<p>Late to the discussion, but count me as another parent who is thrilled my child is at Iowa State. And, yes, even after Veisha I am still proud my daughter is a Cyclone. I have never seen a major U that is so concerned about the kids. I went to UIUC for both bachelors and masters, but during orientation in Ames we sat behind a family from Champaign. Their son was going into engineering at ISU even though they lived down the street from a “top” engineering U. They said when he visited U of IL the talk was all about the accolades the university and the staff had. When they visited IA St it was all about what the U was going to do for their son. That has absolutely been our experience so far.</p>