Saint John's College (NM)

Pros: On paper, it's the best liberal arts education in the country.
Cons: Count the number of times I use the word "bong."

Dean Levine,

I am a discontented undergraduate in search of true education, where my own thinking and reading and discussions outside the classroom will complement the learning inside the classroom—and that kind of active education, I am...

Pros: Most intellectual college in U.S.
Cons: Not good for careerists

St. John's is arguably the most intellectual college in the U.S. I have also attended Harvard, U. of Chicago, and the Claremont Graduate School. Based on my own experience, together with conversations with alumni from other institutions, I am convinced...

Pros: Great Books of the Western World? You're soaking in it!
Cons: the Gestapo-like intrusiveness into your personal life, beginning with your RA spying on you

I've read the few other reviews about St. John's College (New Mexico) that have been submitted by graduates. They called it paradise, I don't know why. Let me share with you some experiences that I and some of my good friends had at St. John's College. ...

Pros: Students, Professors, Curriculum
Cons: Career Opportunities

--Overall Experience--
St. John’s College was one of the most life changing experiences in my life. The curriculum and people at St. John’s really helped me to question all of the values and ideas that I had so easily accepted from my family,...

Pros: The best Liberal Arts program out there
Cons: Not for the faint hearted or shy

I graduated from SJC (A) in 1995 - I loved the small classes, the seminar setting, the program and the environment. I hated, well mainly I hated the food and some of my classmates (small classes can really bring out the beast in you).

1)If you...

Pros: Best education, small size (450 students)
Cons: Only 450 students, so you know everyone's bizness and they know yours!

I shouldn't really have put down "Philosophy" as my major, because it is actually a combination of Philosophy and Mathematics, with minors in Linguistics and History of Science. This is the most wonderful, fantastic, frustrating, beautiful,...