Iowa State University Top Questions

The worst thing about the schoold would the transportation system that they have in Ames, they are mostly unconsistent especially about the timing. but not a lot of student used the transportation system since they all have their own car, but the students without the car are sometimes struggling to catch the bus since the buses are mostly late or too early to arrive at the bus stop.

The nightlife because there is little to without bars, few places for under 21 to go

If you need to pull out of classes and/or housing, the staff does not always tell the student everything that needs to be done. This causes issues with billing as some of the records still show that you are enrolled, so the University will still bill you. Talk to everyone you can think of to make sure you are no longer enrolled or signed up for housing, meal plans, etc.

Size of the campus, you have bad weather and have to rush to your classes (bus system is good though if the timing is right)

Lack of teacher communication. Some teachers are very hard to get ahold of which makes it frustrating to obtain help on homework or studying for tests.

The worst thing about school is it is big and sometimes my education doesn't seem personal.

Cold winters

Actually this may sound really funny, however the worst thing about the campus is the crows! They just hide in the trees, exspecially during the night and you walk under the trees and they all fly out of the tree, dropping unpleasant gifts to the students walking under the trees!!!

One of the things that scares a lot of people at Iowa State and other big schools is lectures. There's really no getting around it; at ISU or any school, especially in Science and technology, you will be in lectures, and that can be really intimidating for freshman. Most people get used to it pretty fast, but if you're having touble, make sure you get help. There are your TAs, Supplemental Instruction sessions, proffesors' office hours, and tutoring ($$) alla vailable. If you're missing that personal touch, make sure to take advantage of those.

The Towers and Helser Hall because they are not in the best shape.

Limited parking on campus because it's a pedestrian campus.

The professors are generally more concerned about their resear then about helping the student. Sometimes the class sizes are WAY too large. It is freaking cold here.

At the beginning of your college experience, class sizes are large but still engaging. Because the college is big, also, it's hard to get to know EVERYONE.

I consider the worst thing at this school to be how many students participate in drinking. Drinking is about the one and only thing people on campus do every weekend and even during the weekdays. Being a Christian, it makes me angry that there is so much alcohol abuse among the students. There are so many other ways to have fun besides drinking.

the distance of housing form classes

Iowa State sometimes seems a little small.

Iowa State University is very Science and Technology centered, so there is a common belief that the Liberal Arts fields are neither important or relavent to finding a career. This leads to strong stigmas about the percieved intelligence of students in Liberal Arts.