University of Northern Iowa Top Questions

If I had to choose one thing I disliked about my school it would be the lack of school spirit we have. Our school is usually covered in apperal from other local state schools. We also have very small crowds of people that attend our sporting events. Our school also does not support extra activities very well such as: chorus, football, basketball, plays, etc... Besides that small fact I love everything else about the University of Northern Iowa

The worst thing about my school is that a lot of the classes are geared towards powerpoints and lecturing. There is no room made for open discussion or any other opportunities for class participation. I wish there was more variety in teaching styles that would help keep the class focused rather than dozing off.

The worst thing about the school is the snow/weather. The university never cancels class when they should (-30 degrees out). They wait until the last minute to make paths, and they are horrible about plowing the parking lots. Oh and parking sucks.

The worst thing about our school is the layout of the campus. The campus has had many additions and therefore spands across a wide range and has busy streets that go through the area. With the odd layout there are parking issues because of the inaccurate amount of parking and the distance from the dorm hall. While walking to classes from some dorns you often have to wait while traffic goes through.

Some classes are so demanding and it is difficult to keep up with the course work plus other classes.

I believe that the worst thing about my school is the lack of social opportunites within the classroom. By increasing the amount of time we can socialize with our classmates we would be able to form study groups easier, and thus create good social networking to help with our overall academic performance. With a majority of the classes being only lechures we are unable to get the classmate social network that is needed for better learning.

My experience at the University of Northern Iowa was a very positive experience. At times, when taking required general education classes the size of the classes tended to be very large. This made it more difficult to get the personalized attention that some students were seeking. These students may felt more successful if the class size had been smaller.

UNI is not very culturally diverse and friendly to different races. The students and faculty seem to judge students by their race and cultural background. Most people only spend time with people from their own race.

Our school is not associated with the town, Cedar Falls. I wish going into town was easier. Also the fact that we are a regent school so now we have to figure out how to cut 11 percent of our budget out, which sucks!

It's so far from home.. Well i am from North Carolina and I came out here particularly to go to this school.