<p>Any advice for the Kelley/Hutton Freshman student? Would like to have a good idea what to do before orientation.</p>
<p>I would say you are smart to figure it all out before orientation so your daughter knows exactly what classes she needs to register for during orientation. Spend some time figuring out the gen ed distribution requirements your daughter will still need (considering any AP credits she has, or what you think she will have, since she will register before her senior AP results are in) and the I-core prerequisites she will need before taking I-core. Some I-core prereqs are just one or 1 1/2 credits or 2 credits, and some are only 1/2 of a semester, so keep that in mind. My daughter is an incoming Kelley/Hutton freshman and she will take 5 of the I-core prereqs, plus either Spanish or a humanities class in her first semester. It only works out to 14.5 credits, but it gets her a good jump on her i-core prerequisites.</p>
<p>Thanks Michhoos… will look at those I-core prereqs.</p>
<p>Historically, the K201 and Finite midterm exams have been on the same Saturday so it may be a good idea to avoid taking those two courses together. </p>
<p>Sorry in advance for the length of this post! I’m the mom of a Kelley/Hutton student finishing up her freshman year. Here are some specific resources you can use to plan your freshman year schedule before orientation, and some other recommendations.</p>
<p>Review I-core prereqs at:
<a href=“Indiana University Bloomington”>Indiana University Bloomington;
<p>Review gen-ed requirements at:
<a href=“http://gened.iub.edu/requirements/genedrequire.html”>http://gened.iub.edu/requirements/genedrequire.html</a></p>
<p>Then see what classes are available, at what times, with what professors and in what location using the IU Class Search tool:
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<p>Have a campus map handy to make sure you can get from point to point with enough time.</p>
<p>Check out professor reviews here, but take them with a grain of salt 
:
<a href=“http://www.ratemyprofessors.com”>http://www.ratemyprofessors.com</a></p>
<p>Use the Fall 2014 final exam schedule to make sure your exam schedule won’t be horrible (but some classes do not have finals):
<a href=“http://enrollmentbulletin.indiana.edu/pages/finexpol.php?Term=1”>http://enrollmentbulletin.indiana.edu/pages/finexpol.php?Term=1</a></p>
<p>Check what classes you might place out of with AP Credit:
<a href=“Freshman Applicants: How to Apply: Office of Admissions: Indiana University Bloomington”>Freshman Applicants: How to Apply: Office of Admissions: Indiana University Bloomington;
<p>Note that you can also place out of ENG-W 131 with certain SAT or ACT score
SAT (recentered) Verbal score of 670 or higher or
ACT English score of 32 or higher</p>
<p>If summer school is an option, consider taking Calculus, Finite or Microeconomics this summer. Or consider enrolling in the IFS program to finish one gen-ed class in August before school starts. Here is info on the IFS (Intensive Freshman Seminar) program:
<a href=“http://ifs.indiana.edu”>http://ifs.indiana.edu</a></p>
<p>My daughter did the IFS program and LOVED it. She took her class for honors credit, so she knocked off one honors requirement before school even officially started. It also introduced her to campus before everyone else arrived and gave her a chance to make some friends in a smaller, less overwhelming setting.</p>
<p>As far as honors classes, I highly recommend taking BUS-K 204 first semester (Computer in Business: Honors). If you do well, then take BUS-X 202 (Technology: Honors) second semester. Students learn some amazing things about Excel in these classes, and the K204 class has a team project where you actually build an application using Access and Excel for a Bloomington non-profit organization. If you are interested in the Business Honors program, the K201/K204 professors are automatically asked to provide a letter of recommendation. Since K204 classes are smaller than K201, your professor can get to know you better. This is just a recommendation based on my daughter’s experience.</p>
<p>wow, that is a lot of good info! Figuring out APs and requirements now. 
I dont think I will be able to talk her into the IFS program, and I’m not that anxious to send her off 
although it sounds good. It’s kind of mind boggling to blend Kelley, Hutton, and Gen Ed requirements…</p>