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“
I loved St. John’s, and
the truth is there isn’t
a day that goes by that
I don’t thank my lucky
stars that I went there,
or that I don’t call upon
what I learned there.”
—
Lisa Simeone ’80,
host, World of Opera
National Public Radio
“
Every job, and I mean
every job—including those
in the United States Marine
Corps—requires that you
think about the situation
you find yourself in and
be able to communicate
your thoughts to others.
St. John’s is the perfect place
to learn how to do both.”
—
Christopher Bartos ’09,
2
nd lieutenant,
United States Marine Corps
“
There are many liberal
arts colleges, but few offer
St. John’s combination of
small class size, reliance
upon original source texts,
and an academic faculty so
wholly devoted to students.”
—
Siobhan Aitchison ’05,
website and special projects coordinator,
The Reed Foundation
“
Of all colleges and universi-
ties in the country, St. John’s
does the best job of prepar-
ing young minds to think
and reason critically. . . . If a
student has learned how to
think and learn, then he will
be as prepared for success
in whatever field he chooses
as he possibly can be.”
—
Skip Kovacs, parent of
Louis Edward Kovacs ’02
How do I know if St. John’s is right for me?
Some students know it instantly. Others read all of the college’s
brochures, visit its website, and still aren’t sure—until they visit
one of the campuses and everything makes sense. Some don’t
know until they sit down to write the essays, when the process
of organizing their thoughts helps to clarify direction. Still
others enroll elsewhere, are dissatisfied, and then transfer to
St. John’s. However long you might take to decide what you value,
this constant remains: as a community dedicated to exploring
timeless works, St. John’s College is not going away.
Why
St. John’s?