Arizona State University-Tempe Top Questions

One of the best things about ASU is the fact that there is more than one campus. I spent my first year at Tempe main and hated it! It was crowded and soooo BIG..TOO BIG if you ask me... and I felt that the majority of students did not seem to be academically driven. It was all about going out and getting "wasted." When I tell someone I am a sun devil most of the time automatically he/she assumes that I am a party girl.. when in actuality I am the exact opposite. Another thing that I did not like was the fact of having classes with 100-300 other students. I felt as though i was only a number, and that my professors did not care. Today, I am at ASU West, and I LOVE IT! Its a smaller campus,less people, and the students seem more motivated. I no longer feel like a number, and my professors actually seem to care about his/her students. ASU may not be the greatest, but then again no school is perfect.

ASU has probably one of the largest student populations in the country. With over 63,000 students last year, and even more coming in the fall, there's always a crowd on campus. Even with a student body that amounts to the size of a small city, I find that ASU is the perfect size for me. I always wanted to go to a big school where I could meet lots of people and where I knew there was a lot of school spirit. ASU students have a lot of pride in our school. At football games all you see in the student section is a see of students sporting gold shirts and painted faces, all cheering and singing the fight song everytime we score a touchdown. And its not just in sports that you can see the school spirit, its everywhere. There's not a single place in all of Tempe that you won't find ASU students representing their school with pride. The college town atmosphere that many students crave presents itself in a rather small area in Tempe. Well actually its four blocks of one street, Mill Ave. Mill is just a couple blocks from the dorms on North Campus and its a great place to walk around, grab some food at one of the many different restaurants, go shopping, or go bar hopping at night. Its always packed with college students, especially on the weekends when everyone is going out to have fun and celebrate the fact that they don't have to get up in the morning to go to class. The best part about ASU, in my opinion, is that there's always something to do or see on campus. On any given day there are booths set up around the Memorial Union or there's an event going on at PV Beach, the lawn area between the Palo Verde Dorms on North Campus. There are also speakers that come to the Grady Gammage Auditorium and speak to students about a variety of topics, we even had Barack Obama and Bill Clinton speak on campus last year. Whenever you're looking for something to do between classes or after you're done for the day you can always find something. Last year, when I was a freshman at ASU, my friends and I had a couple of places that you could always find us: In front of Palo Verde East, the dorm we lived in, sitting at the tables, at the tables on the back side of Palo Verde East, which a couple of my friends gave the nickname Asia because it was the "far east of the building." If you couldn't find us in either of those places we were probably in one of our rooms hanging out and relaxing after a long day.

I have never been harassed as much by a place I am spending my life savings. The administration at ASU just plain sucks. Secondly, my advisers in high school were much more intelligent then what I have seen thus far. Thirdly, I don't understand why I am paying teachers to have their T.A.'s teach me. After going through four years of bullshit if you want to get your money's worth out of ASU I have learned that the real teachers seem to be either in graduate level courses or at ASU's other campus'. Other then that, if you are looking to have a good time and you don't give a crap about how you spend all your parent's money this is the place to go.

All in all, I like the school. It's a big school but it's not hard to meet and get to know people. You learn the campus fairly quickly and my personal experience with instructors is that they are willing to help when you ask for it. Since I'm from Texas, when I tell people that I go to ASU they say, "omg, why do you go to school so far away? there's plenty of good schools here!" But one of the main reasons I came here is because it's so far away. It's like I'm in a different world(no pun intended)lol Tempe is pretty much a college town becuase it caters to students with discounts at local businesses and later hours at many restaurants, but with Scottsdale and Phoenix so close, there's so much more to the area than just the school. There's a lot of school pride at ASU. On a typical day, many people are wearing something gold and maroon with ASU on it, from hats to shorts, etc. The most common complaint at ASU is probably about housing. On-campus living is pretty crappy or if you get in a newer dorm like Hassay, you can look forward to flooding from a pulled fire alarm or 4am false alarm fire drills.

ASU has the best campus, there are so many people but yet the campus is easy to get around. You see people you know everyday walking to class. I think the biggest controversy is meal plan, we get screwd over. If we dont use up meals then we lose them, they are pretty much taking our money.

ASU is huge, and many of the classes are too. Fortunately, the most professors are willing to help you during their office hours. Also, the vast number of advisors and other helpful faculty members that are on campus make it feel less intimidating. There are a lot of majors and classes to choose from, so there's something for everyone.

ASU is a great school to attend. Yes, it is big but not all classes have 150 people or more. When I was planning on ASU, I was unsure if the bigger class size would benefit me however classes range from small to big depending upon the course. There are great instructors and some bad ones but you get that at any university. There is a lot of school pride, but I wish that there was more however the only way for that to happen is if the students take the initiative on their own. One thing that you will discover is the major crime committed on campus is bike theft. It happened to me so be aware. As for the location of ASU, it is in the heart of Tempe, AZ which is an awesome college environment, except for the hobos of course. You have Mill Ave right by the campus but you have surrounding cities, like Scottsdale, Mesa and Chandler, not even 15 minutes away. Also if you want to get out of the city, drive 45 minutes and you're out. Arizona is a great state to explore because of its diversity of terrains and heritage.

The best thing about ASU is the weather and the relaxed attitude. I would change the out of state tution and lack of school funding for clubs and sports teams. My school is the perfect size for me. People say oohhh that school is huge and i hear thats a party school. They give me this "knowing" smile that says I know you drink and party a lot just because you attend ASU/ You must have been a slacker in highschool. I spend most of my time in the MU. It is definitely a college town. I think our administration should stop wasting our money on "research" and lower out of state tution, give out more scholarships, cut down the monopoly on textbooks, stop cutting varsity sports, and fund club teams and other organizations. The biggest controversy on campus was Lisa Love cutting the swimming team, tennis team, cheerleading team, and wrestling team and the MU being torched. There is a ton of school pride. I will always remember the football games sitting in the student section and the Undie Run. The most frequent student complaints are the rising cost of tuition and the mismanagement of school funds.

The best thing about ASU is that they pretty much offer everything you could possibly think of. The one thing I would change is the organization of advisors and degree choices. I saw 4 different advisors and was told 4 different things resulting in me taking classes I didn't need. This past year I spend most of my time on campus in my dorm room, but I also liked spending time at the MU and at adelphi. There is a ton of school pridde and especially around football season!

Asu is big but at the same time small. the campus is only one mile square, so its very compact and flat, which makes it easier to bike. There are bike lanes around the university. We have a great athletics program. there is some school pride, not a lot. I assume this happens because phoenix is a big city and there is a lot going on. There are more women than men at ASU. The price of books and the rise of tuition are some of the student complaints. GREAT thing- the light rail!! it will connect all ASU campuses by fall '08.