<p>Hi, I am currently a Jr in high school who wants to apply for Indiana University because I want to study business. I live in NYC. My question is that is it harder for OOS students to get into IU? I heard that IU cares more about the student's ranking in school more than his/her GPA for OSS students. Also, is it hard to get financial aid and scholarship in IU? What does IU look for in its applicants?</p>
<p>GPA: 3.0
ACT: haven't take it yet but I'm aiming for a 30.</p>
if u get a 30 youll get in for sure
As far as I know, IU mainly looks at GPA and SAT/ACT. With a 3.0 and a 30 ACT you should be admitted whether you are in state or OOS. However, you will not be admitted directly to Kelley with those stats (GPA too low), so your goal will be to do a great job your freshman year at IU and apply for standard admission to Kelley for your sophomore year. I think IU only looks at criteria other than GPA and SAT/ACT if you are borderline or have a special hook. I wonder if they even look at the essays and extracurriculars or in state vs OOS if your stats are not borderline.
I think OOS are easier to get into IU compares to in state.
OOS = international students = Cash Cow
Generally, IU isn’t a tough school to get into. it’s a safety school.
@mikenan15 @stbemtpynest @Normwal Thanks guys! Do you guys know anything about financial aid and scholarship for OOS students?
btw @stbemtpynest what is the borderline that you are talking?
I assume (ONLY an assumption) that IU has some unpublished test score and GPA combination, where if you meet the combination you are automatically admitted without considering any other criteria (in-state vs OOS, essays, extra-curriculars). So by “borderline” I meant someone who is very close to that unpublished test score and GPA combination for automatic admission. The criteria for direct admission to the Kelley School of Business is public knowledge (see site below), but the criteria to IU Bloomington overall is not.
http://kelley.iu.edu/Ugrad/Admissions/Future/page39066.html
You can find more info on scholarships at this site:
http://scholarships.indiana.edu/scholarships/instate-freshman.php
I believe in general, OOS students would get bigger scholarships than in-state, to lure them away from their own State University. The key for any merit scholarships is to make sure your application is submitted and complete by Nov. 1. I don’t have any input on need-based financial aid.
@stbemtpynest Thanks a lot! If my GPA is 3.0, how much do I have to get on my ACT in order to reach the borderline?
@stbemtpynest also do you know if it’s hard to transfer to Kelly after getting into IU?
Sorry, I do not know the answer to your first question, I only know about the published criteria for direct admit to Kelley.
As far as how hard it is to transfer to Kelley after getting into IU, that’s also hard to answer. The current requirements to gain standard admission to Kelley can be found at http://kelley.iu.edu/Ugrad/Admissions/CurrentIU/page39067.html
There are lots of really good posts under Indiana University - Bloomington that give advice and strategies for gaining standard admission, like what classes to avoid. Search on “standard admit”. You basically will need all A’s and B’s your freshman year. How hard that is will be a combination of how hard you apply yourself to your studies, what classes you choose, and maybe some luck (getting easier professors?). Someone on another thread said he thought about half of the students who apply get standard admission, but he admitted that was not backed up by fact.
@stbemtpynest In contrast to students applying to Kelly from other schools, will it be easier for students who are already attending school in IU to get into Kelly? Btw, since I couldn’t get into Kelly directly, should I attend my local CUNY school then transfer to a better school after the 2nd year? Perhaps NYU? Or do should I still apply for IU?
IU does consider class rank. At one time, based on the Common Data set reporting at that time, it was as important as GPA. With a 3.0, I think your chances of admission are low. Less than 12% of freshman have a GPA in that range. This is the freshman class profile for 2014: http://admissions.indiana.edu/education/class-profile.html
The Common Data set can be found here: https://www.iu.edu/~uirr/reports/compliance/cds/2014/IUBLA/C
I am an out of state student as well (from Massachusetts) and I was just accepted today! Unless IU dramatically increases their standards for admission in the next year, I think you should be fine. I have a 3.0 GPA and an 1830 SAT. Just make sure you think carefully about what to say in your essay because I think that is one thing that really helped me seeing as I was probably on the bubble for admission.
Hope this helps!
@barcafan30 @rrah thanks for the all the information. @barcafan30 can you tell me something that you wrote in your essay?
btw my grade shows improvement from freshmen year to jr year. Will that stand out when apply to IU?