Not all of the learning you do is academic. Much of my first year was personal growth learning. Just be expected for both.
Do you enjoy the experience at your school?
I absolutely looooove this school. I've taken classes at some other colleges during the summer when I was in high school, so I know what other colleges offer and how they work. UA just absolutely blows them all out of the water. The people are nice and friendly, the city's great, the campus is beautiful, and the programs are all so unbelievable. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
UA tuition is going up, but I still think it's worth it. I wouldn't be going there if I didn't!
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Definitely at least a dorm for the first year, especially if you're not from Tucson. You'll meet more people, get to know the campus better, and get more advantages than people who move there from out of state and have to worry about the commute, rent and utilities right off the bat. Do try to stay away from the larger dorms, unless you like to meet hundreds of people at once.
Try everything once. You only go through college once, and a little experimentation--both academically and socially--is the only way to fully take advantage of it all.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Definitely be willing to work. You could just do what you did in high school, and it's probable that you'll do well--but if you really work your butt off, UA has some of the most cutting-edge research facilities, laboratories, and programs in the country, and hard work is the only way you get in those.
Not all of the learning you do is academic. Much of my first year was personal growth learning. Just be expected for both.
I absolutely looooove this school. I've taken classes at some other colleges during the summer when I was in high school, so I know what other colleges offer and how they work. UA just absolutely blows them all out of the water. The people are nice and friendly, the city's great, the campus is beautiful, and the programs are all so unbelievable. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
UA tuition is going up, but I still think it's worth it. I wouldn't be going there if I didn't!
Definitely at least a dorm for the first year, especially if you're not from Tucson. You'll meet more people, get to know the campus better, and get more advantages than people who move there from out of state and have to worry about the commute, rent and utilities right off the bat. Do try to stay away from the larger dorms, unless you like to meet hundreds of people at once. Try everything once. You only go through college once, and a little experimentation--both academically and socially--is the only way to fully take advantage of it all.
Definitely be willing to work. You could just do what you did in high school, and it's probable that you'll do well--but if you really work your butt off, UA has some of the most cutting-edge research facilities, laboratories, and programs in the country, and hard work is the only way you get in those.