Kelley School of Business. Life is at stake, needs help.

College Majors Business Major
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<p>I am transferring into IUB as an instate resident with 48 credit hours. The problem is that I was a Biology major so most of my courses are Chemistry and Biology courses.</p>

<p>I want to switch to a more practical major that can be done in 6 semesters with 2 summers that can be utilized if necessary.</p>

<p>My problem is that my gpa from my old school is 2.85...</p>

<p>I was thinking about integrating my biology background with a Computer Science degree from IUB. The problem is I don't even know if I like computer science.</p>

<p>But I was also thinking about pursuing a business degree from Kelley.</p>

<p>Basically I want to go to Kelley the most because I've always been interested in business, but my parents forced me to go pre-med.</p>

<p>Here are my questions, thanks for taking the time to read all this:</p>

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<li>I talked to an adviser and she said that Kelley looks mostly at my first and/or the second semester I apply.</li>
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<p>Let's say I decide to take the risk, take classes required for admission into Kelley.</p>

<p>If I put in the time and effort into all of my courses, therefore receiving Bs or above in all of my classes, will I be able to get in?</p>

<p>I had a friend who told me it took him 3 semesters before he got into Kelley because his transcript had some grades below Bs and some Ws.</p>

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<li>If I don't get into Kelley, I heard a lot of people go into SPEA. The problem is, I don't want to graduate with a degree that screams "Kelley Reject". </li>
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<p>What's the deal with "SPEA"?</p>

<p>I read their website and I still don't get what I can do with the degree. </p>

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<li>What should I do? If I take the risk of trying to get into Kelley and I don't get in, I might just have to end up going into SPEA because going into Comp Sci might be even too late and too much of a bigger risk.</li>
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<p>If I go into Comp Sci, I don't have to worry about getting admitted into CoAS and I can integrate my previous Biology background to prepare me for a career in Bioinformatics.</p>

<p>I really want to get into Kelley. Really bad. I just don't know if it's impossible for me at this point. I'm worried about my career and I don't want to go into something I don't like. That's why I want to go into business, because it's an interest of mine.</p>

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<p>The only question I can answer is 2. The only way a certain major would scream “Kelley Reject” is if you walked into an interview and said, “yeah I majored in this because I didn’t get into the business school,” which you would never do, so DON’T worry about that.</p>

<p>I’d recommend you post this on IU’s subforum, where people would be more likely to have answers to your questions.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>