University of Iowa Top Questions

People who aren't willing to be open minded about all forms of life. The campus is quite expressive and very busy at times. Someone who isn't into school spirit or opinionated/ expressive individuals would have a hard time adjusting to the friendly and busy culture of Iowa City, on and off campus. Although there are groups that make the campus feel smaller than it is, some students may have a hard time adjusting to the sheer size of the university at times.

People who cave easily to the masses would struggle to maintain a school-focused life at the University. This could probably be said about any school, but it is very important that a student is determined to do well in school regardless of what others are doing.

The University of Iowa can be a bad choice for conservative students if they are easily offended. This is a very liberal campus, and the conservative professors are few and far between. Nobody would really care if you are conservitive, but several comments are made with a liberal bias and could possibly offend a conservative student.

I don't think there is anyone who should not attend.

An individual should not attend the University of Iowa if he or she were not invested in his or her own education. With the large class sizes and challenging course loads, it is the responsibility of the student to complete assignments and readings, and to schedule their necessary study time. The students who fail at the University of Iowa, are not succeessful in time managment and putting the appropriate amount of work into thier education.

If you want to be in the middle of no where, then Iowa is probably not for you. Even though it is in corn country, Iowa City is a decent-sized city with some pretty crazy nightlife.

Someone looking for a small school setting should not attend this school. Also, some classes are very large, so the student to teacher ratio can be overwhelming.

A person that should not attend this school is a person that is unmotivated and is afraid to ask for help when they need it if they cannot get things done.

You shouldn't attend the University of Iowa if you don't want to put a lot of time into your schoolwork. Since it is such a large school, you shouldn't attend if you don't like a class size of 300+ people or if you feel more comfortable in a small setting. You don't get much professor/student one-on-one time, so if that is needed, you should look to go to school somewhere else.

Anyone who gives in to peer pressure easily, but is trying to stay out of the drinking scene should keep clear of this campus. It's party, party, party here...

I think someone who likes to be competitive would do well at the University of Iowa. Also, someone who is outgoing. If you are outgoing you will never be bored at the Unversity of Iowa .

ones who arent willing to accept change. This school is completely different from any high school i have ever seen. Every ethnic race ever invented is probably here at the University of Iowa. And its so many different things you can do here so if you just want to stay home and do nothing dont come to this school.

Those that are not interested in a serious education.

Someone who is looking for a small or highly academic school should not attend Iowa. Though it is not among the largest campuses in the Big Ten, Iowa still has many students and a busy campus. Though Iowa is by no means less concerned with academics than other colleges, it is not accelerated enough to be considered a very difficult school. Someone looking for a prestigious university for their resume should probably place Iowa lower on their preference list.

If you are the type of person so likes to walk through campus and know majority of the people you're walking past Iowa is not the place to go. There are always new faces and it would be impossible to get to know all of them.

Someone who is unmotivated and does not have a goal for his/her life shouldn't attend this school. Being undecided on a major isn't a bad thing, but not having a goal is. Also, someone who does not care for hard work is definately not suitable for this school.

Anyone who doesn't like big class should not attend University of Iowa, also, anyone who doesn't want a school with a big party scene.

There are not very many kinds of people who shouldn't attend this school. I have seen many different types of people with different backrounds, interests, and ethnicities around campus. I would say a perosn who both doesn't like to meet new people and isn't willing to work hard in academics wouldn't be happy here. There are people who are really focused on academics and others who aren't but are really into the social life here, but if a person is likes neither the social or academic aspects of this school they shouldn't come here.

someone who doesn't like a big school

If your willing to work hard, anyone can attend.