<p>S visited Kelley today for their presentation. Beforehand, we asked the admission counselor what this class is. He said it is a remedial class to ensure that a student has the math foundation they will need for the Finite Math class. </p>
<p>They must use your ACT/SAT math subscore or your transcript to waive you out of 199.</p>
<p>BTW, it was a great presentation. It sealed the deal for our son. He's gonna be a Hoosier!</p>
<p>IllinoisMom2006, can you sell my son on IUB (and all the secret lurkers). What happened today?</p>
<p>Thanks for posting the info.</p>
<p>So does that mean we have to take the MATH 119 that posters in other threads said they were exempted from? If you're not sure, I'll post when I visit later this month.</p>
<p>Kelley Direct Admit day is 3/23. Were you and your son at something regional? What make it stand out for you?</p>
<p>We can't attend the Direct Admit day on 3/23, so we scheduled to attend one of the daily presentations at Kelley. It lasted about an hour and was presented by an academic advisor and 2 Kelley students. The presentations are offered Monday through Friday.</p>
<p>Here are the highlights of what we learned:</p>
<p>The I-Core semester for both regular and honors students sounds both challenging and rewarding. The 4 classes that you take as a group are Financial Management, Marketing, Operations, and Strategic Management. It prepares a student for the "real world". I-Core is offered summer, fall and spring semesters. However, honors I-Core is only in the fall and is a smaller group of students and more intense as they produce an actual business plan for their product/company. </p>
<p>After completion, students are ready to focus in on the area of business that interests them the most, and likewise, it can help them find out what areas they really don't enjoy. Kelley students don't have to declare their major until the 2nd semester of their junior year, but because of how the courses are scheduled, they are still able to graduate in 4 years.</p>
<p>The Career Services that Kelley provides are great. There are 2 required classes, X220 and X420 that help the students explore the available career paths and prep them for resume writing, interviewing, and placement. They can upload their resumes to the IU career website for potential employers to view. More than 90% of seniors have a job offer by April. </p>
<p>There were 2 Kelley students who participated in today's presentation. One of them had several interviews in the past couple of weeks, and the other student had found 2 internships through Career Services and has an offer once he graduates. If a student allows their resume to be viewed by potential employers, then they will receive emails of interviews scheduled with interested companies. The interviews all happen at Kelley (on their home court, as the senior said) adding to their comfort level. We were told that there are a broad mix of companies that interview on campus, small to huge, around 400 in all. The list of the biggest hiring companies was impressive (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, GE, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Pricewaterhouse, KPMG, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola....)</p>
<p>Students apply to the Mitte Honors program in the 2nd semester of their freshman year. They need a 3.5 or better, a letter of rec from one of their profs, an essay and participation in some extracurricular activities. The advisor said they recognize that generally a freshman isn't going to have been able to have major leadership opportunities in those activities. The benefit of Mitte is the smaller class sizes and each year's admittees form a tight knit group since they will be taking classes together for the next 3 years. I think they said there are about 160 admitted to Mitte each year. </p>
<p>My S wants to minor in Spanish. Of the 62 credit hour requirement for gen ed, 27 hours are filled in one area of specialization, one of which is "Global Studies and Languages". All of the minor hours can count towards that 27 hours, killing 2 birds with one stone.</p>
<p>There are 2 ways to approach study abroad. If a student wants to participate in a Kelley study abroad program they have to have completed their I-Core semester. These programs, some in English and others in the native language, include business classes that fit into Kelley's requirements. A student can also study abroad through the IU study abroad office to fulfill gen ed requirements. </p>
<p>Overall, we just got a very good feeling. The academic advisor, (I mistakenly called him an admissions counselor before), made it clear that they want to help the students build their resumes while at IU. The students stayed after to answer some more questions. They were both very well-spoken and seem to be very satisfied with the education they have received at Kelley. </p>
<p>So, I guess in a nutshell, the academics are strong, there are plenty of opportunities to explore areas outside of business and study abroad without pushing you into a 5-year plan, career services/placement are outstanding, the campus is beautiful and appears well cared for, & it just feels right.</p>
<p>ddomino,</p>
<p>"So does that mean we have to take the MATH 119 that posters in other threads said they were exempted from? If you're not sure, I'll post when I visit later this month."</p>
<p>I don't think the 2 are related. Maybe during orientation they tested out of 119, or they may have had AP credit.</p>
<p>But it wouldn't hurt to ask when you are there. I hope you have a great visit.</p>
<p>IllinoisMom2006, sounds good to me. </p>
<p>If you are not in honors, do you think you are at a big disadvantage as far as internships and future jobs are concerned?</p>
<p>Congratulations to your son and you.</p>
<p>Thanks, dstark!</p>
<p>I did not get the impression that non-honors students were at a disadvantage when it comes to the opportunities available to at Kelley. One of the student presenters was not an honors student and she had many interviews lined up.</p>
<p>Of course, when you go to get that first job, having an honors designation on your diploma can't hurt.</p>
<p>Thanks, IllinoisMom2006, It must be nice to have a decision made. </p>
<p>And such a beautiful campus....</p>
<p>dstark, the non-honors students are not at a disadvantage, and I'll repost something I posted last year when my son attended Direct Admit Day with his father. This was from the school itself:</p>
<p>"In early senior year, usually by September, most of the Kelley students already have job offers, based on the internships they've done the previous summer, or the interviews that reps from companies all over the country conduct with the Kelley students. I think they said that companies conducted 14,000 interviews last year. The senior who was with my ex-husband said he's had his job offer since September and the company was waiting for him to graduate and start, an offer that was a result of his internship over the summer. "</p>
<p>Kelley School encourages all of its students to take Honors classes, and some of the students my son met said they weren't as hard as they thought they would be. Even if you're not in the Honors program, Kelley is a great place to be for internships and jobs.</p>