Katie
Iowa State University has a great program for my major. It is close to home, but not too close. It is a very welcoming community, despite having tens of thousands of students.
Marimar
Iowa State University provides a great variety of services to students, more than any other university I know. For example, they offer free tutoring for multi-cultural students and free student counseling.
Nathan
The Salt Company has been an incredible blessing to me at Iowa State. They are a nondenominational Christian organization that reaches out to students with the gospel and serves Christ. I am surrounded with friends and mentors that support me and help guide me in my faith. God has blessed me immensely through his provision of The Salt Company and in all things here at Iowa State.
Madison
The people at Iowa State are so nice and helpful. Every single person at the university wants to see you succeed. The entire community revolves around the university and will bend over backwards in order to make your experience enjoyable. Other schools can match the beautiful campus, strong academics, or talented athletic programs, but no other school could match the amazing community and environment that Ames provides for Iowa State University.
Rachael
I chose Iowa State University because of its Animal Science program. This college has amazing programs in agriculture and science. I plan on applying to veterinary school after I graduate, and I feel Iowa State provides the classes and experiences that will help me succeed.
ErikaNicole
Since I went in for Chemical Engineering Iowa State was in the top 10 colleges for Chemical Engineering and was a strong college for engineering overall. I also recieved the best deal in comparison to other colleges in terms of overall cost and finacial aid recieved. Since I never was able to go look at any of my college choices I am unsure about and asthetic aspects that is unique to my school, however I beleve we have one of the largest collections of public art on a college campus.
Curtis
The one thing that put Iowa State at the head of my list was the scenery. The campus really is beautiful and with Lake Laverne and all the trees, it makes me feel at home because I lived in the country. Having a little "woods" area helps me relax if the town/city live gets to be too much. I could have pursued an education anywhere, but Iowa State is one of the best schools around plus its scenery made it a win win combination for me.
Rebecca
The most unique thing about Iowa State University is Campustown! There are lots of cute coffee shops, book stores and inviting places to eat. It is always rewarding to meet friends there for lunch or just a quick study break. Plus, on the weekends Campustown often has special events going on!
Cory
Iowa State University is unique because there's so many different ethnicities walking around campus. Iowa State also is very good about getting jobs for it's graduated students.
Emily
Iowa State University is a college with over 26,000 students. However, over the years you find that somehow every one is connected to someone you know. It's pretty crazy, but it makes a big school feel like a big family.