Iowa State University Top Questions

It is not very diverse.

The most frustrating for me, this year, would have to be my location. I reside in the dorms farthest away from campus, and even though buses run there frequently it is still a pain. Anytime I want to go somewhere late on the weekend, or for dinner on the weekend it can be a nuisance to get where i want to go.

The most frustrating thing about the University is how expensive tution is for people from Minnesota, they should be consisdered insate.

The most frustrating thing about school is balancing expenses. It is very difficult to maintain all of my bills while attending school full time and working 20-30 hour weeks. I have been fortunate enough to receive some scholarships, which allow me to continue following my dreams at ISU, but I am still left with a hefty bill to pay every month, including my car, insurance, phone, rent, and tuition.

The buses are good for getting around campus, going to Target, and going to Walmart. They aren't very good for getting around Ames, and that's where the fun stuff is like the movie theatre and mall.

To me, the most frusterating thing about my school is how far away all the buildings are. Here on the ISU campus, you must walk almost everywhere you go. Some days it is perfectly warm outside and I don't mind walking. Other days I freeze just walking to the bus. Sometimes between classes I only have about ten minutes to get across campus. However, I do always make it to class on time. For that, I am very thankful.

The most frustrating thing about my school are a few select professors. Some of them cancel class and fail to let you know beforehand. Other professors are hardly what I would consider professional and I can't believe they were hired.

Iowa State is located in a small town called Ames. Most of the activities that occur in the city are at the University itself. Sometimes its difficult to keep myself occupied other than just doing homework. It's a bit frustrating to not have many fun activities happening in the city to attend.

The most frusterating thing about my school is that there are definitely people that do not care about their education and just slack off. This is very frusterating espessically when I am trying to keep up with my studies and it seems like everyone in my classes are brushing it off.

The size of Iowa State University's campus can be kind of overwhelming and frustrating at times. The campus is large and so you can't just run back to your dorm in-between classes very well. However, CyRide greatly reduces this issue! The bus system is fabulous and really makes getting around on campus much easier, especially in the cold, Iowa winter!

One thing that frustrates me about ISU is that a lot of communication gets lost, since the school is so big. Sometimes professors forget to say stuff during lectures or not everyone recieves a class email... And to counter that, we have to waste a lot of class time to make sure that everyone is getting the information. While I understand that it's important, I feel like spending the first week of classes on things like that is a giant waste of time.

Iowa State's campus gets extremely cold in the winter. the city isn't small, but is very exposed to wind. So when it gets cold, it gets quite the wind chill as well. It's not the moost frustrating bit ever, as long as you're prepared for it.

One of the most frustrating things about Iowa State is its huge focus on science and engineering. I am a journalism major, and Iowa State and its Greenlee School of Journalism has high marks. Our clubs even have numerous awards. However, it seems that this successful school is not well known by the campus, because everyone is too focused on science and engineering.

I found that the most academically frustrating thing was that my professors' office hours fell only once or twice a week, mostly during times that I had other classes. This gave me very few opportunities to ask whatever questions I may have had.

The most frustrating thing about ISU is probably the most frustrating thing at every school, the homework. In some classes, such as Spanish, most of the work is just busy work to fine tune your skills, but some teachers will do random homework checks which forces you to complete every assignment. This is very frustrating when you know you have a larger project to complete for the upcoming week.

I find it frusterating to be cold all the time.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that the parking is expensive

The most frustrating thing about Iowa State University is probably how almost all of us students feel like we get the short end of the stick when it comes to paying for room and board and meal plans, it is so expensive!

it costs so much money

I started at Iowa State University halfway through the year, fully aware that it might be difficult to make friends. It was more than difficult; it made my experience a lot worse than I expected.