UofAz prospective student, questions

sheikh.yerbooti
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:12:41 +0000

I am a grad student, so I can’t answer most of your questions because things work differently for us–like, I can register for most of my classes they day they first meet. I didnt go here for undergrad either, so i dont know about the dorms.

here are my impressions:

Tucson is a very laid-back mostly hippie town (if you are north of 22nd) that dies in the summer. The U doesnt offer a lot of classes in the summer. People are relatively friendly. There are a ton of frats and sororities populated by people from Phoenix and LA suburbs. Lots of spoiled rich kids that leave during the summer. The native Tucsonans are pretty liberal and accepting of everyone. The U has a very high rate of freshman dropouts and relatively easy admissions standards, which leads me to believe that it is not that easy for undergrads. It is a Research I school, so your professors are there because they publish a lot of research articles–not necessarily because they are great teachers. ASU might be better for engineering and architecture - i dont know. ASU is also Research I, but has much easier admissions and is a HUGE school. ASU is also much more of a party school and Tempe is much less of an artistic hippy place than tucson. Tempe is also hotter and part of the Phoenix area. Phoenix might be the most miserable city in the country.

Just my two cents.