<p>I have to choose between IU and Wisconsin. I've been directly admitted to Kelley at IU, and I'm receiving $7,000 annually in merit based aid. At Wisc, I'll have to wait to apply for business until sophomore year.</p>
<p>I was just curious as to what your thoughts were. As a whole, Wisconsin is considered more prestigious, but not necessarily the business school (I think?). I also like how I'm already admitted to IU's business school, and I don't have to worry about getting admitted further down the road.</p>
<p>Not knowing how strong a student you are......but advice nearly the same: take the direct admit. At large state schools the IN is worth much. You have money + IN=GO</p>
<p>I as well as many others chose IU. Save the 30K+, be a part of a more prestigious business school, don't worry about messing up the first few years and know you are already admitted. Wisconsin will continue to lose a bunch of business students to IU unless they can find a way to award more aid, IU is just a more attractive option to most students.</p>
<p>My S has an offer from both Indiana & Wisconsin - her intended major is finance. No financial aid or direct admit to the business school from either of them. In this situation, does Indiana still score above wisconsin? What do ppl think?</p>
<p>That's a weird situation, because typically Wisconsin and IU admits are either in-state at IU and have reduced tuition (which would mean choose IU), in-state at UW and have reduced tuition (which would mean choose UW), or OOS at both, and receive a scholarship at IU (which would mean choose IU).</p>
<p>she will be an international student. to be honest, she has received $1,000 scholarship at Indiana. but as the p.a. costs will be more than $35k in total, i did not bother mentioning it as it is too small for decision making between the 2 universities.</p>
<p>Both institutions are wonderful. You won't go wrong with either one. Wisconsin also has an excellent finance program. I encourage your child to visit both schools and sit in classes. If school visit is not an option, then look into other factors. Other than Finance, is your child also considering a minor? Indiana has some top-notch programs. In additon to Business, IU is also known for its language, psychology, music, and labor studies programs (just to name a few). Wisconsin is also strong in science and engineering.</p>
<p>Weather might also factor in. It snows in both places, and is below freezing for long periods at both places--but it snows in Wisconsin much more than at Indiana. And it is below zero in Wisconsin a lot, whereas it usually is in the teens and 20s in Indiana in the wintertime.</p>
<p>It was most definitely below zero in Madison multiple times this winter in addition to in Bloomington. I have friends in Madison and the wind chill was -30 at times during the winter as we were looking it up. Typically it's about 15 degrees colder in Madison than Bloomington.</p>
<p>This year there were 9 days of below zero out of the last 365. Last year it was only a couple. Until the Feb cold snap this year it was the mildest winter in history with Lake Medota not freezing over until late in January. Yes Bloom is warmer but it's not as cold as the old days in Madison anymore.</p>