Tyler
No matter who you talk to for help wveryone is willing to give you a resource to help you find your answer. The social life is top notch between sports events, extra-carricular ectivies, and weekend atmosphere.
Katelyn
very liberal and all students are thought of as equals.
there is a large emphasis on partying and alcohol as a pastime
Steve
Winter is frigid.
Bring a good bike lock and bad bike.
Sierra
There's only one thing I don't like about Iowa, and that is the price of tuition. I had to drop out after my freshman year because of the price. If you are a lower-middle class, B average white student, there is no opportunity for scholarships. The only help I got for the school was through FAFSA, but that didn't even cover 5{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the tuition. The loans provided for someone with my parents' credit were non-deferrable and payments were sky high because of the interest. If I had continues going, by my senior year my parents would be paying over 1500 a month, which is my dad's entire pay check and some of his retirement. Iowa is my dream school, but they don't have the lower working classes' well being at heart. Carl Rove was paid a full student's tuition to speak for an hour and a half, and I don't think that's fair. With the price of tuition rising nearly every year, people like me can't afford a quality education at a school they love, but I know deep down, nothing is going to be done. When someone like me falls out of line, there is always someone else to take my place and pay more to be there.
Mark
Iowa Rocks. Girls are hot, Awesome Atmosphere, Bar Scene is nice (not only the popular bars but theres alot of ones that many people dont know about or dont frequent that are fun if youre in a different type of scene). Dorms are pretty nice, apartments can be relatively cheap, yea.
Quinn
The UI is good school, I enjoy myself here
Mayflower is really not that far from campus...Second floor is the the most quiet
Ipods are a good investment
There really is more to do than going out and drinking
Be involved and find activities and groups that you like to beat homesickness.
...Excuse my typos, i wrote alot in a little time
Patrick
Iowa is a great school, but not for everyone. I would not recommend Iowa to anyone who feels they need a lot of individual attention, guidance, or direction. However, if you need a lot of individual attention, guidance, or direction you are probably not ready to attend college. I would not recommend Iowa to anyone from the area - it's a big world out there! Quality of academics varies widely between programs, so be sure to investigate your specific area of interest before committing. Fire Kirk Ferentz!
Connie
Fun place, as a senior I'm ready to move on however. Very expensive out-of-state tuition.
Austin
When the weather is warm the bar scene teeters on insanity. Wading through drunks and pushing to get to the bar is common fare.