University of Arizona Top Questions

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

Steven

I wish I had known had to create and balance a monthly budget.

Lauren

Nothing.

Ashleigh

I wish I would have known the total cost of living near the University of Arizona, including apartment costs, transportation costs, and the extremely high cost of books and on campus purchases. I wiwhs I would have known that the tuition for out-of-state students would increase by $2,000 during my third year.

Astin

Nothing else!

Jenna

The quality of the older dorms. The building was too old and needed to be renivated. I was sick most of the year because the building was sick. I also wish I knew more about the food options for the on campus residents.

Anne

I wish I had known which major I wanted to pursue and what I would do after graduation.

Christopher

I wish I would have known how much work was required. I believe this would pertain to any school though because it is college. My first semester I didn't know how much preparation was required for tests. But after that first series of tests my freshmen year I learned and know better now.

Louis

I wish I had more information on available scholarships for incoming freshmen, as well as clubs and ways to get involved in campus life. I would have liked to get more involved in university clubs earlier on in my college career, rather than later.

Kimberly

i do not wish i had known anything before coming to school. i believe that i have learned from all my experinces and i have grown because of who I was and what i knew going into school as a freshmen. college is a time when you learn and grow and i believe that i have become the person i am today because of who i was and what i knew going into school.

Ryan

I wish that I would had known more about potential programs that I could have choosen