(UIowa) I originally started at the University of Chicago and

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	A	Faculty Accessibility	B-
Useful Schoolwork	A+	Excess Competition	A
Academic Success	A-	Creativity/ Innovation	B
Individual Value	C-	University Resource Use	C
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B-	Friendliness	B+
Campus Maintenance	A-	Social Life	C-
Surrounding City	A	Extra Curriculars	B
Safety	A

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Snooty Describes the faculty as: Helpful

Male

SAT1510

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Individual Value	C-

Highest Rating Useful Schoolwork	A+

He cares more about Social Life than the average student.

Date: Oct 03 2003
Major: Geography and Geosciences (This Major's Salary over time)
I originally started at the University of Chicago and did okay, until I was dragged down by the expenses of it all. Working 40-60 hours a week combined with a full courseload eventually caught up with me and I dropped out. At Iowa, not only was college readily affordable, but the courseload made it possible to work part-time as well as take on an internship. While the geography department is outstanding, I am not certain that other majors fair so well. I also minored in computer science where quite a few notoriously unapproachable or unreachable faculty reside. By sticking to summer and night course for the intro courses in computer science, I avoid most of this.

The town of Iowa City is great (I have stayed here and taking on a minor role in city government). The students combined with the town though is a bad combination. The influx of somewhat well off Chicago suburb students seems to breed a drinking culture that has a strong negative impact on the city. There is a house party scene as well that will get stronger with more stringent laws targeting underage drinking. If you do not like either of those scenes, social opportunities are limited.

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