Iowa State University Top Questions

The most frustrating thing is doing math homework online.

A lot of the dorms don't have air conditioning.

The most frustrating thing about this school is the internet homework postings. Lately, we've been having quite a few issues with assignments and quizzes not showing up. The professors have been more than accomadating with these issues and they are working on getting them fixed by next semester.

Iowa State University's enrollment is predominately White/Caucasian. As a student who welcomes diversity and takes joy in the collaboration of different cultures, it can be very limiting to have classes with only white Midwestern students like yourself.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the class sizes. I hate that I can never find a seat in my lecture halls.

The parking division.

So far I have not attended any classes, but the biggest issue so far is the lack of a peer mentor to get started as there is a lot of differences between this school and being at home or at a smaller school.

During orientation you had to ask the right question to the right person. If you didn't then you would never get an important question answered and you would be left lost.

Housing and financial aid. I currently have a GPA at college of 3.90 and receive barely any financial aid from college. My parents income combined is under $65,000. However, I do not qualify for any financial aid. I would like to attend grad school for doctorial degree but can't afford to take out more student loans.

It's a big school, so occasionally it can be easy to feel more like a statistic than an individual.