<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am a highschool Junior who will be applying to IU this fall. I have a 4.1 weighted GPA and a 33 on my ACT. Does IU consider weighted GPA when giving out their scholarships and if so, what type of scholarship will I receive? I am out of state, so I am trying to see if it would be more economical if I got into to IU than University of Illinois.</p>
<p>With that gpa and ACT score, you should receive their $9000 per year automatic scholarship. There may be other scholarship opportunities for scholarship offers depending on the program you are going into. Oh and I’m sorry to say that for oos students any kind of need based aid (other than federal loans) are non existent at IU.</p>
<p>Yeah I figured a lot of financial aid wouldn’t really be in the cards. Does anybody know about any other scholarship opportunities that I could potentially apply for?</p>
<p>It’s now an 11,000/year award for OOS students. There’s also slightly different criteria. [Automatic</a> Academic Scholarships: Office of Scholarships: Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“http://www.scholarships.indiana.edu/scholarships/automatic/index.php]Automatic”>http://www.scholarships.indiana.edu/scholarships/automatic/index.php)</p>
<p>With your GPA and test scores you should be invited to the honors college and to fill out the selective scholarship application. Make sure you apply for everything you qualify for. Look through IU’s website carefully. There are many scholarship programs like Cox Scholars and Hudson Scholars and others that may be applicable for you. SPEA has several new scholarships posted for incoming freshman if you are interested in a major from that school. SPEA also has a new learning community in Briscoe with competitive scholarships for freshman who wish to live there and a few scholarships for students from any major who wish to live and participate in that community.</p>
<p>Thanks! I was actually interested in entering the Kelley School of Business. I know that they have some sort of Kelley Scholars Program but I understand that it is extremely selective.</p>
<p>You’re unlikely to get enough scholarship money to make the tuition less than U of I but it seems like you can make it very close. Full pay OOS tuition next year at IU is $30,200 and U of I is $16,556. [U</a> of I Records: 2012-2013 Academic Year Undergrad Business Tuition Rate](<a href=“http://registrar.illinois.edu/financial/tuition_1213/AY/ugrad_business.html]U”>http://registrar.illinois.edu/financial/tuition_1213/AY/ugrad_business.html)</p>
<p>Your guaranteed 11,000/year scholarship would bring down your tuition to 19,200 and you could get another 2-3 thousand from SSA and Direct Admit scholarships.</p>
<p>Of course don’t overlook all the other costs besides pure tuition. Some of those are more expensive for people going to college far away from home.</p>
<p>Yeah I definitely agree. Its difficult to match the in-state price. The only trouble is, it is pretty difficult to get into the University of Illinois Business Program in the first place! I guess I’ll just have to apply and then look at the financial aspect when the time comes.</p>
<p>I apologize for having provided outdated information previously about scholarships, but that was the case when I applied. Anyway, I wanted to comment on Kelley vs Illinois business programs in general for a moment. I am going to be a freshman this coming fall as a direct admit to Kelley, but I did apply to both programs with slightly lower stats than you, 4.02 weighted and 32 ACT, but in the same ballpark, the only difference being that I was oos for both. First of all, I don’t think you will have any issue getting into Illinois business as it was, in my experience, not difficult. As someone above said, with scholarships they should cost nearly the same, so as far as choosing, the greatest deciding factors for me (other than the fact that IU was much cheaper), were that I had a great deal of interest in finance, which is not one of Illinois’s strong points relative to Kelley, as well as IU’s various workshops, comparable accounting major, and the campus itself. Honestly, the only aspect in which Illinois business is better is accounting as it is arguably the best in the nation (though Kelley is in the top ten), but if you may want to do something else in business, Kelley is stronger all around.</p>
<p>You can likely make the freshman year (required to live on campus) and after if you want to continue living on campus (optional to live oncampus after freshman year) cost of attendance at OOS IUB less than in-state UIUC with the $11K automatic scholarship and by opting for Residence Scholar housing in Ashton-Johnston. The annual rate for a single in Ashton-Johnson for 20012-13 is only $3,702. Rooms are also air conditioned. That is probably much cheaper than any rates for UIUC housing.</p>
<p>[IU:RPS</a> - Costs](<a href=“http://www.rps.indiana.edu/costs.cfml]IU:RPS”>http://www.rps.indiana.edu/costs.cfml)</p>
<p>I will be applying to the Jacobs School of Music in the fall. I will be double majoring in ballet and probably Biochem or Nursing. </p>
<p>I have a 5.0 gpa, 2180 SAT (first time, I’ll be taking it again), and I will have taken 12 Aps by the time I graduate (Spanish Lang, Psych, Calc AB/BC, Bio, Eng Lang, Chem, Physics B, Gov/Macro/Micro/Comparative Gov) </p>
<p>What can I expect from Merit/ academic scholarships? How many AP credits will they take?</p>
<p>Fifastarz,</p>
<p>With an ACT score of 33 and in-state tution at the U of I, I can’t imagine that tuition and fees at Indiana would be lower than U of I. A 33 ACT score isn’t all that impressive for engineering or computer science at U of I, but that would likely result ina fair amount of scholarship money from the business department you are applying to at U of I.</p>
<p>Also, although U of I is stronger in accounting than finance, I know several U of I accounting grads that started off as CPAs at Andersen and E&Y, worked there for 3 to 5 years, and then received their MBA from schools like the University of Chicago, Penn, Harvard, and Michigan. They are now working in i banking or consulting. Additionally, I know a handful of accounting majors that received investment banking offers from Goldman Sachs straight out of undergrad, so that shows that having a finance degree may not be that important in the hiring process.</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision.</p>
<p>If you want to do business, you’d be directly admitted into the Kelley School of business, most likely offered a spot in the Kelley Scholars Program and if you’re a minority you’d also be given the chance to apply to the fry scholars program.</p>
<p>Be careful of what you are suggesting about the Kelley Scholars program.<br>
Only ONE of the 10 spots is offered to an out of state student.</p>
<p>Thanks. I definitely agree that if I were to choose accounting then U of I would be an excellent choice. I think that I need to start narrowing down what area of business that I want to do before I decide.</p>
<p>anacici–you should start your own thread for more info. If you are applying to Jacobs, you are not eligible for automatic/merit scholarships. </p>
<p>From the office of scholarships:</p>
<p>Though you will not be considered for Automatic Academic Scholarships as a Jacobs School of Music applicant, you will still be considered for Selective Scholarship Application eligibilty if you submit a complete application for admission by November 1."</p>
<p>I don’t think there is a limit on AP credits.</p>