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I got an email from Northern Arizona office of admissions about that. It had a real person’s name from the admissions office on the email and it says its from northern arizona university but look at the site. It’s http://www.northernarizonau.org/apply/ it leaves me wondering because how much it leaves out. And I can just get a random person from there and put it on there.

Anyone use this and know if its real.
I registered on their site so that’s how they could get my info. Its definitely within the realm of possibilities that they were contacting me but its not their site. Their site is nau.edu this is northernarizonau.org.

Probably not a scam. The bottom of the page identifies it as the real Northern Arizona University. It would be dangerous for a scam operation to make this claim.

Universities get lists of prospective students from a number of sources. Your name your have been on a list. Universities can separate their recruiting websites from their academic websites.

what are the pros and cons of this school?

is it affiliated with Phoenix University (online) because i guess i was accepted to NAU but i dont really remember applying

No it is no affiliated with Phoenix University. Its actually a school that you have to apply for and get an acceptance letter in two weeks tops (from what I’ve read). I’m actually researching myself if it is a qualified school myself and have gotten mixed reviews. All in all tomorrow is the deadline for applications (Dec. 1), early decision and its also free. Only takes 10 mins tops to fill it out, so you have nothing to loose I suppose. Hope this information kind of helped even though it is very vague

Right now, I’m a freshman in community college to get my general studies out of the way. I’d like to be an english major, and transfer to either NAU or U of A for my junior year. Which college do you guys think is better, for my degree and in general? And WHY?

Hello,

The other poster had a great suggestion in that you should look at both campuses before making a decision. If you’re attending community college in Arizona you can see how all of your credits transfer to both schools at www.aztransfer.com. I’d also encourage you to look at the websites for both English departments to try and get a better feel for how each English department works. You should think about the differences in each campus. NAU provides a smaller community setting in a great outdoor region in Flagstaff, while UA is a much larger campus in more of a big city setting. Each campus has their own advantages and the most important thing is finding the right school for you. I would try using the admissions offices of both schools as a resource, as they can help you set up visits or answer any other questions you have.

Good luck,
Ryan

I prefer to go north on Hwy 89, then I-40 east to Flagstaff. It also takes about 90 minutes and is very pretty.

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

It’s in Flagstaff - I almost went there for my masters - it’s sooo pretty up there!!

Hi, I’m a student at a community college in California and have completed all the transfer prep work for a geology major. I’ve applied to, and got accepted to: northern arizona university
(NAU), Western Washington University (WWU), and Eastern Washington University (EWU). I’m wondering if anyone knows the pro’s and cons of each school’s department, tuition etc. Which would be a better school to go to for an Undergrad B.S in Geological Sciences?? What about campus life? I’m stuck and I need to decide soon!! I’ve checked out the schools websites, but I’d like to find out more from someone who knows. Thanks.

I live in AZ, and I know NAU has a great program. The campus life however…… well, it really sucks. Flagstaff is a small town with nothing to do. Phoenix is a 2 hour drive…. if you want to make the drive.

Hope this helps a little. Take care.

I want to eventually major in ornithology (study of birds) specifically birds of prey. But I cant decide whether I should attend northern arizona university and major in zoology or if I should attend University of Arizona and major in Natural Resources. (Where Id keep my interest in birds as a hobby)

The cheaper the better (after all Im currently a college student- and indefinitely poor, it seems!)
Im also not that great at math.. I know this is a big deal being a science major. Im not terrible at it.. I just have to work harder than most.

Please only answer if you have constructive advice. Feel free to ask questions Best answer gets the points.

university of arizona

My best friend went there

Im planning on going to Embry Riddle in Prescott and some of my friends are going to NAU (northern arizona university) and if i wanted to go and visit them, how long would it take for me to drive there?

It’s just under 100 miles, so it should take you under 2 hours (depending on the route you use) — the drive is quite beautiful, by the way.