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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Chemical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright This was a long time ago...my "last" is just entering college now, and if the U of I (used to be "SUI", or soueeee!!!) is still as I remember it, I would love to see him here. Ch.E. was a "flunk-out" major until you became an upperclassman, then there was a loosening of the rigidity. Was well prepared for my career; lot's of good memories. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Faculty Accessibility: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 13 2009 4th Year Male -- Class 1963    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=62249&uid=382'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I'm a freshman here at UI and I'm about to finish my first semester. I really can't stand it here and want to transfer! All people care about this school are getting drunk and hooking up. All the girls i've met are prissy, not friendly, and not open to becoming friends unless you live in their dorm hall. My hallway is quite big and no one ever has their doors open, so no one knows each other. I've tried making friends and going out, but it's just not fun doing the same thing over and over again - drink, drink, drink, go to the bars. The only thing I actually enjoy here is the football - but even with that, you're expected to wake up early and tailgate and get completely wasted. I'm already bored of the nightlife here and I just can't stand all the sluts and tools. University Resource Use: B+, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 06 2009 1st Year Female -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=62038&uid=382'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Language - French/Spanish/etc.  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright University of Iowa is a typical big state school. Many of the classes are mass lectures where you furiously take notes in an auditorium and there are a lot of exams with grading curves that are designed primarily to weed out unmotivated students. In general, to be a successful student, you're expected to memorize information and apply principles on exams. You don't necessarily have to attend every class and fully understand the material. You just need to be the best on exams which isn't too hard to achieve when you're in a room full of people who really don't know why they are in college. University of Iowa is a degree-granting machine. It does not inspire you to really pursue knowledge/research and does not prepare you to succeed in any real job. Generally other students don't care about anything more than passing classes with good grades. Professors are more focused on academic research. There is little academic support if you're struggling in fundamental courses like principles of physics (I had to rely on going to office hours of TAs from China who did not really have the competence to provide adequate help). Attending the University of Iowa was the biggest regret of my life. I only went there because my parents pushed me to go there for the low in-state rates, somewhat respectable national reputation, and because I really didn't know better at the age of 18. If I could do my life over, I would have fought much harder to go to a smaller private school like Brown, Northwestern, or University of San Diego that would provide better education quality and the direction/support I feel that I need to succeed. Thinking about the time I wasted at Iowa just makes me a really sad panda. University Resource Use: B, Education Quality: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 15 2009 4th Year Male -- Class 1995    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=60308&uid=382'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   PreMed and Medical  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright I've had one teacher out of 3 semesters where the teacher seemed to be genuinely excited to teach the students. Most of them act like they were forced to teach. Most students on this campus are unmotivated and go out drinking every other night. It may seem fun at first but it gets old fast. Also, people either hang out with their friends from their small towns in Iowa or it is the chicago suburbia kids that hang out together. The Iowa kids are very conservative and the kids from the Chicago suburbs think they own the place. (Middle class thinking they are upper class...) Not a very diverse campus, people are extremely closed minded. Campus Aesthetics: A, Individual Value: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 18 2009 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=57873&uid=382'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 11    Next

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