This Thanksgiving in Santa Fe, President Mark Roosevelt and his wife Dorothy invited all students still on campus, staff, and faculty to their house for Thanksgiving dinner. The president inviting the community into his home for Thanksgiving is a tradition that goes back a long way here at St. John’s, and it’s one of…
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An Accelerated Option – Become a January Freshman
Are you enrolled somewhere and you find yourself wondering if anyone else cares about what’s being studied? Do you find textbooks boring? Can you imagine yourself surrounded by other people who actually want to learn? Does your mind drift toward the WHY of things? Perhaps you feel like you finally figured out what you want…
Fall Happenings in Annapolis and Santa Fe
October is an awesome time in both Annapolis and Santa Fe, with tons of fun stuff going on. We decided we would put together some highlights of activities getting our students and the people in our community ready to celebrate Fall. 1. Halloween on the Avenue A whole day of fun with local vendors, artists,…
Why attend St. John’s? Top 9 Reasons
On behalf of Eric Poppele St. John’s tutor, Santa Fe The faculty of St. John’s College are not called professors. The job of a professor is to profess, that is, to tell what they know. We don’t lecture here. As tutors our job is to elicit thoughtfulness and inquiry. We ask questions not because we…
Travel Season – Week 1!
Fall is a really exciting time in education. For students, of course, it is a time of new beginnings, heading back to school, and for seniors, even beginning the college application process. Maybe equally as exciting is what Fall means for us in Admissions each year – travel season! From September through November, you can…
Fall Convocation: Welcome to the Class of 2022!
Annapolis and Santa Fe welcomed a new class of Johnnies to campus last week.
Santa Fe Campus Featured in Outside Magazine
We’ve always known that Santa Fe is the perfect place to be for someone who loves the getting outside, and our thriving outdoor activities program is proof of that! But it’s always exciting to see our beautiful campus in print. This week, Liz (our Summer Academy and Visit Coordinator) was flipping through Outside Magazine when she…
Where was the admissions staff last week?
This past week, August 6-9 2018, the enrollment team stepped away from our desks to gather for our annual retreat. Admissions and Financial Aid counselors from Santa Fe joined those of us on the Annapolis campus for some serious team building, travel planning, and creative brainstorming. Our enrollment team strives to be friendly, personalized, student-focused, […]
Apply to St. John’s for fall 2019!
If you’re a rising senior this year, you’re probably getting ready to enjoy the last few weeks (or days) of summertime before diving in to your last year of high school. Is it too soon to start thinking about college applications? We don’t think so! In fact, if you wanted, you could apply to St….
Getting to know some new faces!
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been getting to know some great new team members in both of our offices. In Santa Fe, we are welcoming Liz Wilkinson as a new Assistant Director of Admissions/Summer Academy Coordinator, and in Annapolis, Robin Lancaster (A’18) as an Admissions Counselor. They’ve both been super busy, but we decided to…
The Chalkboard 