University of Iowa Top Questions

The worst part of the University of Iowa is trying to find scholarships through the school. You really have to search through their website to find ones that you are eligible for. Nearly all of the deadlines are really random timing and usually are in the middle of the school year in January or February. You never hear about any of them, so you just have to search yourself and write down deadlines. Then you just have to make sure you don?t forget about them. I should have applied for more scholarships while I was in high school.

The worst thing about the University of Iowa is the parking situation. Everywhere on campus is metered parking and the meters at the dorms are inforced 7:30 am to 11:30 pm. It is possible to buy a parking pass, however, the lot is located almost 3 miles away from the main campus. While this is a problem for students who want cars on campus, it is not necessary to have one. The cambus system is great and can get you close to any place on campus.

I have had some issue with all the red tape getting in. The admission process could've been a bit smoother.

The worst thing is the laid back attitude about the drinking problem.

The cost of out of state tuitions

The impersonal relationship between many professors and the students would be the worst thing about my school. This is because the lectures are so big it is impossible for the professors to learn every students name and to get to know them a little better.

Its hard to keep focused on school with the bar scene downtown. You only have to be 19 to get into the bars.

not alot of diversity

Too much emphaiss on athletics and not as much on academics.

I wish there were more computers in the library available, and more authority in the libraries to control the noise levels. I also would decrease the number of students in each class. Many professors also report in the first lecture that most people are likely to get a C grade...it is not incouraging, and I feel alot of professors grade extremely hard. I also wish that some professors were more organized and forced to use ICON (an online grading utitlity websight). Lastly, I wish they would use better judgment to cancel school due to extreme Iowa weather conditions.