Arizona Education

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I live in washington state and plan to move to arizona. I want to go to school to be a nurse but im not sure exactly where in arizona i should move to. I was thinking lake havasu or phoenix. Is University of phoenix a good school? If not can you recomend some good ones….I have 3 year old and i also need financial aid. Would any school help me with housing or extra money with financial aid since im not working at the moment when i move? Any advice would be helpful.

You should look into northern arizona university (NAU)

arizona state university (I’m currently attending)
University of Phoenix

I’m very interested!!! Thank you

it depends what you wanta do there. most likely some type of social work experience or degrees in something towards that.

The ones I’ve been looking at the most are northern arizona university, arizona state university, and University of Arizona. Academically, U of A seems like the best choice (of course, I’m only going off of what’s on their web sites), but NAU is in a beautiful setting and charming community! Although it seems like there is a bigger culture and more music opportunities in the Phoenix/Tempe area.

For some more background info, I’m a California resident and a music major (singer), hoping to transfer in Fall of 2010.

Any suggestions and input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

NAU is your choice without a doubt! It’s the smallest of the Arizona Universities so you get a lot of one on one attention. Also, Flagstaff is a small town so there are lots of local bands and free shows. NAU has a great music program and a great education program as well. It’s a beautiful campus and you will be able to really get to know your professors. Set up a visit to the campus and see for yourself!! Good luck!

northern arizona university is my top choice right now, and I have a 2.6 GPA. Is this realistic? I’m also applying out-of-state and I have about 3 extracurricular activities. If NAU is reaching too far, then what are some other reasonable AZ schools? No community colleges, please.
I live in California and I’m looking for rural, small college town type schools. Chico State is another option (yes, I know it has a bad rep but it has good qualities as well). And please don’t say things like "you’re stupid". I have feelings too -__-

Hi Claire,

My name is Erik and I am an Admissions Counselor for Northern Arizona University. Before addressing your comment directly, I encourage you to seriously consider NAU instead of Chico mostly because all California schools have tightened up their admission requirements significantly and their tuition has increased by 30% in the last three months. Le’ts just say the Governator is Terminating Higher Education in Cali…not to mention, we are not nationally ranked on the list of party schools. Now onto your inquiry…which certainly is not a "stupid" one.

As Rebecca pointed out above, you will be considered for admission with a 2.6 GPA. But the GPA must be in these required CORE subjects:

4 years of English
4 years of Math (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and either Precalc, Stats, or Calc)
3 years of Lab science (1 year of integrated science, 1 year of biology, 1 year of chemistry or physics)
2 years of social science, with one being US history.
2 years of the SAME foreign language (yes, American sign language does qualify)
1 year of fine arts (i.e. Art, Music, Theater, Ceramics, Drawing, etc)

A very important thing to realize Claire is that your cumulative high school GPA is NOT your core GPA.

For admissions purposes we don’t care how you did in PE, home economics, or typing. Keep in mind also that what is required to graduate from high school is not what is required for admission to NAU.

So, if your CORE (referring to those classes I listed above) GPA is above 2.5 you will be considered for admission, meaning basically that your admission would be conditional upon "individual circumstances and/or space availability" (http://home.nau.edu/admissions/apply/admissreq.asp).

Therefore Claire, you are right on the edge of conditional admission and I would counsel you to take the SAT (and score a 1110 on the math and reading) or the ACT (with a composite of 24).

That being said, there is another crucial thing to consider–deficiencies. Applicants can have NO more than one deficiency in any two subjects in course requirements, and of course, not more than one deficiency in the same subject.

Students with a combination math/science deficiency are not admissible. However, if you share a combination of deficiencies in two subject areas that are not science and math, have a 2.6 in those core classes, you will be considered for admission.

Also keep in mind that what Rebecca wrote is correct, given you have NO DEFICIENCIES in any subject area.

I cannot emphasize enough to you that we are looking at the CORE GPA, not your cumulative. If your cumulative GPA is 2.6, be sure that your core GPA is not below 2.5 or you will be denied. You can figure that out by contacting me at 928-523-3864 or emailing me at Erik.Johnson@nau.edu.

We will need to know your grades and credits however, so you will have to have a copy of your high school transcript. Also remember that if you have D’s, for university admission you are considered deficient–Ds don’t cut it at the university level.

Oh, and which state are you from? If you are from California, you may qualify for our Western Undergraduate Exchange program which amounts to a 1.5 in-state tuition discount–saving you about $8K in tuition costs as an out-of-state student.

I look forward to your response/email/phone call. Good luck and feel free to contact us anytime.

Erik Johnson
Admissions Counselor
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 4084
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4084
(928) 523-3864 (Office)
(928) 523-0226 (Fax)
(888) 628-2968 (Toll Free)
Erik.Johnson@nau.edu

in the U.S. as well?
and should i choose a better ranked school if NAU is not good enough and would not be able to get me into a top law school?

if you are wanting to go to a top 6 law school you need to pull damn great grades. you need to ask yourself why you want to go to a top law school? do you want a big law job upon graduation? if so, then you need to go somewhere that you can pull really great grades, possibly somewhere you have friends with a test bank.

I am thinking of applying to arizona bible college but their number is disconnected. It’s the school you go to before going to tuscon theological seminary graduate school. I can’t reach them either. Does anyone know if arizona bible college is still open and how i can reach them if they are?

It certainly sounds like they are closed. Talk to your pastor about the best undergraduate colleges operated by your denomination to prepare for the ministry. I can’t give advice as I do not know what your denomination is. I am familiar with many colleges in this field and have never heard of Arizona Bible College. Try to find one with a national reputation. You will have the opportunity for a much better education there.

just about any college will let you minor in whatever you want… it will just require extra classes

university of arizona is a strong university with good programs