St. John’s CollegeEnvironmental Scientist/Specialist

Robert HickeyPeriod 1

Key Facts About St. John’s

• Its has campuses in Annapolis, Maryland and Sante Fe, New Mexico.

• It is in a small town setting.• It is a non-profit private school.• There are 431 Undergraduate Students.• The ratio of faculty to students is 1:6

Admissions

• The majority of freshmen scored between 600-699 on the SAT Math Section, between 700-800 on the verbal portion, and between 24-29 on the ACT.

Tuition and Costs

• The tuition is $38,854• The total yearly cost is $48,738• The average financial aid package is

$19,485

Programs Offered

• The programs offered at St. John’s That interest me are science, physics, philosophy, and ethics programs.

Sports and Campus Life

• St. John’s does not have any varsity sports.

• They do however have a fencing club and a croquet club.

Career Connect

• St. John’s offers students access to an Alumni Network.

College Essay• St John’s has a 3 or 4 part essay that is expected to be 5 to 10

pages long.1. Explain in detail why you wish to attend St. John’s College; please

evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your formal education to date.

2. Respond to both parts: (a) Describe your reading habits and your experience with books. (b) Choose some book that has been important in shaping your thoughts and discuss a single aspect of it (not the book as a whole) that is particularly significant to you.

3. Select some experience from which you have derived exceptional benefit and describe it, explaining its value to you.

4. Optional. If you wish, provide the Admissions Committee with any additional information that you think is relevant to our consideration of your application. You may wish to discuss your health or family situation, your special talents or hobbies, your religious life, your accomplishments, or your postcollege plans.

Other Facts

• The entire curriculum is taught by reading 100 of the “Great Books”.

• 64 members of the faculty have a Ph.D.• The average class size is between 12 and

students.• 80% of students go onto graduate school.• It is one of the “Colleges That Change

Lives”.

Environmental Scientist/Specialist

• They conduct research to develop methods of eliminating or controlling sources of environmental pollutants, utilizing knowledge of various scientific disciplines.

• They collect and analyze data from pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring, meteorological and mineralogical information, or soil and water samples.

Is this for you?

• This career is investigative, it involves independence and achievements, and requires a general learning ability. This matches my work values, interests, and aptitudes.

Skills Needed

• Reading Comprehension• Active Listening• Writing

What to learn?

• Students should take Physics in high school and Environmental Science in College.

Money

• Pittsburgh – The average annual wage is $51,060. The entry annual wage is $30,410. The experienced annual wage is $76,880.

• National – The average annual wage is $66,020. The entry annual wage is $35,660.

Outlook

• Nationally, this job is increasing by 25.1% a year. The new job openings are a very small number.

• In Pennsylvania, the job is increasing by 17%, with 79 new job openings every year.