Iowa State University Top Questions

The worst thing about my school is that the tuition and also the dorms and apartments in the area are very expensive.

The worst part about Iowa State is when teachers have tests during VEISHA.

It's really hard to find a flaw in my school, but if I had to choose one it would be the parking division. As a freshmen, it was really hard to secure a spot in the dorm lots. I had to park in the stadium, forever away. I would park my car at drop off zones or staff parking for a brief period of time to grab something from my room and come back to tickets. The parking division hands out tickets left and right. I had a total of close to 20 by the end of this year.

The cold. I was born and raised in Hawaii. This is my second year here in Iowa and realyl dislike winter

Sometimes the sheer size of the school can be daunting.

I realize that this isn't specific to any one school, but there are distractions, so many distractions. These can be fun, but they can be harmful too because you can get caught up in all your friends you're making, clubs you're in and anything else, but you can lose track of the reason you are where you are: school. Many people have an issue with this, and having a reasonable work ethic and it detracts from your ability to deal with class, and then once you fall behind it's hard to catch up.

The worst part aout my school is that sometimes you classes can be really spread out on campus, but there is a bus system that is free to students that helps make it easier to get to class.

Not getting the appropriate roomate really can throw you for a loop. If you experience this it can be pricey to switch rooms. Other than that some difficult things is keeping focused in class when there is 300 other students.

The worst thing about my school is that it costs a lot and there isn't reciprocity with Minnesota. Other than that I cannot think of anything, I really like my school.

The worst thing about my school is that a lot of good restaurants are faraway from campustown.

There is really nothing that makes this univerisity bad. But more foreign language classes would be helpful. I'd like to learn Latin.

There are huge class sizes in the lower level classes. This is particularly bad but it does make it hard to get help from the teacher in a class that big. There is almost always things that help you outside of class that the university puts on.

I am new to Iowa State University, and I have only experienced a small section of the campus. I wouldn't say there is a "worst" thing, but something I don't particularly enjoy is the unclear options of majors in the College of Design. I feel like I would have a more solid direction that I am headed in had I been explained the difference between majors instead of being pushed and encouraged into the Bachelor of Design major.

In my opinion, the worst thing about my school is the size. At a school where you're just one of 30,000+ students, it's very easy to get lost in the crowd, especially if you're not one to advocate for yourself. Of course, it does provide a great learning atmosphere to become aquainetd with the real world; as an adult, you have to make yourself recognized by people in order to be successful in your career.

I love Iowa State, so it's hard to pick a worst thing. But if I had to think of something it would be the lack of food choices. You can get sick of the dining hall food really fast, and there's nothing else to eat with a meal plan. It also feels really unhealthy.

The dining centers play the most obnoxious music, and they're expensive (but the food's really nice).

It's in Iowa, so the weather is ridiculously cold at times. Most days during the winter I have to wear a coat and hat, otherwise I'm extremely miserable.

The worst thing about my school is the bus systems. Since our campus is so big student rely on the bus transportation system. The problem is the buses don't circulate often enough which is really unfortunate during the cold winter months. They are also always jam packed with students and the drivers look about twenty years old and make frequent abrupt stops.

The worst thing is that it is in a "small town" that is surrounded by farm land, so it is always really windy. Even though we are in the middle of Iowa, often times you would think we are in Minnesota because of the weather!

The larger classes are lectured with professors. Then if there is any addition to the class (lab or other), it is taught by a teaching assistant. Any smaller classes are taught by teaching assistants as well. The hardest part about this is the teaching assistants do not all speak very clearly (in English).