<p>I recently got accepted into IU and I was wondering what campus life was like. I am leaning towards going to IU but is there anything I should know before I go?</p>
<p>I’ll live the nitty gritty details to students, but from a parent’s perspective IU is like many other giant state schools.</p>
<p>IU People are friendly.
Not everyone out of 40,000 people will be your friend.</p>
<p>Lot’s of fun things to do. Never a dull moment if you look.
Lot’s of things not to do. Ambulances are too busy at IU on the weekend.</p>
<p>Great opportunities to learn, network, and succeed. Especially in Kelley, Jacobs, and SPEA
Great opportunities to waste time, fall behind, and fail. Anywhere…</p>
<p>Beautiful campus that set’s it apart from most other giant state schools.
Nice college town that also set’s it apart from most other giant state schools.</p>
<p>Some dingy dorms, but nothing truly awful. Have seen much worse elsewhere.</p>
<p>Like any college, you need to put in the time getting a feel for the place and its people.</p>
<p>It’s trite, but when you find your college of choice, you’ll know.</p>
<p>Before you go (next year), read everything about it and check out posts on Orientation Tips like this one:</p>
<p><a href=“Orientation 2014 Tips - Indiana University - Bloomington - College Confidential Forums”>Orientation 2014 Tips - Indiana University - Bloomington - College Confidential Forums;
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Thaumaturge has a great overview from a parent’s perspective. 6 weeks in and my daughter is very happy and I am impressed by all of the opportunities (academic and extracurricular) that she has to choose from. She confirms the “scary” presence of ambulances. The only complaint she has thus far is the food - she likes good (healthy) food and the only place she can find what she really likes is in the new dining choices in the southeast neighborhood - and she is in the northwest, which is a bit of a hike. She loves the Bloomington food choices however! Good luck to you. Let me know if you have any specific questions.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for responding! This has helped me out in more ways than you can imagine !</p>
<p>That’s great! I had one question , how is the social life over there? What does your daughter think about that and thank you</p>
<p>My daughter is happy with her social life and mainly hangs out with friends that she has met on her dorm floor. They attend sporting events together, go out to dinner on the weekend, etc. I asked and she has said that she has been to a fraternity party. She is pretty busy with school work during the week nights. She has met others outside of her dorm, but at this point doesn’t see them outside of her classes. She is also involved in a club sport, has attended some club meetings and has participated in Habitat for Humanity. There really is a lot to be involved with, but you have to go and find it like any other big university. She is out of state and most of her friends are out of state. She said that many instate students come to school with friend groups and seem to mainly hang out with those people. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>I think what you want out of your college experience will largely define your impression of IU. IU is a fantastic public university with many top ranked programs (Kelley, SPEA, Psychology, Journalism) and a huge staff of highly experienced professors. Depending on what program you in, your social situations will differ greatly. In my experience (currently a sophomore at Kelley) Kelley students often are from major cities (Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, etc.) and are greek. If you aren’t looking for these types of students I would look elsewhere. Of course there are exceptions but they are few and far between in my experience.</p>