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At St. John's the program is fixed but the tutors add a specific flavor to each class. In your freshman year you take a course learning about languages which accompanies the learning of Ancient Greek. You also study Euclid's elements and Ptolemy's conception of the heavens. There isn't an emphasis on the history though you'll get plenty of it to accompany the works you'll read. In my freshman year alone I learned a great deal about Logic, Geometry, the history of Greece, many branches of Philosophy, Ancient Greek, English grammar and etymology, some Music Theory, I've...
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St. John's College is a haven of great thinkers. Here everyone's view is respected.We understand what we do and we love to be Johnnies.
» Read MoreIt is a life changer. It challenges you to not only learn how to learn but also to value a place in the world wondering at the world. I would be lost without this education.
» Read MoreSt. John's is not for everyone; the buildings, books, and ideas are old. The curriculum does not prepare you for a job, but prepares you to prepare yourself for anything. At the risk of sounding trite, there is nothing else like this school and it can change your life for the better if you let it.
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