Kelley (IU) vs Farmer (Miami OH)

College Search & Selection
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I have been accepted to both of these schools and trying to decide between them. I was accepted into the Honors Program at IU, too. The costs (OOS- Northeast) are essentially the same with the scholarships. I think Miami might be like $1,000 cheaper.

I love both campuses and could see myself at both places. With that said, I like Miami’s size of about 15,000 undergrads much better than IU’s large school size, but I heard and noticed that IU does not feel that big at all. Plus, the Honors college would help in terms of class size. However, it still would not be like Miami’s class sizes.

I am a HUGE sports fan. Obviously, both schools have good sports and strong school spirit. However, I think IU has the edge here because it is a Big Ten school and college basketball trumps all sports. I do like hockey, though, and Miami seems to have a lot of school spirit as well, which is what is most important to me regarding the sports teams.

As a college student, I know that I am going to want to be able to have a nice big college town/ city where I could hang out for the weekend nights. Outside of their immediate area, I understand that these schools are both relatively isolated. Despite this, they both have nice college towns built around the universities. Bloomington seems to have more dining options and such, while Oxford has its nice, but fewer options.

Now, let’s get into the academics and business programs. Indiana has the higher ranked business school. It has established its name within the region, possibly throughout the country. Miami is not far behind in the rankings and has established a strong program. They both have incredible job placement rates in the mid-90%. I do not know where I would prefer to work after graduation between Chicago and New York. Would one school allow more opportunities to work in New York? I do not consider Indiana University as a whole to be the greatest institution. I think that Miami University clearly has the edge, considering the entirety of the university. However, IU seems to have the slightly better business program. This vast difference in academic quality between the university and business school brings up some concerns. It makes me question if the business school is as good as the numbers say.

I know that this you might not be able to help me perhaps to the extent of which I am looking for, but any advice on which school sounds like it is best for me or which school you would pick would go a long way. Thanks for reading through all of this and helping me decide between these two great schools.

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THis is a tough choice.
It sounds that the only real plus in favor of IU for you, is sports.
Since everything else is better for you at Miami, and since you go to college for an education( and you can always go watch professional sports), I’d go with Miami OH.

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@MYOS1634 Well, that’s the thing. Indiana has the better business program. But the class size and the more attention at Miami will help with my success. It is a very tough decision. Thanks for your response.

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Kelley is especially good for the IB workshop, but the business school is indeed very good. Of course you’re in the Honors College at IU. So, if you’re careful with your choices (and even as a freshman, thanks to Honors= priority registration, you WILL have choices) you should be able to have mostly small classes, combining perhaps for your 1st semester Foreign Language (typically 24-25 students), Honors Economics, Honors Statistics, Honors Freshman English, and one “regular” class.

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Kelley seems to place better in to NYC.

Both would place in to Chicago.

Disregard the sports. Both have sports that they are good at (bball for IU, hockey for Miami).

There is a vast difference in the perception of Purdue in engineering vs. Purdue in the liberal arts. Do you think that affects the career prospects of Purdue engineers?

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@MYOS1634 Wow, I did not realize that Honors students received first priority for classes. That really helps eliminate the problem of the class size. Plus, it seems that I will be able to get most of the classes I want.

@PurpleTitan That makes sense. The business school would carry more weight in the business world.

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I may be wrong, so check with them - email the Honors College and ask whether Hutton Honors students have priority registration. Ask how many freshman-level honors seminars and honors classes are offered every semester, and if they have a link to a list for the past Fall and the past Sping.
(Without priority registration, your concerns come to the fore again).