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University of Northern Iowa (UNI)

Office of Admissions, 120 Gilchrist, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0018, U.S.A, United States
4.10 / 5 based on 30 reviews.

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84% of students recommend
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4.5/5
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4.2/5
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4.8/5
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“The closest really big city is Chicago, and it is definately not to be missed. Takes about five hours by car to get there.” Read Review
manero, Denmark

University of Northern Iowa review by manero

Review by manero, Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg, Denmark
Political Science, University Agreement
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Mainly because I would be significantly older than those living on Campus/in the dorms.
Personal comments:
OK accomodation. Pretty much what I'd expected. The best thing was the fact that it was on campus which made it central in relation to the things and people I was interested in.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Pour Dicks was a good bar in the lower end of the spectrum. Otherwise some of the really good parties were private ones.
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ACADEMIC       5.0 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Political philosophy with Aurelian Craiutu was a really good course with an inspirational teacher.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Good experience. I had no problems with my English and I also hadn't expected to have any problems.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
Being in another country it's only natural that you want to do a number of things that you don't do at home - and they usually cost. Especially travelling cost a lot of money, but it was worth every dollar.
Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
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.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
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.



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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