I am on the TRAIN team as a researcher to help study the impacts of our program on student success. My academic home is on the ASU West campus, where I teach introductory environmental science courses.
The past 2 springs I have had the pleasure of getting to know many of you through TRAIN interviews and at the TRAIN mixers held at ASU. During these interviews, I have noticed some common concerns that many of you have about transferring to ASU. Dr. Ferry helped to illuminate how the cohort course helps you to network and find resources once you're at ASU, but some of you have asked for help in finding some resources BEFORE you transfer to ASU. The best place to start is this website that puts all of the resources onto one single website for easy access: https://students.asu.edu/welcome-back
This is a great site (above), but I also wanted to highlight a few of the resources from this site that I hear students asking about with some frequency.
- On-campus student employment: TRAIN will help you a lot with tuition costs, but we realize that many of you also work part-time jobs as well. If you're going to work, perhaps try and find a job on campus that will be easier to fit around your course schedule? https://students.asu.edu/employment
- Child care assistance: At ASU, just like at your CC, we understand that some of you are on a nontraditional path and you may already have children of your own. If this is the case, there is an office to help you find child care AND financial assistance for child care. https://eoss.asu.edu/students-families
- Financial aid & scholarships: It helps to get to contact this office early. Also, many scholarships are awarded in the fall and so we encourage you to transfer into ASU in a fall term so that you can take advantage of more scholarships. Did you know that 84% of students at ASU receive financial aid/scholarships? https://students.asu.edu/scholarships and https://students.asu.edu/financialaid/basics/receive-pay
- Housing: As a transfer student, you do not have to live on campus. But if you WANT to live on campus so that you can easily walk to classes and the (free) inter-campus shuttles, you should apply early, as in the fall/winter before you transfer (for the next fall). https://housing.asu.edu/
Warm regards,
Susie
aka Dr. Susannah Sandrin
Clinical Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Science Education
ASU West campus, ASU's New College, School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences
Susannah.Sandrin@asu.edu
Office phone: 602-543-5212
