University of Iowa

This week, I did research on the University of Iowa. This is one of the colleges that I am seriously perusing for a number of reasons, not all of them I am willing to disclose to my parents. For most of my life I have wanted to go to the University of Iowa because I have grown up going to the Iowa football games on the weekends. Going to the games is one of my favorite things to do during football season and I know that if I went to the college I would be able to go every weekend there was a home game. Another reason I really want to go to the school is because one of my best friends is going there next year and I really want to be able to go to college with some of my high school friends.

Of course, it’s not just football that has attracted me to the University of Iowa. First of all, I like that it is a bigger school because not only can you meet a lot of people, but you can basically major in whatever you want. This is unlike small schools where sometimes there is a limited selection of what you can major in. It also won’t be an everybody knows everyone type of thing and I like that. The school also has a lot of academic opportunities as well. Growing up here, I have always thought of medicine when I thought of the University because that’s what it is known for. Upon going on their official website, I discovered that they are known for their research programs in genetics, hydraulics, speech and hearing, agricultural medicine, biocatalysis, biomedical engineering, biomedical sciences, and pharmacology education. I am considering pursing pharmacy and I have heard they have a really good pharmaceutical program, as my aunt went through it. They are known for their graduate programs in audiology, printmaking, creative writing, speech-language pathology, and nursing service administration. The University also operates one of the nation’s most advanced university owned teaching hospitals and has developed the most technically advanced driving stimulator in the world.

So basically, Iowa is a really good school because it is limitless academically, has an amazing football team, and was also named one of the top 10 party schools in 2009 by Playboy (I didn’t know they made these?). If you’re looking for a school where you can have academic excellence and at the same time have fun, the University of Iowa is definitely the place to go.

Here is a link to the official University of Iowa website!