
Congratulations and welcome to St. John’s University! You’re in for an exciting four (more or less) years, and this will definitely be a unique experience for you. Don’t be nervous, college is the most exciting time of your life!
…But no, it’s not as easy as it is at other schools. While your friends from back home are out at daylongs and keggers, you’re going to be here in Jamaica, Queens.
Here in New York, you have the world at your fingertips. Take advantage of the area. How many of your friends from that huge state school can say they go into Manhattan every weekend…?
No one is going to beg you to be in his or her club or escape your dorm room, so put yourself out there and try to make friends! Don’t be shy; everyone is in the same position as you!
And no, I don’t just mean diverse in the nationalities and appearances.
Look past all your differences, free yourself from judgments and open yourself up to the rich culture of St. John’s students.
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