Iowa State University Top Questions

I wish i would of known more about the Greek community here at Iowa State. It wasn't till after i got up here that i herd about how strong the Greek community and houses are. You from great bonds with new people and "rushing" was a way that freshman could get intertwined with the older student and prospective mentors.

I wish I would have known that it's okay to not know what you're doing all the time. I came as an Open Option major and stressed way too much about it, and it ended up being fine. I later chose a major I never would have thought I would have chosen, but I love it. I also wish I would have known how to study effectively--something high school did not teach me at all.

I wish I had been more informed about the transportation and activities around campus. I had to find the information myself and now I have am subscribed to emails for updates for different departments i'm interested in.

Before I came to this school, I wish I had known about the overwhelming financial cost.

I wish i had known to try to get more scholarships before attending Iowa State. I just wish i had realized how expensive going to college is.

I wish I would have known more about the scholarships offered through the university and where they are located on the school's webpage.

How quiet it can be in Ames. I am from a city and the silence took some getting use to.

I wish I would have realized how far away from home I was. I live down by St. Louis, Missouri and it is a 6.5-7 hour drive to Ames. But, meeting a lot of great people helped the college transformation move easily.

I wish I had known all of my options for majors, I should have gone in undecided and tested out a lot of different classes and experienced it all before I made a decision.

Everything is overpriced, and the students at Iowa State University have the highest student debt on average of any school in the country.