<p>I know this is also a dead thread, but there aren’t a lot of posters on here with UofA knowledge, so I’ll post this anyway in case anyone new is wondering these answers. </p>
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<li><p>Yes and No. No, the vast majority of students are not “greek”- 20% of their student body is in a fraternity or sorority. I was not and had a great time, lots of student groups, residence hall activities, intramural sports, etc. to get involved in. You’ll have to be social on your own instead of expecting people to come to you if you’re not greek, but other than that, there’s little difference in the social atmosphere.</p></li>
<li><p>They have their own police department with over 30 cops for a pretty small campus. It’s not “security”, they’re actual police. Nothing significant ever happened when I went there (up until last year) and I always saw UAPD cars, bikes, Segways, etc. around campus, so I think it’s pretty safe. They have escort and ride services to prevent drunk driving and such, too.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes- ROCK camp. You move in two weeks early. It’s a lot of fun, we went rock climbing, to a “leadership retreat” that was a lot of fun and helped me get to know people I might not have met otherwise, and showed me around the campus and city, giving me a bit of an advantage over some of my new neighbors that moved in at the regular time and didn’t know where anything was.</p></li>
<li><p>It’s pretty simple, you fill out the application on their website (or mail it in), send them transcripts and test scores, and that’s it. They’re a big school, so no interviews to worry about. Then I applied for academic scholarships and such, but that comes later. Definitely do a visit at schools you’re really interested in though, I might have never applied there if I hadn’t toured.</p></li>
<li><p>I would think so. Alcohol is prevalent on pretty much all college campuses, but it’s not a prerequisite for having a good time.</p></li>
<li><p>I think I know what you mean by this- there are a few big high schools in Texas and Arkansas that have probably 20 or more students per year that attend there and keep their old cliques. However, there are over 17,000 undergrad students here. The vast majority of them never knew each other before attending, so you form your own new groups of friends and such. I didn’t think it was cliquey outside of the sorority/fraternity kids that never leave their houses (also a minority of them).</p></li>
<li><p>Probably half, maybe a little more do. There are a ton of apartments in Fayetteville from sketchy to luxury, all really affordable. I had a condo about 5 minutes from campus that was less than 2 years old with 1100sq. ft for under $700 a month.</p></li>
<li><p>Depends on your major. The bigger your major, the harder it is to know your introductory professors, I’d say, but once you hit your sophomore/junior year it’s pretty easy. Smaller majors seem to know their professors on a first name basis. Average class sizes are 12-29 students, but first year you’ll probably have one or two in the 80-200 range, but after first year I had much smaller classes. They offer free tutoring and individual office hours though, so it was easy to keep up even though I’d never had a class that large before. It is a decent sized school, but they still have a 17:1 ratio of students to faculty, so access shouldn’t be a problem.</p></li>
<li><p>I think so. My dorm was really social and I met people I’d have never known existed otherwise. Lots of campus and student sponsored events and parties on campus are a great way to meet new people too.</p></li>
<li><p>Whatever you want. The area has a lot of bike and walking trails and is great for outdoorsy stuff, but there’s also a surprisingly nice arts center that brings through Broadway level musicals, dramas, etc. (Mama Mia, Legally Blonde, (musicals) and Yo-Yo Ma were all here this year, among others), there’s a really good music scene since a lot of concerts come to the University and others use it as a stop between Kansas City or Saint Louis and Dallas. And of course, there are parks, movie theaters, malls, bowling, all the usual stuff. Get involved in student groups, intramural sports, student governement/leadership, and you’ll never be bored.</p></li>
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<p>Hope that helps whoever still needs this information.</p>