Wartburg vs. Upper Iowa

This weekend, I had the opportunity to go on a college visit. I realize most people don't continue to tour campuses after they're already enrolled in a college, but alas, my boyfriend is still a senior in high school and wanted to take me along. We traveled the half hour from my house to Upper Iowa University in Fayette on Saturday morning. The visit took place during Upper Iowa's Homecoming and was specifically geared toward potential football players. My boyfriend really wasn't all that interested in going to UIU before the visit, but as he is a pretty decent football player, he accepted the invitation to the recruitment day. We listened to the university's athletic director and football coaches, were given a campus tour (by someone who just happened to be one of my older brother's best friends from high school), did some tailgating, and watched the homecoming game. Because I have already experienced the college life, it was interesting to see how a different college does things. Throughout the day, I made a mental list of comparisons between Upper Iowa University and Wartburg.

UPPER IOWA                                                                WARTBURG

-Division II athletics                                                         -Division III athletics
-Doesn't really do much winning in football                       -Actually wins football games
-Free laundry, printing, and copying                                  -Free dryers that take 2 hours to dry your clothes
-Air conditioning in EVERY room                                    -Must develop asthma/allergies to get AC
-Very non-intimidating mascot (Peacocks)                        -Awesome mascot (Go Knights!)
-Must trek across a huge and spread out campus              -Can get to any class in less than five minutes
-Must brave the elements and walk outside                       -Sky-walks. 'Nuff said.

I think Upper Iowa's few advantages are definitely overshadowed by Wartburg's big advantages. Oh and Wartburg has me as a student. Big plus :)