<p>I have a 2.84 gpa as a Biology major with 48 credit hours and I plan on transferring from a private LAC into IUB for Fall 2012. (also i'm an indiana resident)</p>
<p>I didn't apply for the business school, but I was wondering. If I took a few business classes along with some gen ed courses and ended up getting a 4.0 my first semester after transferring, would I be able to gain admission into the business school in my second semester at IUB?</p>
<p>Also, would I be able to graduate in say 5 semesters along with summer school? </p>
<p>What are my options then? Should I major in economics and pair it up with computer science and math to make me marketable in the business world?</p>
<p>To answer your question… I regret not applying directly to IU’s business school as a senior in high school. I had a decent gpa and a decent ACT score (3.5, 26), so I definitely would have been admitted. Even if I didn’t get accepted, I would have aced my first semester courses and got in the semester after.</p>
<p>Biology is a lot harder than business, so the transition would be quite smooth. In my opinion, i would excel at business and be able to pull good grades. </p>
<p>The reason my gpa is so low is because I went to a private LAC where As are pretty much hard to come by because the school purposely tries to add more workload than state schools do. Organic also killed my gpa.</p>
<p>There are also no good job prospects for a biology major whereas there are many job opportunities for a business major. I like money, so I think I’d be a great fit.</p>
<p>I would also recommend, since you are interested in a job, that you look at the School of Informatics and Computer Science. One of the cognates for an informatics degree is biology. It might be a way to combine your interests.</p>
<p>I’d be careful with some of your assumptions. A very select number of people are good at both science and business, as they require thinking in very different ways. </p>
<p>In addition, I know plenty of business majors who recently graduated and are having tremendous difficulties in finding jobs. Yeah there are people who have scored great jobs with places like Deloitte, Target, and other companies, but there are a lot of people who are working in lower paying jobs in banks, stores, and retail. Kids in business who are finding it the easiest had internships or job experience with these places, or are in programs like Kelley’s 3/2 MBA.</p>
<p>Business isn’t all rainbows and sunshine, keep that in mind. I’m not being negative, just realistic</p>
<p>As a transfer student, and since you are considering majoring in economics if you do not get into Kelley, you won’t be risking much if you take in your first semester at IUB the following courses and apply to Kelley:</p>
<p>E201 or E202 – required for both Kelley and econ majors
M118 or M119 (or Econ E370 if you have credit for these already) – required for Kelley and Econ majors
W131 – required of all IUB students
K201 – required for Kelley</p>
<p>You get a 4.0 (it won’t be easy!) for the semester taking all those classes and you gpa would be over 3.0 and I think you would have a small chance to get into Kelley, but probably not if you have D’s and F’s in the past-- but who knows. Also, as in instate student, the risk money-wise would not be that great with the instate fees.</p>
<p>So, since you are staying at IU anyway, all the above classes (except K201 if you don’t get into Kelley) will be useful in obtaining practically any COAS degree and enable you to also apply to Kelley.</p>
<p>Mmm… interesting. I looked at IUBs economics program and it is pretty crappy and watered down in my opinion. I sort of don’t feel like taking the risk.</p>
<p>BTW, my lowest grades have only been Cs and only because of Organic Chemistry.</p>
<p>If i take those classes and only have a small chance of getting into kelley even if I get a 4.0, then it’s not worth it at all…</p>
<p>I really regret not going to IUB in the first place because my gpa and ACT were superb. Also, business school is very easy compared to the hard sciences.</p>
<p>rks102, your 3.5 gpa and 26 ACT two years ago were good scores, but they would not have got you automatically admitted to Kelley. You would still had to have done well in pre-Icore and gen ed classes in order to get in if you came to IU as a freshman.</p>
<p>If you were coming in as a freshman or first semester sophomore, I’d recommend you join the LAMP program. However, LAMP would look at your transfer GPA and they require a 3.0 and subsequent maintenance of a 3.3. LAMP provides the liberal arts and business balance that some students look for. </p>
<p>After reading through some of your previous questions on various boards, I think your best option would be to look at a CS minor or CS major with a biology concentration. If you really want to get away from tech fields, go into SPEA. You seem to think the economics at this school are watered down, and considering the strength of our business program and the fact we have a Nobel Laureate in economics ([Elinor</a> Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences: Indiana University](<a href=“http://elinorostrom.indiana.edu/]Elinor”>http://elinorostrom.indiana.edu/)), that makes absolutely no sense. Despite your statement that you only got C’s in organic, I still question your ability to maintain a GPA needed to succeed in either the biology program here or the CS program.</p>
<p>I think I’m just going to go for Computer Science. </p>
<p>And the only reason I said the economics program looked watered down was because I went on the website and it lacked a lot of detail. I checked out the cirriculum and it didn’t seem all that strong when it came to applying the actual degree to business or quant jobs. I feel as if people who don’t make it into Kelley, end up going into economics and therfore it attracts all the wannabe Kelley students that just weren’t smart enough.</p>
<p>About my gpa… I went to a private LAC where the classes are much more difficult than classes offered at state colleges. As aren’t just handed out at my private LAC whereas As are possible to achieve at state schools if one puts in the time and effort.</p>
<p>The competition was also more fierce because there were less students and the school can’t have everyone getting an A just because the classes were small and the education was better. Most of the courses offered at my school were 4 credit hours while most of the courses offered at IUB are 3 credit hours. So that just shows how much harder my courses were than the ones offered at state schools.</p>
<p>I think you are making some assumptions about the difficulty of classes at IU or any state school. You have not attended a state school, so how do you know this to be a fact? If IU was so easy and just gave out A’s, and only required some time and effort, there would be many more graduates with GPA’s above 3.7. </p>
<p>Generally when students are taking courses for 4 credits, they take fewer classes per semester. For example, if you took 12 credits at the LAC that would be 3 courses. 12 credits at IU might be 4 courses. That is an extra course full of exams and studying. 12 credit hours are 12 credit hours.</p>
<p>While some Kelley wannabes may end up in economics, that’s not always the case. Many students choose econ from the start. FYI-Because my D recently graduated, I am aware of many very smart, Hutton Honors College/National Merit/Top of their Class type students. Courses like Organic Chem at IU are just as difficult as any LAC. </p>
<p>You’re making lots of erroneous assumptions. Smaller does not necessarily mean better. An extra credit hour does not mean harder. IU profs don’t just hand out “A’s.” A website that doesn’t answer all of your questions does not mean a program is watered down. Assumptions don’t work in Computer Science and neither does an attitude full of rationalizations. Education is what you make it. One can get a great education anywhere with effort.</p>