<p>S has been accepted at both schools. He's a direct admit at Kelley and accepted into the honors college. He's currently interested in finance and economics. We know econ is no longer a major within the IL COB.</p>
<p>I'd be interested to hear opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of both schools. Decision time is coming....</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>indiana is definetly the better business school</p>
<p>indiana...hands down</p>
<p>Thanks wbow and xtefii. Anybody else?</p>
<p>S is leaning towards Kelley. He is OOS for Indiana but with his faculty award the cost the first year is less that his instate tuition would be at UIUC.</p>
<p>Frankly, UIUC doesn't do a very good job of selling themselves. The COB website says that there are daily presentations each afternoon Monday through Friday. We scheduled a visit hoping to learn more about what the school has to offer its business students. When we arrived there was no presentation and instead we met with one of the assistant admissions directors for the school who basically just wanted to answer questions. We left that meeting not knowing a whole lot more than when we arrived. </p>
<p>It's as if they know they have plenty of kids who want those slots so they don't have to do anything to sell themselves, unless of course you are talking about the high fliers (James Scholars, honors caliber students). </p>
<p>On the other hand, Kelley's website has a lot of information about the various programs they offer. The I-core semester sounds like a great learning experience. They do a much better job of making a student feel wanted.</p>
<p>what will the difference in cost be down the line for all 4 years?</p>
<p>The difference in cost over the 4 years is hard to tell. All we have to go on are 2006-2007 rates right now for both schools, but using this years costs, here is the breakdown.</p>
<p>INDIANA: Tuition & Fees $20,472
Room& Board (double room, full meal plan) 7,164 =
Total $27,636</p>
<p>$27636 - $7K Faculty Award = $20.636 out of pocket</p>
<p>ILLINOIS: COB Tuition $11,170
R & B 7,716
Fees 2,258 = $21,114 out of pocket</p>
<p>I believe the Tuition portion will be frozen for 9 semesters.</p>
<p>For the sake of discussion, I am assuming that both IN and IL will increase at the same rate for the coming year, so the first year IN will cost a little less (about $500).</p>
<p>I think I read somewhere that IN has a cap on how much their tuition can increase for a student once they have matriculated, around 3%. And of course R&B and fees can go up as well.</p>
<p>While IL's tuition won't go up, R&B and fees will increase.</p>
<p>So, IN will cost more over the 4 years but I don't think it will be by so much that it will be a factor in our decision between the 2 schools.</p>
<p>Have you visited Indiana or Kelley?</p>
<p>Maybe, the decision will become clear after a visit. I agree. Kelley's web site is very good.</p>
<p>on the business week rankings Indiana's Kelley School of Business is number 10 and 11 on the u.s. news & world report rankings. Illinois COB is ranked 22 on business week and if i'm not mistaked its 11 on US News. </p>
<p>if its something like finance, indiana's program is defintely much stronger than illinois where as if its accounting i'd suggest illinois. illinois is tied for number 1 for accounting. rankings aren't everything but its something to consider. </p>
<p>both are good schools but i might be a little biased i'll be attending indiana next year. </p>
<p>good luck to your son</p>
<p>dstark,</p>
<p>My husband and son visited Indiana over spring break last year. They both were really impressed with the campus. They had just done the UIUC tour the day before.</p>
<p>We are planning another visit to specifically visit Kelley in the next month. Senior year for a musician/athlete is a horrible time to try to schedule visits! Hopefully, April 6th will work.</p>
<p>Hopefully, the next trip will seal the deal, one way or the other.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I have only seen Indiana's campus on video, but it must be one of the most beautiful campuses.</p>
<p>Unless Wall Street is the goal I would go with the cheaper place for you. IL business places very well in Chicago if that is where he want to be later. IU does a bit better with the NY banks but that's about the only major advantage.</p>