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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average This was quite possibly one of the worst college experiences I could have possibly had. I'm so happy I'm transferring out of here after this semester. The academics are alright and all. The Social life is absolutely horrendous though. The social scene can be extremely cliquey so its basically High school all over again. The party scene is terrible. The house parties get broken up early and are usually overcrowded and bad to begin with. They usually just compose of everyone standing around drinking and not open to meeting man new people. The bars are pretty sloppy and there is only one 18+ club so you basically need a fake. While there are some bright individuals in the student body, alot of them come across as very arrogant and stuck up. Some of them look like they came straight from the show "jersey shore". All in all this was a terrible freshman year experience and I just can't wait until I transfer out of here to a real school. Education Quality: B, Social Life: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 03 2013 1st Year Male -- Class 2016    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=93652&uid=953'></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 Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I am a second semester Sophomore and I happened to stumble upon this website. I would first like to say that my opinion on why the majority of the comments are negative is because when someone is unhappy, they obviously are going out of their way to explain their experience and why they are unhappy in a way to "warn" others, which is fine. But these posts just come off a little bit biased in my opinion. As far as how I feel about Iona, I love it. I have made many friendships here and I think many will be lifelong. If you are one of those people that loved high school and you're not over the fact that you graduated, I don't think that you will enjoy any college. You have to learn to put high school behind you. I'm not telling you to forget about your friends, but you have to leave yourself open to meeting new people and making new experiences. A word of advice: join something. At Iona, there are many organizations to get involved in. This is a great way to meet new people and find a group of friends to go out with and hangout with all the time. If you don't go out and meet new people, I could guarantee you that the fun will not come to you. First semester freshman get very turned off to Iona because they have a very high expectation of what college is and they are most likely thinking of a state school or big university. I'm not quite sure why people come here and are surprised by the fact that it's a small school. Everyone knows everyone. If you put even a small effort to go out and meet people, you can have a good time here. There are a few bars and a good fake is a must. Trips to NYC once in a while are very fun but again, you will need a fake. As far as house parties are concerned, the cops to break them up a lot. This is mostly because they have not much else to do in this crime-less town (which is a good thing.) If you know people with houses off campus, you will have parties to go to but people don't really want random people in their houses taking up space when their friends could be in your spot. Simple as that. The dorms are fun but if you're loud when you're pregaming or having a party, you most likely will get written up. I would most definitely recommend moving off campus for your junior and senior years because it will then be your turn to throw the parties as often as you want and invite who you want. All in all, think about what you really want before coming to Iona or think about transferring. If you're the person going home every weekend, that's the reason why you aren't having fun. Give it a chance and at least stick it out for the entire year. Don't make any rash decisions after your first semester. Individual Value: A+, Useful Schoolwork: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 25 2013 2nd Year Female -- Class 2015    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=93465&uid=953'></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 Accounting  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright They do a good job of keeping you around, but you will face many challenges if you decide to go. As an Accounting Major, I have the worse dean in the school and some of the hardest classes, bad mix. Campus Maintenance: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 13 2013 3rd Year Male -- Class 2014    Forward  Blog it! 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