is iowa state fun?

[CycloneNorth]

im going to be a freshman and am moving in in two weeks. what should i expect?

Yes but Willow is the best dorm.

[jsmith86]

Yes but Willow is the best dorm.

And second floor willow is the best floor.

[mustangcy]

College isn't about getting straight A's. It's about seeing how drunk you can get while maintaining moderate grades.

This is good advice. Make absolute sure you're grades are decent...but I never encountered a single employer after school that gave a rats backside about gpa. Not one. It's meaningless for all I could see. So have fun but keep the grades high enough you never need to stress over finals. That's pretty much what I tried...didn't always do it...but most of the time it worked well.

[cyclone13]

This is good advice. Make absolute sure you're grades are decent...but I never encountered a single employer after school that gave a rats backside about gpa. Not one. It's meaningless for all I could see. So have fun but keep the grades high enough you never need to stress over finals. That's pretty much what I tried...didn't always do it...but most of the time it worked well.

Probably not directly during the interview, but I know in my workplace (and previous workplaces) that the first thing the HR sees when screening the resumes is the GPA. If you're under certain threshold (I believe now it's 3.0, then you'll be out of contention for interview). If you're close, they'd look at your resume carefully to see what can offset your "weak" GPA.

I agree about having fun though plus keep the grades high enough. Most of my professors were really good in spreading the weight that you need to work hard throughout the semester (and hopefully learn and understand everything) instead of putting the finals as the sole measure.

[CloneIce]

im going to be a freshman and am moving in in two weeks. what should i expect?

is iowa state fun?

Does a bear crap in the woods?

[GeronimusClone]

is iowa state fun?

Does CW rock the **** out of a faux hawk?
Do I like playing with firm ****?
Is the sky blue?
Water wet?

[IcSyU]

Grades are important if you're paying for school. Even if it's only a $1,000 scholarship, that's still $1,000 you don't have to pay for.

[thatguy]

This is good advice. Make absolute sure you're grades are decent...but I never encountered a single employer after school that gave a rats backside about gpa. Not one. It's meaningless for all I could see. So have fun but keep the grades high enough you never need to stress over finals. That's pretty much what I tried...didn't always do it...but most of the time it worked well.

100% true, GPA is worthless. Take your tests and quizzes and make sure that if by chance you bomb a final you don't fail, if you can do that, party all you want and you will be fine.
and work at a restaurant or bar, because the barter system goes A LONG WAY in a college town.
I traded more than one drink to get my name on a paper.

[colbycheese]

The best college advice I ever got was to look at college like it is a full time job - because as a student it is your job. If you're not putting in at least 40 hours of work a week (class and studying) then you're gonna get fired. Work overtime when you need to (finals). Also, get in the habit of waking up at 7 and being at "work" (either class or studying) by 8am - no matter when you went to bed the night before because you can sleep when you're dead.

Going Greek is also recommended. There's always something going on, or multiple people to party with.

Also, get as many scholarships as possible, or even a part-time job because paying student loans blows.

[IowaStateClones]

Does CW rock the **** out of a faux hawk?
Do I like playing with firm ****?
Is the sky blue?
Water wet?

Is a snakes **** dusty?

[thatguy]

The best college advice I ever got was to look at college like it is a full time job - because as a student it is your job. If you're not putting in at least 40 hours of work a week (class and studying) then you're gonna get fired. Work overtime when you need to (finals). Also, get in the habit of waking up at 7 and being at "work" (either class or studying) by 8am - no matter when you went to bed the night before because you can sleep when you're dead.

Going Greek is also recommended. There's always something going on, or multiple people to party with.

Also, get as many scholarships as possible, or even a part-time job because paying student loans blows.

Ignore this. Horrible advice. College is the best time of your life, don't waste it by making it into a "job" You have the next 40 years of your life to be miserable and get up at 7 am

[ianoconnor]

Ignore this. Horrible advice. College is the best time of your life, don't waste it by making it into a "job" You have the next 40 years of your life to be miserable and get up at 7 am

Agreed. Schedule classes as late as possible. 8am classes suck.

[IcSyU]

The best college advice I ever got was to look at college like it is a full time job - because as a student it is your job. If you're not putting in at least 40 hours of work a week (class and studying) then you're gonna get fired. Work overtime when you need to (finals). Also, get in the habit of waking up at 7 and being at "work" (either class or studying) by 8am - no matter when you went to bed the night before because you can sleep when you're dead.

Going Greek is also recommended. There's always something going on, or multiple people to party with.

Also, get as many scholarships as possible, or even a part-time job because paying student loans blows.

40 hours a week? Are you kidding? I'm lucky to put in 20, and that's including going to class for 17 hours a week. I get up at 8 just to eat a decent breakfast and get to 9am class.

Greek community? Good for some, others need to stay away.

Scholarships are a definite sweet thing though. Not paying tuition is really, really nice. Having a part time job to cover everything else ain't too bad either. Still have plenty of time to chill. 40 hours of school crap is ridiculous.

[IowaStateClones]

40 hours a week? Are you kidding? I'm lucky to put in 20, and that's including going to class for 17 hours a week. I get up at 8 just to eat a decent breakfast and get to 9am class.

Greek community? Good for some, others need to stay away.

Scholarships are a definite sweet thing though. Not paying tuition is really, really nice. Having a part time job to cover everything else ain't too bad either. Still have plenty of time to chill. 40 hours of school crap is ridiculous.

business major?

[Goothrey]

Agreed. Schedule classes as late as possible. 8am classes suck.

But ending the day at 12 or 1pm is fantastic.