Review of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
from Ladera Ranch, CA
Describe your college in three sentences.
great school, great community, great professors. the size of the school makes it a much more intimate and involved experience. when i make it to other schools i feel like no one gets an education or experience quite like we do here at embry riddle.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
look into the programs and the people, and give this place more than a once over. when students first arrive they usually love the school, but not prescott itself. i had the same reaction. coming from socal it almost seemed like i might go crazy in a small town like this... but at this point i've pretty much deemed prescott my home. i love it here. most people have the same story as i do, when i got here i was worried, and now that i'm almost done i don't ever want to leave. pretty much what i'm saying is, if you are interested in the school, give it a chance because i guarantee you'll find what you're looking for. on top of that the one thing i can say is once you're here, get involved, in anyway you can, early and as often as possible. clubs, sports, groups and organizations are a very important part of social and academic life that i discovered much later than i should have, don't make the same mistake i did. get involved.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
it depends on the major, and your specific strengths. in any case, your first year or two you're going to be doing a lot more work than you would normally be used to. if you're an aeronautical science major, you're going to be doing a large amount of reading and memorizing. gsis, you're going to be writing a lot. and if you choose the glorious path of an engineer, plan on doing your homework more than a few times over. any path you go, you're going to have some late nights, but that is to be expected in college. i myself am an aeronautics major, with a minor in air traffic control. and while i had to study my face off the first two years here, the upper level classes are entirely worth all the effort. you get your moneys worth here.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
high quality dorms. i must say these are some of the nicest dorms i have ever come across with all the schools i have been to. probably the most appealing part of the dorms here the bathrooms. one of the horrors that i heard about coming out of high school was sharing these public bathrooms with a huge amount people and a huge loss of privacy, but let me tell you, that doesn't happen here. depending on which residence hall you choose to live in, the most you'll ever be sharing a bathroom with is three people, in a private home-like area.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
get a meal plan. i am a senior and i still have one even though i live off campus. the food here is great. they do a wonderful job keeping their food fresh with new choices in the buffet style dining hall on campus. and if you get tired of that, there are other places on campus you can use your meal plan to get custom orders, drinks, coffee, snacks, etc. everything on campus is available through all forms of payment (credit, debit, cash), but a meal plan makes everything much simpler.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
anything you can think of anywhere else, you can find here. you just have to look for it. there are many cool and unique restaurants you will never find anywhere else, along with popular classics. if you like the outdoors, there are great trails for biking, running, hiking. you can go rock climbing, or simply scale thumb butte (local mountain). and if you're missing the city, the phoenix area is only a little over an hour away, where you can find all sorts of shopping and entertainment. flagstaff, sedona, and jerome (home of the haunted hamburger) are all within a 2 hour driving distance, making great day trips, or even eventful weekends. the local social life in prescott revolves around 3 things, the college crowd, whisky row (local strip of bars, and the town centers. there are also a few great golf courses with crazy low rates. believe me, there is plenty of things to do here.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
there is a rock in the middle of campus. big rock. that everyone takes over and paints. want to promote your club or something else? grab some spray paint, show up in the middle of the night and gloss this puppy down.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
like i said before, get involved. the student activities on campus are plentiful and generally awesome.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
i'm not involved in greek life so i can't give a justified evaluation.
great school, great community, great professors. the size of the school makes it a much more intimate and involved experience. when i make it to other schools i feel like no one gets an education or experience quite like we do here at embry riddle.
look into the programs and the people, and give this place more than a once over. when students first arrive they usually love the school, but not prescott itself. i had the same reaction. coming from socal it almost seemed like i might go crazy in a small town like this... but at this point i've pretty much deemed prescott my home. i love it here. most people have the same story as i do, when i got here i was worried, and now that i'm almost done i don't ever want to leave. pretty much what i'm saying is, if you are interested in the school, give it a chance because i guarantee you'll find what you're looking for. on top of that the one thing i can say is once you're here, get involved, in anyway you can, early and as often as possible. clubs, sports, groups and organizations are a very important part of social and academic life that i discovered much later than i should have, don't make the same mistake i did. get involved.
it depends on the major, and your specific strengths. in any case, your first year or two you're going to be doing a lot more work than you would normally be used to. if you're an aeronautical science major, you're going to be doing a large amount of reading and memorizing. gsis, you're going to be writing a lot. and if you choose the glorious path of an engineer, plan on doing your homework more than a few times over. any path you go, you're going to have some late nights, but that is to be expected in college. i myself am an aeronautics major, with a minor in air traffic control. and while i had to study my face off the first two years here, the upper level classes are entirely worth all the effort. you get your moneys worth here.
high quality dorms. i must say these are some of the nicest dorms i have ever come across with all the schools i have been to. probably the most appealing part of the dorms here the bathrooms. one of the horrors that i heard about coming out of high school was sharing these public bathrooms with a huge amount people and a huge loss of privacy, but let me tell you, that doesn't happen here. depending on which residence hall you choose to live in, the most you'll ever be sharing a bathroom with is three people, in a private home-like area.
get a meal plan. i am a senior and i still have one even though i live off campus. the food here is great. they do a wonderful job keeping their food fresh with new choices in the buffet style dining hall on campus. and if you get tired of that, there are other places on campus you can use your meal plan to get custom orders, drinks, coffee, snacks, etc. everything on campus is available through all forms of payment (credit, debit, cash), but a meal plan makes everything much simpler.
anything you can think of anywhere else, you can find here. you just have to look for it. there are many cool and unique restaurants you will never find anywhere else, along with popular classics. if you like the outdoors, there are great trails for biking, running, hiking. you can go rock climbing, or simply scale thumb butte (local mountain). and if you're missing the city, the phoenix area is only a little over an hour away, where you can find all sorts of shopping and entertainment. flagstaff, sedona, and jerome (home of the haunted hamburger) are all within a 2 hour driving distance, making great day trips, or even eventful weekends. the local social life in prescott revolves around 3 things, the college crowd, whisky row (local strip of bars, and the town centers. there are also a few great golf courses with crazy low rates. believe me, there is plenty of things to do here.
there is a rock in the middle of campus. big rock. that everyone takes over and paints. want to promote your club or something else? grab some spray paint, show up in the middle of the night and gloss this puppy down.
like i said before, get involved. the student activities on campus are plentiful and generally awesome.
i'm not involved in greek life so i can't give a justified evaluation.