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Professors and TA's Always There to Help!

At the University of Iowa, the professors and TA's for my major which is human and health physiology are beyond educated to help you with any type of questions you may have. With a difficult major, questions do come up and professors may not always have the time on their hands that you may need. With the TA's generally being in graduate school themselves, they have almost just as much knowledge as your actual professors do but they have a lot more time on their hands and prepare you accordingly to make sure you have the necessary skills and knowledge for applying to graduate school or even looking for a job. Studying at the University of Iowa and having the academic records and connections you gain, will carry with you and give you that extra boost needed for the future.

Drinking Is Very Easily Noticed

There is not a noticable drug scene at the University of Iowa, besides the occasional news report of someone getting busted but I guess it depends what you chose if you attend the school. Downtown Iowa City and the house parties are very popular, and since it is a wet campus, you can see many people drinking during tailgates for football games, and downtown. There is some peer pressure because the partying scene at Iowa is very large, but don't get me wrong, there a great number of people that stay in and study on weekends too! It all depends who you chose to surround yourself with. If caught, underaged, the enforcement is very strict and you most like will recieve a paula (possession of alcohol under the legal age), so watch out for cops if you are drinking downtown!

Rain, Rain Go Away!

The University of Iowa campus is a fairly large campus, with respect to the distance of dorms, to where classes take place. If its storming. windy or SUPER COLD (winters in Iowa can be somewhat BITTER cold), prepare yourself because the walk from the dorms to campus could be awful, but buses do run from the dorms to campus, so make sure you get to them on time so your not late for class! Otherwise, make sure you bundle up or grab your umbrella, because even if you are on campus, you will be doing quite a bit of walking! During the fall, spring and summer the campus is absolutely gorgeous, so a lot of people are outside and walkig around then, which makes up for the other crappy times during the year!