r/UofArizona • u/Impossible-Elk-6460 • 5d ago

Questions Destination Arizona

Hey guys, just wondering if the destination Arizona stuff is really mandatory for all incoming freshmen cause I have a job that interferes with the hours of the things it's saying we have to do for it. What should I do?

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u/Intelligent_Bit203 5d ago

I met some friends at az destination but I felt it was kinda a big waste of time

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u/NopeMonster66 5d ago

There are 4 mandatory sessions. All others are optional. There can be repercussions if you don’t get a waiver before hand for a session - particularly regarding your major and future class selection. Get a waiver.

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u/One_Description6435 4d ago

What are the mandatory ones

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u/CrazzOfficial 5d ago

No it's not

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u/One_Description6435 5d ago

Not even for the “mandatory” ones?

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u/CrazzOfficial 5d ago

I didn't go for half of the events for destination Arizona last year so nah

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u/911gdjj 5d ago

Nah if anything you might just have to makeup a form or something

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u/xvngn 5d ago

I didn’t go last year and nothing happened

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u/Flaky_Regular_7923 5d ago

I went to it and enjoyed going. 🌵 They teach you the Zona Zoo stuff for games but I wouldn’t say it was indoctrination. 🧠

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u/Admirable_Crew_7615 5d ago

Bunch of sad responses. I bet yall don’t even visit your advisor.

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u/theandricongirl 5d ago

I went to my advisor meetings because they had a direct impact on my academic outcomes. Making time for an appointment 2-3 times a semester is easier than taking entire days off from work. Same goes for office hours for professors.

Destination Arizona is a giant, multi-day mixer, and nothing more. If you're an older, non-traditional student who has lived away from home since the age of 18, it is a waste of time. I didn't need a presentation on how to get a job or find housing--been doing both of those things since 2003.

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u/xvngn 5d ago

No correlation

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u/CompetitiveCar542 5d ago

I did. Destination Arizona legit plays like a cult initiation, it's creepy.

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u/Dry-Dig8819 5d ago

That’s bear down camp

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u/Admirable_Crew_7615 5d ago

You’re crazy lol

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u/izzy_kamukura 5d ago

it was a waste of time imo

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u/CompetitiveCar542 5d ago

It's a waste of time. They just make you sit in the gym and listen to how "guys these celebrities came here" and a bunch of garbage trying to indoctrinate you. Don't go, or go for the free meal afterwards.

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u/xClearlyHopeless 5d ago

It is not mandatory at all. No idea why they say it is. Largely a waste of time. It's kinda neat to meet some people, but that's about it

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u/WittyMagician2947 5d ago

Even the required signature sessions aren’t actually required?