University of Arizona Top Questions

The campus is fairly average compared to the size of other Universities, but for the most part it's easy to navigate the campus to make it from class to class. The University is Located in Tucson, Arizona, and is very much a "College Town". The area surrounding the University is filled with shopping outlets, coffee shops, and techie stores. Traffic is the worst during the semester, but the city is much quieter during the Summer when many people leave to beat the heat, and during the Winter when students go home to visit their families. One of the biggest complaints about this area is the lack of employment during the school semesters. Generally what will happen is that employers will fill up all of their positions towards the end of June and late December, so some students need additional help through loans or their parents to make it by. The best thing about going to the University of Arizona for me is that it's right in my back yard.

I would have to say that students who attend Arizona are HUGE wildcat fans. There is so much spirit here and it shows through everything. Not only do people support sports but they also support every event that happens on campus. The University of Arizona is a large school but some how manages to seem pretty small if you are involved. There are so many organizations to be involved with, there is never any reason to be bored or feel like there is nothing that you can be involved with.

Arizona is an extremely large school so it is easy for new students to feel lost. Tucson is a town where there is not very much to do, especially if you're not 21. The university is also not in the best neighborhood of Tucson and there is a relatively high crime rate. It is not safe to walk around campus alone at night. Most freshman live on campus but most sophomores and upperclassmen have apartments or houses. There is a ton of school pride. Everyone gets really into school spirit especially for football games.

One thing that sticks out in my mind is the over-crowded classes. The growing student population and frequent faculty layoffs have made certain key classes very hard to get into. This, in my case, has put me behind a semester, and can no longer graduate in four years.

While I've been going to small private schools my whole life, I really wanted a change in college. At first it was kind of a shock but after you get to meet more people and start meeting people in your major, you start having the same people in your classes and see the same people around campus. I also came from California so it was a really big chance to come to Tucson but it really is not bad at all because I found such great resturants and cool places to hang out. I never thought I'd love Target so much and Scottsdale is not too far away for a day of great shopping.

The University of Arizona is a great school. There are so many intelligent people, and so many different types of social cultures. Whatever "stereotype" you best fit can be found here, and you'll always feel welcomed and in place. Being such a big school, you can find just about anyone with any interests, and there's never a lack of new people to meet. Being from Hawaii, most people are surprised to hear that I went to Arizona. They ask me why I would leave paradise for a desert, but I tell them the University of Arizona is a paradise. I spend most of my time hanging out with my friends on campus, be it in the student union, university blvd, or my church. I've never seen so much school pride as I do here at the U of A. People here are proud to be Wildcats.

Arizona is a large university, and obviously with so many students people are bound to be lost in the cracks. However I feel that the University does a TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE job at seeing students as individuals rather than a source of income.

The best thing about U of A is that we all have such great school spirit. Everyone goes to Bear Down Fridays, wears red to football games and basketball games and its always packed. U of A is just the right size, its not too big or too small. When people hear that I go to U of A they dont take students seriously because they think U of A is a party school

Great sports teams. Nice location. Fun for hiking, swimming, running, biking, and outdoor fun. Close to Mexico.

The best thing about Arizona is the heat, because where else can you wear flip flops all year round! Jokes aside the University of Arizona is large school that is growing larger by the minute causing there to be construction everywhere. Construction would be the one thing I would change. I hate having to listen over construction noise to hear what my professor is saying.