University of Northern Iowa Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Carolyn

That it is the second windiest campus in the nation, and that the Stud yAbroad program didn't have an option to go to Germany, though Austria is pretty close.

Sydney

How competitive programs would be to get into a graduate school.

Robin

I wish I had known to keep my dorm room door open. It is the best way to meet people. Knocking at a closed door to meet your neighbor is intimidating and most people won't do that. It is easy to pock your head into an open door, introduce yourself, and strike up a conversation. I also wish I had known to take initiative to get to know people and not let shyness get the best of me. Most college students want to get to know others, they are simply waiting for someone else to make the first move.

Emma

I wish I would have known how to not procrastinate and use my time effectively to do the things that needed to be done good and not having to rush through everything.

Jordan

That teaching wasn't really for me! But I'm glad I realized that with hands-on experience in a class room.

Kelsey

I wish I had known to take college courses in high school and take more AP classes, because college is expensive and everything you do not have to pay for helps out.

Lee

How to write an effective paper. I have found that most high schools to not prepare their students for collegate writing.

Eric

that i would have known my major

Rachel

I don't know that I find anything wrong with UNI; it was a great school.

Jordan

Look at junior college before attending 4 year college