after about the 5th interview i had I finally realized how it all worked. this scam lures on innocent young adults trying to convince them that a sales job is great because of the potential to make some big bucks and a trip to Cancun if you make over 100,000 in sales for them, but you will only get about 20% of that.

they want to give you a "personal loan" to get you started for materials that is taken out of your paycheck as soon as you make your first sale. they want you to expect to work 70-hour work weeks WHILE STILL IN SCHOOL that you will not get paid for because you don't get paid unless you make the sale.

this scummy business wants their "interns" to hire and manage a crew of painters who don't get paid enough and have zero experience and go paint people's houses, and if they do a shitty job the business is based in Ca and will never respond to complaints. while the painters paint you are expected to cold call people and harass potential customers who end up getting overwhelmed with 5 phone calls a day and go with another business.

IT IS A PRYAMID SCHYME. yes it is, the money just goes up to the next level of direct managers who again only get paid off for "teaching" their "interns" to do door-to-door sales, just up to the next level of other "managers" all the way up to the top of the pyramid built off the backs of struggling college students for 30 years. I can not believe this is allowed to happen.

Will be a 1L in the fall. I want something that is nice, with a big room and big closet. I’ve looked at Aspire and Hawks Ridge, wanted to know if there are any others I should be looking at. Budget is about 900-1000/month

I recently came across this field and it seems pretty interesting. Is it worth going into by taking it as a major? What if I did ACCA and then went for BAIS, or is BAIS just something I can pick up online by myself?

So this year I’ve been in Catlett and I think it’s pretty great. I really enjoy the pod style bathrooms, and it’s situated pretty perfectly for my current classes. It’s also amazing to have a dining hall in the building when I’d rather not leave to get food (ex poor weather). The only issue is that I’ve just found out my current LLC is moving clear across campus next year to Peterson. I like my LLC (mostly my RA who is graduating and my roommate who got an apartment) but Peterson has no dining hall so I would have to leave for hillcrest for any given meal (specifically dinners when I’m feeling especially lazy) it has the same bathrooms which is nice. I’m mostly just worried about how much harder it may be to get to classes. Sophomore year I have some classes for my major but I’m like 50% sure it’s still mostly classes for credit? Possibly not many in actual west-side buildings. What do you think I should prioritize? Location and dining hall? Or keeping with the LLC?

Hello everyone,

I applied for a PhD program for Fall 2025 and had an interview with the department professor about two weeks ago. Currently, my application status in the admissions portal is marked as "in progress."

Could anyone provide insight into when I might receive a response? Additionally, I would like to know the stipend offered for PhD students in the engineering faculty. If I am accepted, what documents will I receive with the admission offer, particularly regarding the visa application process?

Furthermore, when should I apply for student housing, and is there a better alternative to dorms? Regarding dorm fees, are they paid on a monthly or per-semester basis?

Lastly, I’d like to know if the stipend is subject to income tax deductions.

Thank you in advance!

I never went to college bc I started doing real estate right after graduation. I’ll be starting at university of Iowa this fall as a 22 year old. I guess I’m asking if I’ll be ostracized for being “old” lmao. Any advice/tips

Has anyone done the language hub? If so how was it?

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Currently in this course with John logsdon and Krista osadchuk, how do I do well. I have basically only heard people complain about how impossible this class is. Also The median grade for this course last sem per ui grades was a C. Is it really that bad?

I've been volunteering at a food bank for a couple years, but it doesn't work with my schedule very well this semester, and I am looking for somewhere else to get some volunteering time in, ideally with a pretty flexible schedule. Just looking for any recommendations!

Ideally it would be something where I can kind of just pop in headphones and "lock in" for awhile while I work, but this is not at all a requirement, and I enjoy meeting new people! Dog walking is something I'd love to do once it gets warmer, so something in that same vein might be nice.

Hello everyone,

I recently got admitted to the MS in Epidemiology for this fall. I don't know a single person who went to grad school, and I've never been to U Iowa. I'm going to make some calls this upcoming week to try and figure out how this all works but any tangible experiences with the College of Public Health or just life as a grad student would be greatly appreciated! Thank you

Tonight’s vote on the Dept of Defense position is sinking in, of how bad things have gotten, and I’m worried for the years to come in a state with two senators who approve of this. My daughter is considering Iowa and now I’m fearful about it. Are people there worried about rights being removed, and how people will be treating each other?

I'm a student at the university, I've been wanting to try and play Twilight Imperium while I'm here for a while now, but I honestly don't know where I might look, both for people who might be interested and for good places to play. The game takes a famously long time, around 10-14 hours, so that's my main concern since I'm not sure if I could rent out a space for that long, especially if we were to play late (assuming people would probably start any time other than daybreak, we'd probably go pretty far past usual business hours), and Idk the possibility of leaving the game out between play sessions. Does anyone know anything I could do, or is it more of a pipe dream that I just need to find some friends and convert my dorm room into a TI room?

Any other students interested in TI, feel free to DM me.

I was pretty good for all of first semester, and then two days into second semester I’m getting food poisoning symptoms and trying to figure out where it came from. I had the orange chicken, rice, and pork egg rolls yesterday for lunch and am now wondering if it might have been undercooked, etc.

Has anyone taken the course? I'm taking it online this semester and was wondering what the course load is going to be like compared to other bio classes.

https://dailyiowan.com/2024/11/18/tippie-suspends-admissions-to-master-of-finance-program/

A couple months old, but I didn't realize it until checking on their site that they weren't accepting applications for starting in the spring or fall.

I once suggested to an administrator that Finance program would get support from all the insurance and financial institutions throughout Iowa, but they were focusing on it being an on campus only experience.

Most of the courses required are already offered as professional MBA courses, so perhaps it won't take too long to convert it to an online/distance learning program.

Hi y'all! Future Ph.D. student here, I've been looking at places to stay for the 2025-2026 year as I will be new to Iowa City and have been really locked in on The Banks and Aspire at West Campus. If any of y'all have any other suggestions please drop them below! Thanks

I have after this final semester I’ll have a 2.6 GPA will Iowa take me?

(I'm a student from Illinois)

(The reason for my low gpa is due to things that occurred in my freshman year of hs which affected me both mentally and academically)

I received an interview invite and was curious about the types of questions that will be asked and the format of the interview. Could you provide any guidance on how I should prepare and what to expect?

Hey! I graduated back in 2020 and I’m coming back to visit with a few friends in a few weeks! Since I feel like so much has changed about downtown IC since I was there, I was wondering if I could get some suggestions on bars we could go out to the Saturday we’re there!

My girls and I are big on dancing and we love hip hop, rnb, reggaeton, afrobeats type vibes. We’re also in our mid-to-late 20s so not trying to be surrounded by too many undergrad students 😂 Are there any fun places there right now that we’d be into?

For reference, when I went to UIowa I’d usually go out to Gabe’s, Studio13, DCs, Brothers, Fieldhouse (when it wasn’t gross lol), Bardot.

Thank you!

Does anyone know when the new lockers at the rec center will be open again? Using the family lockers is a pain since they are now packed 24/7

Would anyone be willing to share your experiences with: —academic advising —getting extra help in hard subjects/classes (tutoring, office hours, groups, etc) —career/grad school support

I’m sure this all varies by major—ideally, it would be great to hear any experiences in psychology, social work, and/or education. Thank you!

Does anyone work full time while getting a PhD? I've recently been looking at schools and UofMi told me I would be kicked out if they knew I was working full time. I know here that they don't want you to work full time at iowa but I don't want to quit my current job.

I’ve been doing to school in Davenport as a non resident student athlete. I’ve been in Iowa practically my whole academic career wrestling across the state. I will have competed in numerous mock trial events and my lsat studying have been decent. Will my chances of acceptance into Iowa law school be affected in any way by my residency status when I apply or will they look at my application as a whole? I’m not worried about tuition as much as I am about being able to apply as a resident at schools back home and not eager to switch residency if it won’t make a difference on being admitted.

Hello!

I an a possible incoming freshman who applied for the housing lottery already. Before the picking actually begins, is there anything that I should know? Whether it is certain reputations that some have, or just a clear worst option.. Anything can help out! I hopefully look forward to going to this school so please and thank you!

I just got accepted, and in my acceptance letter it says I haven't completed one of their required social studies courses.

I am looking for a job for spring semester. I have applied to probably 15ish jobs on campus (all during winter break) and have heard back from one that the position was filled. Am i not hearing back because it’s break? Or should I try to apply to more? Suggestions of jobs? I’m open to anything i’ve applied for rec, hospital, clerk, desk, etc. so really i’m just trying to find anything at this point! Any advice helps

Am I, as a returning student, able to select a new student to be my roommate and still reap the benefits of the early selection dates?

Please don't worry about our women's team. This is a rebuilding year. These freshmen will be great in the next few years, along with the following few incoming freshmen classes. We have the building blocks in place! I know it's hard, but we have to be patient.