University of Arizona Top Questions

I think I was very prepared, and was open and am still open to many new experiences as well as challenges. I have faced and overcome many challenges in my life which have helped me become aware and open to changes.

I wish i would have known how truly academically different and difficult this school is from the get go!

I wish I would have known about all of the extra-curricular activities that I could have joined at the university before I came the the school.

I wish I had gone on a tour of the school so that I wasn't so reluctant to leave home. This school really has so much to offer and I wish I would have known more about it so that I knew that there would always be something to do, to get involved with and people to become friends with. The University of Arizona is an amazing place with something to offer for everyone on the academic spectrum.

I wish I had known more about how the university system works so I would have been able to better plan for my academic career. I'm refering to such things as class registration, credit counts, and university policies, like the consequences of changing your major or getting a low GPA. Knowing the ins-and-outs of the system can improve your experience greatly and help you plan for possible pitfalls and avoid common mistakes. I think there would be a huge benefit from a better peer communication network between first-years and upperclassmen.

I wish I had known more about the city of Tucson and where to live before I enrolled and lived in a seedy part of town far from many students.

When I first came to the University of Arizona, recruiters constantly flouted the achievements of the school. However, they made it sound as if merely getting a degree would guarantee a student a job after graduation. I wish they had discussed the valuable research opportunities available on campus, and how that would effect not only the quality of my education, but also bolster relationships between my professors and I. I got involved with research on campus at the end of my Junior year. I wish I had done so earlier.

I wish I had knowned about the other exciting majors that the school offers. I picked a major out of instinct and I had to change my mind a lot of times to figure out a major I wanted to major in. The school offers a lot of majors that are very interesting. It takes a lot of time to figure out a major that you want to stick with.

Partying is very popular on campus. Most dorms and sororities and fraternities have parties often. If someone does not like a party environment, I would nt suggest University of Arizona for them. Also, it is a very mainstream campus, and so very artsy, or liberal people may want to look for a smaller school.

I really wish I could have taken more classes at a community college or gained college credit through accelarated classes in high school. Many students are extremely ahead in their credits allowing them priority registration and the ability not to take general education courses in college. They have the ability to start the classes in their concentration before others and thus be able to take classes others can not get into.