Northern Arizona University Top Questions

I wish I would have known how the other students were. By that I mean what they were interested in, what their hobbies were, and how focused on school they were.

I wish I would have known how cold it gets in the winter! Brrrrrr! I have no complaints otherwise.

I have few regrets about my attendance at NAU. I suppose the biggest thing would be that it's ok to make mistakes and ask querstions. I wish I would have asked even more questions, especially about the nitty-gritty real-world work of being a teacher.

Before I attended school I wish I had recieved more information, or advice, on the book ordering process. I did it very last minute before my first semester started because it did not occur to me to do it since it had not really been mentioned before. Incoming freshman need to be advised on the best way to buy or rent their own textbooks. They need to understand how to save money, since textbooks are extremely expensive. Without any advice on this it is extremely overwhelming to be looking for books last minute that cost a fortune.

Being in the theatre department is very demanding but you are thrown right into the experience from day one. You don't have to wait til grad school to experience theatre.

I wish I would have known that most of the establishments in Flagstaff close at 10, even on weekends! Similarly, it would have been nice to know just how unpredictable the weather is up here, especially since I'm from Phoenix. It can start out sunny and warm and literally 2 seconds later it's hailing. Flagstaff is a nice town but I expected a little more excitement.

I wish i had known about all the all the organazations i was eligible for..and what i can do to keep myself busy..like for campus jobs.

Before coming to this school I wish I had known, generally, how much money I would require, not just for tuition, but for books and other miscellaneous fees. If I had known that ahead of time I like to think that I would have spent more time and effort to gain scholarships and grants to aid me in paying for these expenses. Then I would not be stressing over how I am going to pay for college on top of completing my course work.

I wish I would have known more about the degree programs. I did not do as much research as i could have on them, because i have declared a major, Environmental Studies, but i am thinking about changing it to nutrition. Unfortunately, NAU does not have a nutrition degree available, so this means i am stuck with Environmental Studies, or i have to transfer. The councelors were not very helpful in explaining each degree program to me either. I wish they could explain what each degree was for and possible career choices with that degree, so i could have options.

The fundimental ideas of chemistry, I just started taking it and I'm struggeling. Also, how to put chains on my car. It snows a lot here, it would have been very useful knowledge.