University of Alaska Fairbanks Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Colleen

I wish I had had the common sense to work at a job before I attended college.

Jessica

I wish my high school had better prepared me for the workload that I was to recieve at UAF. The difficulty level wasn't the hard part, just getting used to the volume of information and the speed at which we have to process it.

Lena

I wish I had known what degree I wanted, really. If I had, and if I had known that the Japanese Studies program at Hawaii is premier in the country, I'd have gone there instead. That's why I said I would go elsewhere if I could do it over.

Karalee

I wish I had known exactly how cold it became in the winter!

Staci

How to get scholarships and financial aid.

Max

I wish I had known the availiability of off campus housing options so i could have started saving money earlier in my career.

Brandon

That it was science focused...that there were plans to raise tuition and fees...the dorm life was the better option...

Brandy

Nothing really came as a shock to me coming to this school, especially with family having worked here before and friends attending the school before myself.

Mikana

How much easier it was to live on campus instead of off campus