<p>Hi, I am looking for a school that is just like Indiana University at Bloomington, admissions wise, price, social scene. Almost everything, business program everything about IU should be just about the same. I know I am asking for much and if there aren't any then that is fine. The reason why I ask is because after searching for about 1/2 a year for the right universities and colleges I had only just found IU because someone told me about it throught the forum. Thanks a lot. If you need anything for me to be specific about or need some stats let me know.</p>
<p>Any other Big 10 school....They are all pretty much the same.</p>
<p>Well, I think that of the Big 10, the school most similar to Indiana is probably Iowa. Which would actually probably be a good fit for the OP. I wouldn't say that all of the Big 10 are the same (UM, UW, UIUC, etc. all seem quite a bit different from IU, socially and academically, and most of them are harder to get into). </p>
<p>If you're looking for a small college town feel, LOTS of greek life, a somewhat more moderate student body, and strong business programs (all of which are at IU), I'd also suggest Penn State.</p>
<p>Then, there are also these schools to consider. They probably don't have exactly the same feel, but share many of the general attributes:
-Notre Dame
-Villanova
-Miami (OH)</p>
<p>Last reply, I promise. Buttttt - if you have one school that you truly love, you know for sure that you can get in, and you're not worried about competitive financial aid packages, there's nothing wrong with not applying to others schools (consider it the same as applying ED).</p>
<p>Well, it's a little different than applying ED, in that if you don't get in, there's not plenty of time to apply elsewhere.
But if it's a true safety, then sure.
Just be aware, most students at my school who aspire to top college use UF as a safety. Most students at my school who just want to go to UF, only apply to UF, because they see so many people using it as a safety. For most of them, this turns out ok, but there are always a few who are rejected, and left with no other colleges to turn to. So while they could easily have gotten in to a less selective Florida school, they end up at community college. I would be careful about applying RD to only one place.</p>
<p>Bloomington, IN has the classic college town vibe without being in a huge city like Ohio State or a rural setting like Penn State. Wisconsin-Madison and UNC-Chapel Hill come to mind, though both are tougher to get into than IU. How about CU-Boulder?</p>
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I am looking for a school that is just like Indiana University at Bloomington, admissions wise, price, social scene.
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The key here is he said he wants a school with similar admission standards. The schools that other people are naming are much harder to get into (UIUC, UM, UNC, UW-Madison, etc)</p>
<p>Check out the following.</p>
<p>University of Arizona
University of Oregon</p>
<h2>Washington State (VERY rural town though)</h2>
<p>University of Iowa
Michigan State</p>
<h2>Ohio State (huge school though)</h2>
<h2>Virginia Tech</h2>
<p>Miami (Ohio)</p>
<h2>Ohio University</h2>
<p>University of Colorado-Boulder</p>
<p>Everyone I really appreciate you feedback thanks. STILLL if you have anymore schools then please let me know. Thanks. Admissions is key to my selection of schools, Miami is more competitive for me to get into as well as Vtech, so keep that in mind. Thanks again.</p>
<p>I second looking at Ohio University in Athens, OH. The campus is gorgeous, the town is lovely & student-friendly, and the admissions standards are very similar to IU.</p>
<p>Clemson? UConn? UMass? UGA? FSU?</p>
<p>I still think that your best bets would be Miami, Penn State, etc. They may be high matches, but if your overall application is good, you could still get in. Then perhaps Iowa.</p>
<p>I also second the recommendation for Ohio.</p>
<p>UMass, Ohio, Clemson, UConn, and FSU don't have the academic reputation Indiana does, especially for Business.</p>
<p>I would suggest the following:
Purdue
U Iowa
Michigan State
Penn State
U Colorado</p>
<p>And similar schools, but in Urban environments:
U Minnesota
Ohio State
U Arizona
Arizona State</p>
<p>Most of the schools mentioned don't have a business school equal to Kelley.</p>
<p>I would look at UGeorgia- decent business school, great college town and campus. I found it to be very similar to Bloomington with better football.</p>
<p>lol... UConn has a stronger overall academic rep than Indiana....</p>
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I would suggest the following:
Purdue
U Iowa
Michigan State
Penn State
U Colorado</p>
<p>And similar schools, but in Urban environments:
U Minnesota
Ohio State
U Arizona
Arizona State
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I don't agree with some of these.
Purdue- 60+ % men, huge focus on engineering. West Lafayette is not a nice town.
Penn State- pretty difficult to get into
Arizona State- school is not very good, business program is reasonably difficult to get into (need a minimum GPA of a 3.4), lots of commuters</p>
<p>BTW, Iowa is in an urban area.</p>
<p>Why omit University of Oregon and Ohio University? Both of these schools have the things he’s looking for.</p>
<p>Penn State is not difficult to get into.</p>
<p>And I wouldn't exactly call Iowa City urban...</p>
<p>UConn doesn't even touch Indiana in terms of academic reputation, especially in business, which is what the OP is going into. The peer assessment scores (Indiana = 3.8, UConn = 3.2) and the rankings in the major programs (Business specifically) show this. The most popular majors according to the Princeton Review are Business, Psychology, Elementary Education, Biology, Nursing, Education, English, Communications, Computer Science, and Political Science. Indiana ranks ahead of UConn in every single department according to the NRC Rankings. </p>
<p>Business (Indiana 11th, UConn 60th US NEWS)
Psychology (Indiana 20th, UConn 52nd NRC)
Elementary Education (Unable to find rankings)
Biology (Indiana 42, UConn 71 NRC)
Nursing (Unable to find rankings)
Education (Unable to find rankings)
English (Indiana 18, UConn 81 NRC)
Communications (Unable to find rankings)
Computer Science (Indiana 36, UConn 91 NRC)
Political Science (Indiana 20, UConn 67 NRC)</p>
<p>This is not even including the strengths of Indiana, it's music and journalism schools. Indiana has one of the top 2-3 music schools in the country up with Juiliard, one of the top 10 Journalism schools in the country. </p>
<p>I didn't suggest Oregon or Ohio U because their business programs aren't even close to Indiana's, neither are their overall reputations. The OP said he wanted schools that were strong in business, and Oregon nor Ohio are strong in that department, Ohio (99th) moreso than Oregon (51st).</p>
<p>Penn State and Indiana have similar admissions, as evident by the SAT ranges. </p>
<p>Penn State:
Critical Reading: 520 - 620
Math: 560 - 660</p>
<p>Indiana:
Critical Reading: 490 - 610
Math: 510 - 630 </p>
<p>Also, Iowa City, the town which Iowa is located in, is a small city of 62000, similar to Bloomington. It is a college town. It's not similar to Columbus/Minneapolis/Phoenix where the colleges are within a large city 750000+ population.</p>
<p>Fair enough. I still wouldn't recommend ASU - far too many commuters.</p>
<p>But Indiana University is easier to get into than Penn State. Despite similar test scores, Indiana admits a lot of average quality students into their A & S department. That's why some of their top programs (business) are harder to get into.</p>
<p>Acceptance rate:
Indiana University - 80 %
Penn State- 58 %</p>
<p>Penn State is quite a bit harder to get into, especially coming from out of state </p>
<p>I know someone personally who applied to Indiana and Penn State and was rejected from Penn State, but got into IU.</p>
<p>University of Iowa is urban in that campus is spread out throughout the town a bit more. When you walk off campus, you are in the middle of the downtown area.</p>
<p>Bloomington has more of a rural feel to it, while Iowa City has more businesses, though it's still a college town.</p>
<p>Also add Texas A&M to your list.</p>