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SJU Supplemental Essays
— The Class of 2026 Guide —
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Start your Supplemental Essay Success below by previewing this guide’s three sections:
Information ⋄ Inspiration ⋄ Innovation
Discover strategies designed by an Ivy Alum and over three hundred success stories!
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— Supplemental Essay Prompts —
Through Guide Section 1 of 3—Information—explore this college’s supplemental essay prompts for Class of 2026 applicants, along with this college’s Supplemental Styles to streamline your essay-building process!
Supplemental Length
400 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
Unique & Uncommon
Supplemental Essay Prompt 1
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— St. John’s University Prompt 1 —
St. John’s would like to learn more about you than grades and test scores alone can reveal. The following essay topic, with a word minimum instead of word maximum, is designed to give you an opportunity to write fully and freely to the Admissions Committee. As the essay conveys your voice and your ideas, the Admissions Committee considers it one of the most important elements of your application. If you find yourself struggling to respond to the prompt, you can view examples of strong essays.
Discuss a book that you would call a “great book.” We want to learn both about the ideas in the book and about you. What makes the book great in your view? What effect has it had on what you think or how you think? (400 words)
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Supplemental Length
200 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
College & Curriculum
Optional Supplemental Prompt
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— St. John’s University Prompt 2 —
What about St. John’s and the curriculum interest you most? (200 words)
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Supplemental Essay Information
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Supplemental Strategy
Class of 2026 Applicants
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Insider Information
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Streamline your supplemental essay process with our Supplemental Strategy—and bring St. John’s within your reach!
Throughout our Supplemental Essay Guides, we provide clarity through our Supplemental Essay Styles. The Styles streamline the entire supplemental essay-building process—and create more success stories.
Streamline your application process with the Supplemental Style Strategy—upgraded for Class of 2026 Students who dream of studying at St. John’s University!
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— Supplemental Essay Examples —
Through Guide Section 2 of 3—Inspiration—read Successful Supplemental Essays from our Accepted Alumni! Discover ideas that stand out to admissions at St. John’s, and find inspiration for your own success story.
Accepted Alumni
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Major & Missions
Supplemental Essay Example
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Featured Supplemental Essay Prompt For St. John’s University Applicants:
Doctor of Pharmacy Applicants: Please submit a brief 250-word essay discussing your reasons for choosing a career in pharmacy and why you are applying to St. John's University. 250 Word Maximum.
Successful Supplemental Essay Example From Our Accepted Alumni Student:
From witnessing someone close to me struggle with opioid addiction and working as a pharmacy technician with diverse clients in my community, I have learned that the world of pharmacy is more than distributing medications.
I dream of becoming a pharmacist not only to provide treatment—but to provide true support and empathy to every patient I encounter.
I love that St. John’s six-year Doctorate of Pharmacy program is both innovative and rooted in ethics, embracing the university’s Vincentian values. I look forward to immersive experiences working with local patients in Advanced Community Pharmacy. I would love to work with the CPHS Urban Institute, from promoting public health missions within diverse communities to mentoring local high school students with CFPP. I hope to continue integrating knowledge with compassion in Community Health Advocacy and Outreach and Vincentian Health Care: Caring for the Underserved.
I also want to work toward promoting ethical care throughout NYC and beyond. Through Case Studies in Drugs and Diseases, I can investigate issues like drug dependence, affordable care, and more. In Leadership Development in Pharmacy Practice, I hope to build skills that can allow me to work toward future change—especially in addressing the opioid crisis.
I know that St. John’s would allow me to cultivate knowledge to become an excellent pharmacist. But, above all, St. John’s would help me to embrace ethics and empathy—the values that make us able to truly help others when they need it most.
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Through Guide Section 3 of 3—Innovation—learn success-proven methods to streamline your entire supplemental essay process. Our methods are designed by an Ivy Alum and 300+ student success stories!
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— St. John’s Application Upgrade —
From guiding hundreds of students, we know that your success story takes much more than one essay—especially in 2025.
We are passionate about helping students master the process from start to submission—and to have clarity and confidence at every step. That’s why our innovative guides are curated for Class of 2026 students with big dreams.
A successful St. John’s University Application requires the Supplemental Essays you see above, and much more. Below, learn what success looks like—from start to finish.
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— Start-To-Submission Success —
Embrace our success-proven methods to build your application essays—and find inspiration to help you at every step.
During the Upgraded Process, College Application Phase Five is the time to embark on some of the most challenging yet rewarding college application components—the specific Supplemental Essays essential for most colleges.
During this phase, learn to master the process of crafting successful College-Specific Supplemental Essays—and bring more colleges within your reach!
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— Upgraded Application Process —
Start your admissions success story with methods built by our Ivy League Founder and over 300 student success stories!
Our success-proven Five Phases Application Approach helps students streamline the entire college application process through success-shaping frameworks and more opportunities for aligned action.
We are passionate about guiding students through our start-to-submission application approach—because success stories require much more than one essay.
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Streamline your supplemental essay process with our Supplemental Strategy—and bring St. John’s within your reach!
Throughout our Supplemental Essay Guides, we provide clarity through our Supplemental Essay Styles. The Styles streamline the entire supplemental essay-building process—and create more success stories.
Streamline your application process with the Supplemental Style Strategy—upgraded for Class of 2026 Students who dream of studying at St. John’s University!
