University of Arizona Top Questions

It's far from home, has a diverse student community, and you really get to know your advisors and teachers.

The thing that I found that the University of Arizona could offer me compared to the other schools I considered was the variety of students. The school sports over 30,000 students enrolled, and while there are many California and Arizona residents, the school also has a huge variety of international and students from across country. I felt this would provide new opportunities and growth for myself seeing how things are outside my previous sheltered, private-school life.

For being a large university, the UA has a strong sense of community amongst all of the students. Immediately following my move in day I felt like I was at home. I get to walk outside of my room every day with a smile on my face, sunshine in the sky, and feel like I have a giant family surrounding me, ready to help out at any time if I need anything or provide some fun and laughter.

The engineering department seemed more serious than other colleges. It had a better reputation than other schools I considered. I like the campus as well, it is spread out and pleasant to walk through.

The University of Arizona is deeply rooted within its community. I felt as if the majority of the population in Tucson feels they are tied to the University one way or another.

There are a lot of things i can say is unique about my school. I think the weather is definitely great for walking around campus all day. There is a definite sense of school pride, everyone wears school gear and we have the largest student section in athletics in the country. The buildings and plants are also specifically designed and our school has lots of great history. Not to mention our excellence in athletics and location in a great city, not too big nor too small.

The U of A has a great community feel. Although it is quite a large campus and has a lot of students, there is a sense of belonging and community on campus. There are a lot of ways to get involved on campus and many activities you can participate in in order to spend time with your peers.

What's unique about UofA is that it is located in the desert so we have a gorgeous view of the mountains, we have so many different majors here you can choose from almost everything. We have a great racial diversity here so you can meet people from all over the world. It is an incredible school.

I didn't know the Greek life was so huge at U of A. It was kind of obnoxious/shallow/overwhelming to me. The U of A was honestly a LOT of fun and the people there were friendly and down-to-earth for the most part. I was going to go to CU Boulder, but I'm so happy I chose the U of A. I would recommend the U of A to anyone who would like to go to a big school in beautiful weather. :)

I'm majoring in Astronomy, so all the other UC schools did not have Astronomy, specifically, as a major. The University of Arizona has a beautiful Astronomy program and the nice warm weather all year around got me hooked onto the school.