<p>I plan to study Business</p>
<p>Now I have a decision to make-
Should I attend Bloomington(not DA into Kelley) or Babson</p>
<p>Criteria
Quality of education
Amenities offered
Social Life
Overall atmosphere and feel of the place</p>
<p>I unfortunately will not be able to visit and decide for myself-
So PLEASE PLEASE help me</p>
<p>Did you see this recent thread?</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/indiana-university-bloomington/856744-iu-kelley-vs-babson-vs-villanova.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/indiana-university-bloomington/856744-iu-kelley-vs-babson-vs-villanova.html</a></p>
<p>yes but that’s almost 2 years old. =)</p>
<p>No, it’s not. It’s from 2010. Maybe you’re thinking of a different thread?</p>
<p>Ooops, Yes I was.
Thanks.
I Have one more question though
How easy is it to get into kelley after a semester cause im not DA</p>
<p>You won’t get in after a semester. It will be during your sophomore year. Lots of threads devoted to Kelley admissions for the non-direct admit. I’m not as nice though as ILmom though (or just too tired) so won’t provide a link. ;)</p>
<p>Well…going on a strictly social aspect, Babson is not half as fun as IU. I live very close to Babson and lots of students from my high school go there. It’s an extremely high-stress environment, tons of student competition that gets really outrageous. IU is definitely a prettier campus and in terms of social life, it has way more than Babson could ever offer.</p>
<p>why can’t i see or find the kelley thread rrah talks about. There are only three pages</p>
<p>In the search forum box on the upper left you can select advanced search and find older threads. In most instances the information doesn’t change from year to year. </p>
<p>Here are a couple. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/indiana-university-bloomington/845074-who-can-get-into-kelley-school-business.html?highlight=kelley+admission[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/indiana-university-bloomington/845074-who-can-get-into-kelley-school-business.html?highlight=kelley+admission</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/indiana-university-bloomington/830196-iu-kelley-non-direct-standard-admission.html?highlight=kelley+admission[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/indiana-university-bloomington/830196-iu-kelley-non-direct-standard-admission.html?highlight=kelley+admission</a></p>
<p>thanks so much. =)</p>
<p>@IllinoisMom2006 </p>
<p>It seems that your son attends IUB. How does he like it there?</p>
<p>My counselor seems to think babson> IUB. </p>
<p>MY research shows something quite different
IUB has a better social life no doubt but quality of education at babson seems better.
IUB will offer me IT as a minor and Babson will not.
IUB is VL and Babson is tiny.(This does not bother me)
IUB has better facilities.
IUB has humongous classes.</p>
<p>I’m really confused here. </p>
<p>My other options are Drexel and Bryant, But I think it can be assumed IU is better than them</p>
<p>ccy, my son loves IU and all it has to offer. The only thing I can ever remember him complaining about was the dorm food his freshman year. (However, it does seem like everyone complains about dorm food no matter where they go to school!)</p>
<p>He’s studying abroad this semester but the first thing he plans on doing when he gets home at the end of April is to drive down and spend a few days with his friends. He’s just bummed that he will miss Little 5, the annual bike race. It’s a HUGE deal on campus.</p>
<p>re: your research, I would just add that 1) some IU classes are humongous, but most are not, and 2) I doubt the quality of a Kelley education is less than that offered by Babson. My S has had excellent teachers at Kelley and many of them take a personal interest in how their students are doing. I was very surprised that, at such a large school, this kind of personal interaction would take place. Also, the I-Core semester is something that sets Kelley apart from many schools. Check out the Kelley website to learn more about it.</p>
<p>It’s too bad you can’t visit the campus to see if it’s a good fit. If cost is not a factor, and it’s important to you to be able to minor in IT, IU sounds like a good choice. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Cost is no factor at all. I cant visit IU because I have my IB Examinations in a Month and well I live in India so it doesn’t make too much of sense. Someone suggested I enroll at both places and visit after my exams but I feel that would be very unethical as I would possibly be denying someone admission in the college of their dreams. Thats whats making it tough for me.</p>
<p>P.S. Was your son a DA?</p>
<p>Also how easy is it to get A’s and B’s. Here in India it is pretty tough to get A’s. I mean what are the grades based on and How hard are the tests</p>
<p>Thanks so much IllinoisMom2006, you are really helping me.
My parents know a few people whose kids go to IU, so I’m also going to try and speak with them. Additionally, What is this big deal with housing? Should I enroll as soon as possible or its ok if i do after I make my decision</p>
<p>My S was a DA, so he didn’t have the pressure of worrying about Kelley admission. With regard to the ease of getting A’s and B’s, you sound like you must be a pretty good student if you are in an IB program. If you come to IU ready to study, it should not be too difficult to get A’s and B’s. You will have to work for them, but if you can learn to prioritize your time well (study during the week, play on the weekends), then you should be fine.</p>
<p>Living at Babson would be a totally different experience than living at IUB. As I see it, Babson is in a much more urban area and most of the students are majoring in a business field. IU-Bloomington is located 45-60 minutes from Indianapolis (the closest urban area) and there are hundreds of majors offered, so you have the opportunity to meet people with a lot of varied interests. Also, if sports are important to you, IUB participates in Division I sports, and is a member of the Big 10 conference. Babson is a Division III school. For many students, a lot of their social life at IU revolves around going to football or basketball games. </p>
<p>On housing, the sooner you get your housing deposit in, the likelier you are to get your preferences met. You can put down a housing deposit before you decide which school you want to go to. If you decide not to go to IUB, you would lose the deposit ($100 I think).</p>
<p>Just wanted to contribute a bit…</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshmen at Kelley, and I’m currently taking a class called Business Technology. It’s great to take business class you freshmen year of college if you are realling into business and such. You mentioned IT, and Kelley has a co-major in Technology Management as well as a few others – [Department</a> of Operations & Decision Technologies: Kelley School of Business: Indiana University](<a href=“Operations & Decision Technologies | Operations & Decision Technologies | Indiana Kelley”>Operations & Decision Technologies | Operations & Decision Technologies | Indiana Kelley)
The professors I’ve had so far in terms of computer classes have been amazing, down to earth, knowledgeable and really there for their students. Some people have a hard time with these classes, but if you’ll like computer you’ll enjoy the set up of the classes. Also, the professors write their own lab manuals more or less, and create projects from scratch - not something they downloaded from some website. I also know that there are several prestigious faculty in the department, including one that teaches in the MBA program as well, and his books are used across the country. (I heard about this last week) </p>
<p>IU DOES have large classes but it’s usually a mix. You’ll actually be thankful for large classes because they require less from you in terms of participation. These large classes are usually math, econ, and basic accounting classes. If you are an IB student, you might get credit for these classes so you won’t even have to take them! However, most class rooms at Kelley are for about 30 people with about 5 auditoriums so you’ll have a lot of small classes as well. Computer classes are always reasonably small though - less than 30.</p>
<p>And yes, the dorm food is horrible. Which means people visit the large number of restaurants a lot and get delivery even more. I don’t like the food, but some don’t complain… I visited other schools, and there food courts were much better. Since you’re an international student, I think you’ll enjoy the variety of ethnic restaurants in town – Bloomington has the largest number of ethnic restaurants per some measurement I can’t remember – more than NYC!</p>
<p>Also, there are lot of international students, and there’s a specific one week orientation for international students that really great. I don’t think it’ll be unethical to accept both offers, because -at IU at least - they had a really big incoming class last year, which is why they couldn’t get everyone a place to stay at first. If you submit deposit ahead of time, this shouldn’t be a problem for you. Housing does fill up, and if you submit it pretty late you can live really, really far from the Kelley building. Try to join the Kelley Living Learning Community or Global Living Learning Community which might still have room and are really close to the business school. </p>
<p>Grades: It’s reasonably easier to get A’s and B’s, at least for me. There are some tough classes though. There are people who fail classes too even if half the class got A’s and B’s. It depends on your work ethic. If you’re an IB student, you might think it’s a bit easy. :P</p>
<p>I visited Babson (well, drove by it actually… so I don’t know that much) and it’s a very small private school. I didn’t apply because I didn’t trust their non-business departments in being very good since people don’t attend for majors like English, History, etc. Here at IU, we had a professor in Economics/Political Sciene get the Nobel Price! At IU, there’s a lot of people, but at the same time it’s in the middle of no where. But, there are A LOT of people. If you visit in May, you’ll see a different story, but there will still be summer school (which a lot of people do), so try to get in touch with Kelley in attending a class or something during that time. We have a whole organization at Kelley dedicated to welcoming interested students, and I’m sure someone will still be there to show you around. Even a faculty member will be willing to do it.</p>
<p>Hope that helps :)</p>
<p>I think this is a no branier. IMO Babson is a glorified Devry (no I’m not saying it’s the same quality but it is a niche or specialty school). The ONLY reason people talk about Babson is because it’s ranked in ONE concentration…and rankings don’t mean ANYTHING. I have a kid in one of my classes who was choosing between IU and Babson and the only reason he cited why he wanted to go to either school was because of rankings, which is ridiculous. Some school named Thunderbird is ranked as the top international business MBA…would you pick it over a Harvard MBA? Babson serves its purpose but its nowhere near Kelley or any other decent school.</p>
<p>My son was admitted to Babson and IU. i will tell you that he wanted to go to Babson since he was a Freshman. We visit 2 times and then really did some digging into what current students said about Babson. </p>
<p>He was in touch with a couple students from Babson and made his mind up to go to IU. It was the best decision for him. </p>
<p>Both are good schools but I think the prize is for IU. My son loves it at IU and was very happy with his decision.</p>
<p>PM me if you have any questions.</p>
<p>I will mostly be making the decision by Monday
Thanks to everyone for all their help.</p>
<p>Now there is only one thing yet to be decided-
where to House at IU?</p>
<p>I am an Indian at Kelley. So, my advice would be that if you want stay with a lot indian people. Then foster international center would be the best. If you don’t want much social interaction, then ashton singel room, and if you wanna party, stay in mcnutt.</p>