University of Arizona Top Questions

I wish I would have known that it's okay to go to professors and to ask for help.

I wish I had known about the extent of greek life on campus as well as the areas surrounding the University. Many people get shot, mugged, robbed, burglared, etc. and personally, it is scary. My house has been broken into and we know countless others who have been affected by the homeless population in Tucson and the poverty.

How quickly little things add up, and how much money you really do end up spending.

I wish I had known more about the academic advising available on campus. It would have also been nicer to know more about the on-campus jobs.

I wish I knew how expensive it was all going to cost. I did not realize that the tuition increased every year and in the fall of 2009 it will increase a tremendous amount that is very worrisome. Because I am an out of state student the tuition is like double maybe even triple what in state people pay, it creates a lot of stress on my life because I have two on campus jobs and one off campus week end job. It?s very hard to keep my social life because money creates so much stress in my life.

The one thing I wish I would have known was how different life in the city is. Coming from a small town I had bit of culture shock not relly being exposed to the diversity of people that attend the university. So be prepard for all the different types of people that go to this school and think outside the box. I also wish that because of this there was a way to easily meet people that have the same interest as you, but that would only happen in a perfect world.

That they were going to raise tuition; although no one could predict it. Other than that I knew the basics which is enough. Try to get involved.... thats the best option.

the professors

To save more money and that tuition costs were going to continue to rise

One thing that I wish I had known before coming to school at the University of Arizona is that Tucson is such a spread out city with large amounts of traffic.