University of Alaska Fairbanks Top Questions

Don't come to Alaska if you are not willing to try something new. There are so many different cultures all squished together that it makes the city very interesting.

someone who likes cold weather.

Those who don't enjoy the cold or are super interested in business.

I know that a lot of people come here just to follow their significant others and they don't really care about school. Therefore, our retention rate is pretty low. If you want to learn, come on in! If you just want to have some fun, you can take a few classes, but I wouldn't reccomend full-time school.

A person that loves city life and a lot of people should not attend this school. Also a person that hates cold weather should not attend this school.

snobbish people wanting an ivy league quality education and people who really hate the cold.

i think that this campus is generally accepting of students in all areas, especially just starting out, but i would say that if you can't or don't want to deal with -30F weather most of the winter, then you should not be here

Someone who is looking for a big college that is close together in the city, or someone that is looking for a party school, or someone that wants to be in a warm climate with surfing and swimming.

someone who doesn't like cold weather. or someone who is overly pretentious and judges everyone on how they dress, this is such a diverse campus, and everybody is very laid back that its easy to be friends with many different groups, nobody is stigmatized by certain aspects of themselves

EVERYONE SHOULD ATTEND...YOU WILL FIND ANYTHING ANYWHERE IF YOU LOOK FOR IT IN THE RIGHT PLACES..