<p>I'm from Minnesota, and I'm going down to Arizona to get away from the cold!! I'm very social and want to make new friends! I'm going alone down there, and would like to know what college would make a better social life, and is fun with good people?! </p>
<p>What do your parents think, and what is in your budget? What is your major going to be?</p>
<p>There are lots of schools where it is warmer. What made you single out AZ - is that where you want to live after graduating?</p>
<p>The main reason to go to a school is academics. Of course having fun outside of academics and developing good friendships is part of the college experience. Make sure you choose a school for the right reasons and apply yourself to academics, so you graduate on time with a degree that will start you on a good career.</p>
<p>What are your stats (GPA, ACT/SAT score, APs…)?
How much can your parents afford?
Are you applying to Barrett?
Are you applying to Westminster Mesa?
Why AZ and not other southern states (NM, CA, TX, FL, AL, even NC and VA for that matter!)</p>
<p>It depends somewhat on your major. U of A is world-renowned for its science programs (especially optical science and astrophysics) and has perhaps one of the best astronomy programs in the US.</p>
<p>ASU is primarily known for its business and engineering schools.</p>
<p>Theres nothing particularly wrong with either school, but I prefer the less-fragmented layout of the U of A campus myself. </p>
<p>Both UA and ASU get students ranging from the marginally-college-ready-but-need-remedial-courses to the top students who will go on to top PhD programs in their majors. Given their large sizes, students in any part of the range will find academic peers there, though they will be embedded in a much larger student body.</p>
<p>However, your major may determine which end of the range you will have more contact with. Majors which are generally inherently rigorous tend not to have many students from the bottom of the range, as such students tend to get “weeded out” of those majors.</p>