<p>Hi cywood,</p>
<p>I support your choice to finish your current program. Because of the intention of the Great Books Program, I do not think you will be discriminated against for holding another degree. I know several students who have graduated from other institutions and still completed the St. John’s curriculum for personal reasons. Like you, most people attend St. John’s to fulfill a personal desire and not to fulfill job requirements.
Two B.A.s might be redundant, however, and one option you might want to consider is the graduate program. The graduate program is on the same campus as the undergraduates, and offers a Master’s degree in a certain focus (I think maths, literature, philosophy, and some form of political science) still with the seminar style and similar Great Books curriculum. Given your extracurricular focus and graduated status, you might prefer this as an option.
St. John’s will not care that you already have a bachelor’s degree, or that your test scores are low. You do not even have to submit your scores with your application if you do not wish to. I cannot speak on the subject of financial aid for foreign students, but I know St. John’s really does try to meet student needs. It doesn’t always succeed (obviously) but as someone who had to deal with the Financial Aid office frequently, I can advise you to be frank and discuss your needs with them. </p>
<p>As for the Chinese tutors, they are listed on the faculty website: [St</a>. John’s College | About | Annapolis | Faculty](<a href=“http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/about/AN/AN_faculty.shtml#gu]St”>http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/about/AN/AN_faculty.shtml#gu)
[St</a>. John’s College | About | Annapolis | Faculty](<a href=“http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/about/AN/AN_faculty.shtml#yee]St”>http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/about/AN/AN_faculty.shtml#yee)
if you contact anyone in the administrative or admissions offices, they will probably happily put you in contact with one or both of them. Mr. Yee’s email address is listed under his name on the faculty website.
The best advice I can give is; do not be afraid to contact people on campus. The administrators at St. John’s genuinely want to help people get to know the Program. The admissions office and alumni offices are full of people who will do their best to answer your questions, and if they cannot they will put you in contact with someone who can. When I was first considering going to St. John’s, the admissions office put me in contact with an alumna who lived near me, simply so I could meet with someone who could speak honestly about the St. John’s experience.</p>