<p>To be considered an AZ resident at the UofA, you need to file a residency petition. You need to live in the state for at least a year before applying (note: applying - not starting classes) In a lot of other states, you would be considered a state resident after a year of living there, meaning you would pay one year of out of state tuition and the rest in state. They are very strict about this. </p>
<p>I have found UofA to be extremely money-hungry. For instance, I get money from a federal grant that is housed at a different university. The UofA bills the other school for my tuition and my stipend. Then, they give me my stipend as one large check per semester. At the school I got my master’s at, it was the same situation, but the other school was nice enough to pay me bi-monthly and withhold my taxes, but here, to save on accounting costs, they just give you a huge check with no money withheld. They do anything to save a buck. Parking permits are ridiculous, too. This is fairly irritating because this university is one of the best-funded public schools in the nation. A few years ago, they raised almost $4 BILLION from an alumni drive. On the bright side, they poured almost all of that money back into the campus, which is beautiful. The facilities and buildings (especially for the sciences and the med school) are top-notch. Also, as of this year, the entire campus is covered by Wi-Fi that is open to the public, which is nice. Unfortunately for me, I am in the college of education, which is like the red-headed stepchild because we dont bring in a lot of research money. If you are interested in Pharmacy, Astronomy, Optics or Medicine, this is an incredible school to go to. </p>
<p>If you really want to go here, move here a year and a half before you plan to begin school.</p>