<p>Hi I am about to graduate high school and am enrolled at IU for next fall. After attending new student orientation I have come to the realization that IU is only valuable for Kelley or the Jacobs School of Music. I called the University of Delaware and my spot is still available, and they have given me 24 hours to decide. Upon visiting today, I like the campuses equally but I do not know which is the better school for an undecided major from out-of-state. Please let me know if IU is worth attending if im not in Kelley or Jacobs, especially since I live in New Jersey.</p>
<p>They are the same cost. Its just a matter of which school I feel is better. Everyone where I am from is biased towards Delaware but I am not sure. Is IU known for anything other than Kelley and Jacobs? What is Delaware known for?</p>
<p>Do you have friends or know people going to either school? Nothing wrong w/a decision based on that. Do you like Div 1 football ~ go to IU. However going to UDel is the safer choice due to closer proximity to NJ (train ride away). Whatever decision you make, work to make it work ~ that will be the mature thing to do - not fretting over one vs the other.</p>
<p>Thanks. Im just wondering do you know what each school is known for? Is IU known for anything other than business/music? What about Delaware? I am very much undecided but will probably end up doing something social science related. Ill probably end up taking a sales job after college before going to grad school.</p>
<p>IU is great for a lot of things other than business and journalism. Philosophy is strong and Liberal arts are very well rounded. UDel is less well known where I’m from, and I’m on the East Coast.</p>
<p>I live in Indiana, though am from east coast. IU humanities/social science quite strong, with lots of travel abroad and research opportunities. While Jacobs and Kelley are top ranked, lots of departments are also highly ranked as well. Make the decision based on fit, comfort, opportunities and interests rather than second-guessing how other people might perceive it. Plenty of east coast kids are in B’ton.</p>
<p>IU is considered a good school in these part, as is UD. I would say it doesn’t matter in the least which one you pick. It’s all up to how things turn out at either school and you can’t predict that. Pick the one you would most like to call home for the next 4 years.</p>
<p>And, while lots of people will argue about validity of rankings etc – a quick look at NRC rankings for poli sci departments puts IU in a dramatically higher tier than Delaware, both in terms of research and overall rankings.</p>
<p>If anything, IU has a higher national profile than UD, but not so much higher that it’s foolish to go to UD if you prefer that campus. Go wherever you want. Just don’t do it based on the misapprehension that IU has nothing to offer besides music and business.</p>
<p>I am surprised at this thread. IU is very much the better university AND the better campus.
Snugapug- do you have any idea how bad IU football has been? It is now a baseball and basketball (has always been basketball) school.
I would stick with your plan to go to IU. Get out of your comfort zone a little. A lot of UDel students bail out of the weekends and go home to NJ and PA. You will have some of that at Indiana, but much less. There is a LOT more to do on campus.</p>