<p>Hey I am a direct admit Kelley student and i was wondering what classes i should sign up for during orientation that would help me get into the Investment Banking Workshop. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!!</p>
<p>Unfortunately the Intro to Investment Banking class, BUS-F 228 is already full. I would suggest just taking the run of the mill pre-reqs. You should take A100 first semester so you can take A201/A205 and/or A202/207 in the spring. I would also suggest K201/204 first semester so you have the option to take X201/X202 in the spring. I would also get finite M118/S118 out of the way first semester, you want McKinley as your professor. This way if you do not have calculus credit, you could take it in the spring. Perhaps you should also take micro first semester E201/S201 and then macro E202/S202 in the fall, if you do not have credit already.</p>
<p>F228 fills up extremely fast. I just finished up my freshman year at IU, and entered with 29 credits from AP exams. F228 was full once again when I registered for the spring semester (registration order is dictated by credit hours). Fortunately I was able to get into the class for Fall 2014. With that said the Investment Banking Workshop is something you apply for your true sophomore year. The Investment Management Workshop on the other hand accepts applications from freshman. I was fortunate enough to be accepted into that workshop for my sophomore year.</p>
<p>Taking honors courses are definitely a plus for your application. </p>
<p>To give you an idea of what I did to get in, in case you or anyone else is interested in the IMW, I am going to share some things that I did my freshman year: 29.5 credits(14.5cr./15cr.), 5 honors courses, 3.97 GPA, 2 leadership positions, club sport, peer tutor and some other random stuff. </p>
<p>If you have any other questions please do ask!</p>
<p>Hi wow you came in with a lot of credits. Did that help you place out of a lot of the gen ed courses? I’m not sure how to start structuring my schedule. I am coming in with a 5 in AP Micro/Macr, 5 in AB Calculus, 5 in AP Chem, 5 in AP NSL (US Governmen), 4 in AP World, 4 in AP Lang. I have not received my scores for my senior year aps yet, AP Physics C(Mech and E&M), AP BC Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP US History. I want to start getting rid of the I-Core prerequisites along with any other classes that would look good for the investment banking workshop and the investment management workshop. Does this sound ok for now? Anyhting to add or remove? I’m planning on taking Bus-A-100, BUS-A-205, BUS-C-106, BUS-T 175, BUS-K 204, BUS-X-202, MATH-S 118, BUS-A-207. I got all of this from <a href=“Indiana University Bloomington”>Indiana University Bloomington. Do you know where i can see a full course list for Kelley? Thanks for all your help! </p>
<p>You’re off to a great start with all that AP credit. It looks like you have fulfilled most of the Gen Ed requirements. Use this site to determine exactly what courses you received credit for, if you have not already: <a href=“Freshman Applicants: How to Apply: Office of Admissions: Indiana University Bloomington”>Freshman Applicants: How to Apply: Office of Admissions: Indiana University Bloomington;
As I quickly look over what you have credit for, it looks like you need one world culture course, and two arts and humanities courses (I could be mistaking, however so double check).
As for your schedule, you will not be taking A205 because A100 is a prereq and you will also not be taking A207 because A100 is a prereq, but more importantly because it is not offered this semester. Furthermore, dont get your hopes up for X202 because K201/204 is a prereq. That leaves you with A100, C106, T175, K204, S118 for a total of 11.5cr. Many people wish not to take C106 and K204 at the same time due to heavy group work at the end of the semester. Depending on how you feel about Friday classes, if you take the regular finite, you have the opportunity to not have that class on Friday. Also are you going for general honors notation from hutton? With all that said I would knock out Gen Eds. Here is a list of A&H courses:<a href=“http://gened.iub.edu/courses/art_humanitiescourses.html”>http://gened.iub.edu/courses/art_humanitiescourses.html</a>
And here is a list of WC courses: <a href=“http://www.gened.iub.edu/courses/worldculturescourses.html”>http://www.gened.iub.edu/courses/worldculturescourses.html</a>
If you have any more questions please ask!</p>
<p>@vikingplyr thanks for taking the time to respond! It’s really been a big help so far. As of now, with your help, i have a tentative schedule. A100, C106, T175, K204, S118 as well as CLAS-C 205(classical mythology) and CLAS-C 102 (Roman Culture). Both Classical Mythology and Roman Culture will get my world culture and arts and humanities credits out of the way.Does this sound managable? Also, do i not have to take finite math? And if i already tested out of Calc 1(M-211) then do I still have to take the calculus placement test? I am already signed up to take it when i go to orientation, June 23-24. Should i continue taking calc?(Im expecting a 4 or 5 on the BC Calc AP Exam) Again, thanks for all your help!!! </p>
<p>You do need to take finite regardless. You do not need to to take the calc placement test (they will have you take one that everyone takes, but I am unsure of its purpose). As for continuing to take upper level math, that is something that you need to decide. Do you hope to minor in math? You have enough credits that it would not set you back if you wanted to try for a math minor by taking calc III.
As for your schedule, 17.5 credits is not something I would suggest for first semester. You have enough credits that taking 14.5 first semester would not hurt you at all. As for your choice of classes, 3 honors courses is a lot. Granted the grading is favorable in K204 and C106, the group projects coincide which would be hectic. Also if you plan to rush, 3 honors courses not the best idea. I dont want to tell you exactly what to take, because some of these decisions I think should be yours and yours alone. Best of luck to you. </p>
<p>Hazzardis, your schedule looks extremely tough for someone who is trying to get into IBW. Getting in is probably way more about interviewing/networking/EC’s than about grades (assuming you have a minimum of 3.5, which should be very easy to do for a direct admit). A lot of people who are accepted to IBW have gpa’s below 3.7 but are outstanding in other ways. There are more than 700 finance majors in each graduating class at Kelley, but only about fifty get into one of the two IBW workshops. You need strong EC’s your first two years at Kelley, including joining the Investment Banking Club, being a peer tutor in K201 or X201, and dance marathon and a position in dorm government can be pluses, too. The AP credits you have coming to IUB gives you the luxury of taking relatively light class schedules if you are inclined to immerse yourself in EC’s, etc. You can look at the resumes of IB track members for the last two years at
<a href=“The Investment Banking Network at Indiana University”>http://kelley.iu.edu/IBN/IBW/workshop.cfm</a></p>
<p>17.5 credits with the classes you are scheduled to take will make finding time for EC’s difficult, especially with K204 and C106 in one semester. Also, S118 seems like a big risk to take, with lots of downside and not a whole lot of upside. The class was only offered once in the last four fall and spring semesters, so it is not like students or anyone else sees it as very valuable. It has withdrawl rates of 20-30%, which is way too high for an honors class. Any grade less that an A or A- will seriously hurt your gpa if you have business honors aspirations, especially since S118 is a four-credit class. And of course there are much less time-consuming options for fulfilling the M118 requirement than a four-credit class. I think you could stay plenty busy if you got the M118 requirement out of the way after your first semester at IUB. </p>
<p>A good class that you can take as a freshman or sophomore that will help for IBW is BUS-G 345 MONEY, BANKING & CAPTL MARKETS (3 CR) if you scored high on the AP econ exam. G345 can be applied as an upper-level finance major class and the only prerequisites are E201 and E202.</p>
<p>Are you also an accounting major? If so, taking A205 and A207 may slow your progress in getting upper-level accounting courses completed, as these courses are difficult to get into and are often offered only once per year. A311 and almost every upper-level accounting class can be taken before Icore, but not until you have taken Intro financial accounting and intro managerial accounting. Taking at least A311 before the Icore semester/Fall jr year internship recruiting semester can be a big plus for accounting majors and finance majors, too. Also, if you are not an accounting major, you have the option of taking A310 MGMT DECISIONS & FINANCL RPTG (3 CR) and A324 and A327 immediately after completing intro financial accounting and intro managerial accounting (A310, A324 and A327 are required of all finance majors who are not also majoring in accounting).</p>
<p>So, with all the gen eds you have out of the way already, you can take G345 and upper level accounting classes (or A310) your first two years at Kelley. </p>
<p>I see, how would this schedule look?
Kelley Compass 1 T 175(First 8 weeks) -Basic Accounting-A100 (second 8 weeks)
Computer in Business K 204
Finite Math S-118
KLLC Community Dev Seminar T-134
Bus-G 345
Business Presentations C106</p>
<p>You should do A100 first eight-weeks so that your final will not conflict with the group work that comes at the end of K204 and C106. I still think the 4-credit finite is not the best option. For instance, you could get straight A’s in all your other classes and a B in finite and your gpa would be 3.76 for the semester. A lot of people who are good at calculus have trouble with finite. You can get an idea of the finite material at the class webpage, including recorded lectures for material in M118, the non-honors version of finite.
<a href=“https://resources.oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/group/d3f49dff-f4e7-4098-8047-ba3dafd70068/Math%20M118%20Student%20Resources/”>https://resources.oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/group/d3f49dff-f4e7-4098-8047-ba3dafd70068/Math%20M118%20Student%20Resources/</a></p>
<p>Additionally, Compass is a 16 week class.</p>