University of Arizona Top Questions

The size of the school is just right. People react positively when I tell them I go here. Most frequent complaints are more often about the city of Tucson than the school itself. The campus is beautiful and there is so much to do here!

Great environment, BEAR DOWN :)

This school is full of opportunities and a place where dreams can come true. The campus is beautiful and the extra-curricular activities are endless. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

i really love the environment in my school. people are very welcoming and its like having a family here. i enjoy all the time i spend here at school and i made a lot of new friends.

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Too many California kids. Seriously. School doesn't really care about undergraduates. Really invested more in research and generating revenue.

I am very happy with my decision to attend the University of Arizona. Between the academics, the weather, the sports, the girls, the parties, it is the epitome of the college experience. I am very excited to start the McGuire Entrepreneurship program, in which at the end of the year, my team will be pitching our business ideas to venture capitalists and investors. Tucson is a college town as the entire city really revolves around the university, which I think is nice. Perhaps the one drawback of the UofA is its location. There are alot of perks (nature, hikes, mountains, weather, an hour from Mexico) but there are also fewer opportunities than you will find in a big city.

I am about to graduate from the U of A, and in my three years here, I have constructed many different opinions of this school. In a few years, when I look back at my time here, I will think of the tradition that this school is built upon because of its old age, 127 years. This tradition attracts many students- almost too many students. The overwhelming traffic of walking to classes in the beginning of the semester can be frustrating, but the same thousands of students walking along the mall are the ones that make football and basketball games so spirited and fun. The athletics at this school are enjoyable to delve into, but I came here for the academics. The U of A offers some majors that I can't find anywhere else, like Physiology, Neurophysiology and Cognitive Sciences, and others. While I am personally not a fan of the lecture classes of 500 or even 1,000 students in my heavy science classes, I do enjoy the material that the professors are passionate about teaching. There are always smaller classes one can take when one gets to upper-division courses. If I could change one thing about this school, it would absolutely be class sizes and teaching methods. Students need to understand early on in their academic life- college at the latest- how they learn. It has always been a frustration to learn in 50-minute intervals from a professor teaching multiple students at once when I know that is not my best strategy of learning, which is why it would be the one thing I would change.

My overall opinion about this is it placed in the boring town of Tucson. There is a lot school pride in this College town, because everyone in the city of Tucson loves UofA because it is their main attraction. I usually spend my time at our 27 million dollar rec center they just built and I would change how many food places they have one campus more variety. Overall this campus is awesome!! Bear Down!!

The University of Arizona is a great school. The environment, the community, the school pride, it definitely encompasses the "college experience." They offer so many resources for development, both personal and academic growth. There are also many clubs/organizations on campus that will add value to your college experience. There is so much variety that you will find something that sparks your interests. We have a lot of campus events and we stay on top of local and important issues going on in our community and even nationally. I think UA is just the right size for students who are looking to get away from a small school but not be overwhelmed with an extremely large one either. There is a lot of opportunity to meet new people and make new memories. Like with any aspect of your life, it is what you make of it. GO WILDCATS!