Iowa State University Top Questions

Academics shouldn't be an issue so long as you go to class and do your work. The profs I've had in engineering really know their stuff and there is a great network between them, you, and the other students. The first few semesters, expect a lot of international TAs (ESPECIALLY in math and science). In general, they know what they're doing, it just takes time to understand what some of them are saying...

Most of my lectures are very large and impersonal.

I know my professors names. My favorite class is companion animal science. My least favorite was chemistry... ew!! Students are very competitive. The most unique class I have taken was meat science. I don't spend time with my professors outside of class.

i love my professors, they are all very nice and helpful. the TA's are good too.

I love the Design program here and how you are always busy. It gives any student a challenge.

There is always someone to help. Academic Success Center Rocks!

It's a big family. Academics at Iowa State are time worthy. I've never been a good student, but the help is readily available when I need it. I'm in the political science department, and there as well as through the rest of the university you have a good chance of your professors remembering who you are and how you were in their class. This helps - for references of jobs, internships, or even just future classes. Education at Iowa State is geared both toward learning and getting a job...I'm a junior and still feeling clueless about the direction I want to take with a career. However, deep down I'm confident because I know that Iowa State has prepared me to be a well-rounded person. Employers know this when they hear you're from ISU.

Some of my professors know my name. My favorite class is U ST 160. My least favorite are big lectures...sometimes. Class participation depends on which class it is and how interested the students are in the subject. Yes students are competitive. My major/department is business. No I do not spend time with my professors outside of class. Iowa State's academic requirements are very appropriate. Education at Iowa State is geared toward learning for its own sake and toward getting a job.

Many of the first year classes are quite large, but after you begin into the 300 level courses the classes become quite small and intimate. The most unique class I've taken was 328x, which was Cell Physiology in Human Disease, and exploratory course offered by a professor who had first hand knowledge of the research discussed and presented in the course.

The teachers are very friendly and overall there whenever you need help. The classes are interesting and very informative. I have only had one problem with a class. I feel like the requirements are easy to meet. I also feel it is easy to complete the requirements within the usual 4 years. I don't feel like competitiveness is an issue. I think students are there to help each other.

A great class to take is HDFS 276 with Erin Crawford. It's basically sex education, but she makes it fun and interesting. I'm an advertising major, so any classes with Jay Newell or Barbara Mack are also great. Class participation is often required for many classes once you get into the higher level classes. I think it's fun to relate some of my classes to my real life.

My professors know my name in some of my small classes. I would say in 4 semesters of being here only 3 professors have known my name and I have been in atleast 6 small sized classes.

Iowa state is a great place for an education. I have been very fortunate to get teachers who speak good English and are willing to teach but there have been a couple that aren't very good. I'm glad I go here. I sometimes think I take school more seriously than some but my major requirest that of me.

My favorite class is volleyball.. which really isn't a class.. I love it because it is a stress free class and I have had the opportunity to meet so many new people. The most unique class that I have taken is CI 201. I am not very good with technology and this class has shown me many different applications used on a Mac. I do wish that I would keep in touch with some of my professors. Especially with last semester, I wish I went in for help on things that I had no clue what I was doing. All in all, I think that Iowa State is a great college to receive an education, even in my major, elementary education.

Iowa State offers many different types of classes. Your first class of the day may only have 20 students where you are on a first name basis with your professor and the setting is very relaxed and easy to ask questions and have class discussions. Your next class may be in a lecture hall with 500 students and you may not ever know the person's name that sat next to you all semester.

All my professors now my name, and I have been to all of their office hours or recitations. I am in the offices or labs at least 3 times a week. Engineering is definitely focused on preparing for a job. ISU students are very smart and have interesting conversations.

All of my classes at the moment are large lectures so my teachers do not know my name. I don't study as much as I should but I still pull off pretty grades.

Like I said above, I love the Taekwondo and Hapkido classes I am taking this semester. Master Pak is the best kept secret at Iowa State. Not only do students learn new skills and how to protect themselves, we are learning the meaning of perseverance (very physically challenging!), respect (everyone is a "sir" or a "ma'am"), commitment (if you don't come to class, you aren't going to get better - we always encourage each other to stick with it), and self-control (you can't try your new moves on everyone you meet!). These classes are so much fun and a great change of pace from the normal biology or engineering or design classes you have to take every day! I am so glad I got the opportunity to experience something new during my time at Iowa State.

I feel like class participation is pretty high at Iowa State. Campus always seems to be full of students all day long.

some professors know my name, i love anthropology and hate biology. i feel biology is more indepth then needed right now. students study time varies, i usually do at least 5 hours for a test and then a couple hours on a normal week per class, some students participate and talk about class related stuff outside class. students do compare grades and try to be the best. im not sure what the most unique class ive taken is..probably anthropology. i am changing my major to food science and industry with a minor in hotel restaurant and industry management. i sometimes go to my professors office hours. i think the requirements are fitting. i think both, it makes it possible for a person to get a job...but also that learning is important in general.