University of Iowa Top Questions

I wish I had known how inaccessible the grocery stores are without a car.

That some people are very sheltered when they come to college.

Drinking is the only thing to do for fun.

I wish I had more of my finances figured out before I came to school. As an out of state student, I am basically putting my life, as well as my parents, on the line in order to pay for school. And even after pooling all possible resources, we still have not covered all the finances needed.

The weather could be better and there could be more information on Nite Ride. I also didn't know how to study very well coming to this school and a lot of classes are test based.

I wish that I had known what it was that I wanted to major in and/or do with my life after attending school. Unfortunately, I really don't think that I would have known either of those things regardless of how I might have changed the course of actions in my life.

the TA's teach, nt the proffesors

I wish that I would have known about all the different types of people I would be meeting. I met many different races, classes, and all around different types of people. It was a cultural shock. I also wish I would have known to stay truthfull to myself and my family. I tried fitting in with groups I had nothing in common with.

It is WAY harder than i thought, but that is good.

The University of Iowa is a great school with tremendous opportunity. Unfortunately many student get distracted and with a large state school, it can be easier to fall through the cracks. My advice is to know what you are going there for before entering. As a freshman, I had no clue so I took a wide variety of classes. Yet, I still didn't know what do to. I ended up getting a studio art degree. It was a lot of fun, but now I can't find a job.

I wish I knew about the ability to get good internships and job related experience. I didn't use my advising center as much as I could have.

I wish that I could have known that it was a party school, if I had known then I would have attended a different school.

The winters are VERY cold, and the food isnt that good.

How challenging the first Chemistry test was going to be.

I wish I had paid more attention to out of state tuition costs.

Work hard and stay focused because there are alot of fun things out there that can take your attention away from your education

I wish I would have really understood how much harder college coursework was than highschool.

I wish I had known from the beginning that there was a Career Center on campus. This service was not advertised enough. It should be required to go there as a freshman to check it out. I just found out about it this year, and I am a senior. I am disappointed that I missed out on so many opportunities. They could have helped me get internships in my hometown every summer, and perfect my resum?. They also hold job fairs all the time that invite businesses from all over the Midwest to hire to students. Take advantage!

I wish I would have thought more about how far it is.

I wish that I would have known more about how they were going to change the admission requirements for their Nursing program before they had their freshman class and pulling them into a meeting, then letting them know that most of them aren't going to make it into the college of nursing. Letting them know that it might be a better idea to transfer or to pick another major.