnard, I directed Long Island and Boston recruitment in addition to managing the College's alumnae interview program, coordinating admissions statistics, and editing various college publications. Having also served as an alumni interviewer for Dartmouth College and visited over 75 colleges, I feel especially well-equipped to help students prepare for admission interviews and campus tours. Learn More About Elyse choosing the right college, college lists, There are over 4,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. And while the media tends to focus on just a handful of schools, we at College Coach encourage students to think outside the box during their college selection process and explore a wide range of colleges. As such, we are highlighting a new college each week in our School Spotlight series. Check out the college below, along with the other posts in our series, and you may just stumble upon your dream school! School Spotlight: St. John's College Annapolis, MD & Santa Fe, NM So you’ve heard of Plato and Aristotle, Tolstoy and Nietzsche. But have you read them? Really read them and studied them? At St. John’s College, the “great books” come to life through meaningful classroom discussions and deep, critical reading. On both the East and West campuses, the 450 or so students who have chosen this classical education spend four years engaged in seminars and tutorials that emphasize interdisciplinary exploration, close collaboration, and original thought. While there is room for some elective coursework in the junior and senior years, most students follow the same academic program, culminating in a BA in Liberal Arts. The historic Annapolis campus is located just off the Chesapeake Bay and across the street from the U.S. Naval Academy. Sixteen hundred miles away, the Santa Fe campus boasts nearly 300 days of sunshine and breathtaking views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. When students aren’t completely immersed in their work, they enjoy participating in some of the College’s many clubs and activities, including writing for the student-run newspaper, competing against their peers in game nights, and performing in the talented theatre group. Good to know: St. John’s recently lowered (yes, you read that correctly!) their tuition to $35,000 for the 2019-20 academic year to encourage all students—regardless of their financial circumstances—to seek out St. John’s transformative college education. Photo credit: Top, Courtesy of St. John’s College Related Resources Read | Posted on November 12th, 2024 Unlocking College Admissions: The Power of the Common Data Set Read | Posted on October 3rd, 2024 Does Where You Go To College Matter? Read | Posted on July 30th, 2024 Colleges with Farms and So Much More
