University of Arizona Top Questions

The UA is a large university. Therefore, it can have the disadvantages of a big school (large class sizes, etc...).

That tuition keeps increasing and how much more difficult certain majors are than others. It is difficult for individual students to pay for school, especially in the financial situation America is in today.

Recently it seems to be overcrowded.

I think the worse thing about my school is that it seems too bad sometimes. If you do not have a major picked out or it is a larger college such as communication. You are just one of many, instead of beginning treated as an individual. This can make student feel very lost and unwanted so they transfer school.

It is too easy to fall through the cracks. The drop out rate is over 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}, and it seems like the advisors don't care at all. Instead of trying to lower that number, they seem more intent on adding more and more students each year, and to let the mediocre students continue to drop out.

The distribution of credits. Certain classes will be worth more credits than they should given the designation guidelines provided by the University. Other classes are worth only 1 credit when they take up more time than a 1 credit class should given the guidelines. This disadvantageously effects the course load taken by students each semester by not being an accurate estimation of time commitment.

The amount of resources (physical space, parking, academic advisors, faculty) is very disproportionate to the needs of students.

the heat

Not enough security as far as campus housing

The emphasis put on football and Greek life.