Iowa State University Top Questions

The most unique feature to the Iowa State Campus compared to the other schools I considered was the small feel on a big campus. Iowa State has almost 28,000 students, but it feels a lot smaller because the relative closeness of everything on the campus. I fell in love with that feeling, and it has created a good home away from home for me.

There are so many oppertunites because it is a bigger university that you won't get when attending smaller colleges.

Its unique in the amount of clubs offered. There is a club for every interest. Whether a student enjoys juggling or want to take stand against descrimination of homosexuals. I love the amount of people that participate in them.

The campus is the most beautiful of the ones that I had visited. The overall atmosphere is very welcoming and there is lots of school spirit, especially at varsity sports events.

Its a lot bigger then other schools, and even though it seems big to people, its a very small community. Because its a big school, it also means that the classes are bigger, but there is always someone there to help you. There is also some classes that have less then twenty students which some people are surprised about.

Iowa State had the program I needed for my career choice. A Bovine Veterinarian.

One thing that is unique about Iowa State University is the ISUCF'V'MB! For those who don't know, this acronym stands for the Iowa State University Cyclone Football 'Varsity' Marching Band. The ISUCF'V'MB is nicknamed the "pride of Iowa State", "the best of the Midwest", and "the Varsity band". The marching band has many unique traditions such as marching around the stadium on game day, "cycloning" fans, and their famous high stepping! The ISUCF'V'MB is truely the "Pride of Iowa State".

Iowa State's school of design is well known for the programs they offer. In order to get into the programs, you must first complete a year of core design before applying for the programs. Iowa State is a large school with 20,000 students but still offers classes with 30 students or less. However, some of the classes are lectures which have over one hundred students in a class. Also, Iow State offers a vast amount of students organizations to join and participate in.

Iowa State University was the largest of the schools I considered and was far enough away from home for freedom, but near enough for a reasonable driving distance during holidays.

I really felt at home when I arrived at Iowa State. They put alot of effort into providing you with opportunities to make new friends.

Iowa State is in Ames, which is a smaller city than many college towns are. The other school that I seriously considered was the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities, but I decided that I didn't want to live in a huge city for four years when I'm used to living on a farm.

I thought it was important that my undergraduate university be close to my childhood home and my family. It is also a great school for pre-veterinary students, which is what I started out as. Most people change their majors and many people don't finish in four years, so if your plans change you'll have nothing to be ashamed of.

It has a beautiful campus. Even though it is a relatively large school, it has the feeling of a small school

The most unique thing about Iowa State University's campus is the architecture. The buildings and art around the school are beautiful. A person could walk for hours and still not see all it has to offer. With this being said, the campus is still small enough that one can walk across it within twenty minutes. This offers a close knit community that most other school do not offer. It builds school pride and spirit and allows each individual to be beaming with pride about different aspects of their education.

Iowa State University has a very diverse student body and a large international exchange student population. Being a midwestern college it has an expectation and perhaps a stereotype of consisting of a largely white population. Iowa State combats that with its large international student population and very active student groups representing diverse populations; Black Student Alliance, Hispanic student groups, LGBLTA, and groups of diverse religions also. ISU is located in a fairly small city of 30,000, the student population is also about 30,000. The city buses are free and you can get anywhere within a 20 minute ride.

This university offered the major I wanted. I wanted the full college experience, and since the only other schools with my major were art schools, I jumped at the chance to attend ISU.

Iowa State University is full of great programs for freshmen to get involved and to make everyone feel like they are friends, whether they have talked to others or not. They also have a small enough campus and enough busses that you can make it to all of your classes on time every day.

The unique thing about Iowa State is the various types of people you can meet in one day. The Greek life isn't too huge and there are clubs for almost everything. Almost everyone is friendly so its easy to meet new people any where you go. Its hard not to appreciate the beauty of the campus, especially when the seasons are changing.

Iowa State makes sure that there are several people that care about your time at their school and they make sure that you're doing ok in all aspects of your life. They like to call your time at Iowa State an "adventure" because it truly is. Iowa State has so many activities to do and is filled with diversity. Iowa State is filled with beautiful architecture but is up to date on technology at the same time. The campus is also very beautiful in the forms of nature and art.

Iowa State has always been my number one choice ever since I was a little girl. We'd go to football games and different shows. Those memories helped me make my choice to become a cyclone. They not only provide students with numerous amounts of activites but they get their students families involved with such events. The university supports diversity within its campus by making everyone free welcome and expected. The campus structure is conventant and easy to manage to and from class along with getting around the Ames city area. The living conditions make students feel more at home.