How to Visit St. John's College

St. John's College is a unique 4-year liberal arts college with 2 campuses. One is located in the state capital of Maryland, Annapolis; while the other is located in the state capital of New Mexico, Santa Fe. Because the Great Books program at St. John's is very unlike other colleges, St. John's asks prospective students to visit classes and live in the college community for a day. Here's how to go about visiting.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Scheduled visit date
• Travel gear
• Seminar reading book

1. Choose which campus you will visit. Most students visit the campus closer to them; but some students may be interested in the culture of one or the other. Annapolis and Santa Fe are the prettiest towns of each regional culture. Santa Fe is a town of mountain climbing, weaving, jewelry-making and other crafts, while Annapolis's main draw is its harbor with crabbing, sailing, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
2. Contact the Admissions Office of the campus you've chosen. The telephone number for Annapolis is either 410-626-2522 or 1-800-727-9238. The telephone number for Santa Fe is either 505-984-6060 or 800-331-5232. Email for Annapolis is [e-mail], and for Santa Fe is [e-mail]. Make plans for a certain set of dates and learn when to arrive.
3. You will visit a Freshman Seminar, which is an evening discussion class. You will not be allowed to speak (nor in the daytime classes you visit), but you will be much less bored if you have read the evening's discussion topic. Find out the evening's reading from the Admissions Office, or see link to the main calendar below in Resources.
4. Pack appropriately for the weather, and bring something dressier for seminar or a Friday night lecture. Although the rule to wear ties or skirts to seminar has been relaxed, students are expected to dress more formally than usual.
5. When you arrive, take the campus tour, use your meal tickets and attend classes. Use your time to talk to students if you can. Listen to the conversation around you in the Dining Hall, and watch how students spend their time. Read campus bulletin boards and check out the often unique graffiti on brick walls by the coffee shop.
6. Attend your interview appointment and ask more questions. Use this time to enjoy the ambiance of a place like no other on earth (except, maybe its sister campus) and to understand if you would be happy here. According to Aristotle, happiness is the goal of virtue!

Tips & Warnings

• Don't forget to bring along your seminar reading so you can look things up to amuse yourself as you listen! It's a long 2 hours without a book.

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