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4.19 / 5 based on 31 reviews
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manero
Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have liked to have had more information about the specific courses, because the registration for them was quite hectic.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I can only recommend it. Yet, there is the downside that Waterloo/Cedar Falls is a relatively small town (at least in American standards - approx. 100 000+), which means that life outside campus could be more interesting other places. Yet, this also gives you an extra incentive to travel while you are there.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
The closest really big city is Chicago, and it is definately not to be missed. Takes about five hours by car to get there.
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Audrey M
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I wish I had known...
The campus is really in countryside... I'm from Paris and I wish I could have known it was so lost!
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
You need to like countryside lifestyle.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
People are nice and the capital of Iowa is not too far.
However, Des Moines is also a kind of little city.
Its Art Museum is really really great! You have to visit it and its garden!
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“I didn't go to UNI but the website doesn't recognize small colleges, so I can't choose that one”
Lauren W
Germany, Undergraduate
, 2018
Overall
Honest to goodness, I want to apply for a job on here, which required making an account, and in order to apply for a premium job, I had to write a review for my university. Unfortunately for this review's relevance, the drop-down menu doesn't offer "Coe College" to me as a choice, so I picked UNI instead. I have friends who went there for grad school and loved it.
Coe College, by the way, is very neat--certainly a place with a lot of people with a lot of privilege, but that's the place I learned to talk about privilege and ask critical questions and made some dear friends. I wouldn't be where I am today--trying to apply for international jobs through a portal that has a mediocre drop-down menu so that I can stay in Germany, which I fell in love with--without the support of Coe and its professors.
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Pros
Iowa is a cool and underrated place! Cedar Falls is really neat (I've been there, promise)
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Daniel O
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known beforehand how great it would be to study at university of northern iowa - cuz then I'd have made sure to apply for more grants so that I could stay!!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a nice University with a great student life. The level of teaching could be higher, but go anyway for the fun of it!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
I flew in to Chicago and drove the last 5 hrs in a car rented from Avis. It's cheaper than the coach if you are two or more people to share the bill.
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Daniel O
Academic
Course recommendations
I had Dr. Davilla, Dr. Beall and Dr. Morgan-Witte. They are all good and friendly teachers. If you choose a course with Dr. Beall please be aware that she'll give you a LOT of homework.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Less multiple choice test and more essays. Better coordination between classes, so that exams don't collide with each other.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Audrey M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Iowas is a poor state where you can find very good deal if you're looking for it!
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Nightlife, Travel, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The exchange with my French school was including the school fees but the US administration counted first! I couldn't pay two school: one in france and one in USA... They did a mistake!
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