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5 Reasons Why Iowa State Is Underrated

It isn't a Cyclone State, It is a Cyclone Nation

Kerigan Hunziker

Jan 16, 2017

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Going to Iowa State University, there is always competition to see what school is the best school in the state. Is it Iowa? UNI? Or is it Iowa State? Who will beat who in the next football game? Who has the best academics? Best campus? Many people over-look Iowa State and don’t really think much of it. What they don’t know is all of the great things about Iowa State University. Here are 5 reasons why Iowa State is very underrated.

1.) Top School Nationally

Iowa State is a top school nation wide, among one of the top 50 public national universities. We have 36,660 students, 6,000 full-time staff members and an 86.9% acceptance rate. With that many students, it makes Iowa State the largest in-state school.

2.)Top Programs

With being one of the top schools comes some of the top programs. Agricultural and biosystems engineering ranked number 1 in U.S. News &World Reports 2017 best college rankings, the fashion school is ranked number 1 in the Midwest and number 3 nationally, with many other programs in the top 25.

3.) Beautiful Campus

We don’t only have an award winning school, but we have an award winning campus too. Iowa State is known for its beautiful campus in every season. The campus is made up of 1,900 acres and has beautiful art throughout. Walking around central campus is like taking a walk in Central Park, but only the Midwest version.

4.) Amazing Traditions

The traditions at Iowa State are second to none. Not every school has traditions like Yell Like Hell, Campaniling, walking around the Zodiac, and VEISHEA (Unfortunately something that is no longer a thing). If you don’t know what these traditions are, you are for sure missing out.

5.) Great Athletics

Game-days in Ames are a sight to see for everyone. Between experiencing your first game with a little Hilton Magic or experiencing your first Cyclone tailgate, you are in for a treat. Being a Cyclone means you have the opportunity to watch a top team in the nation compete in any sport, whether it is Iowa State or the competition.

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2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

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7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

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12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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