<p>Yes, I posted this in the other forums to get a little balance, I hope. These are all great schools and I'm not sure a lot separates them, but wondering if anyone has thoughts on why choosing one over the other. I thought it would come down to Kelley or Smeal, based on reputation, but I found out I got in as a FisherDirect and that program seems pretty exciting. I know Kelley is top ranked, but anyone have to choose between those three? Thoughts?</p>
<p>OP,</p>
<p>We know very little about you. What is your own analysis? What is your preferred major inside business? Have you reviewed the curriculum for each school and come up with a rough 4-yr plan for these schools? When are you going to visit the schools? </p>
<p>Kelley is nurturing a number of fierce competitors. Students are encouraged to do case competition even in their freshman year. You can find great professors in many courses especially if you bring AP credits with you which allows you to register early. The school emphasizes hands-on approach through business modeling and presentation skills. The school started putting a lot of weight on international aspect since last year. As a DA to Kelley, you will most likely enjoy at IU. The only concerns, I think, for some students are:</p>
<p>1) Kelley’s curriculum is way too tight. It is not easy to get a double major even inside Kelley unless you bring many AP credits or take summer CC classes.
2) Kelley may not emphasize enough about critical thinking skill. As a DA student, you have the freedom to pick the classes with the best professors (not the easiest ones).<br>
3) Bloomington is relatively small, you would not be able to find a part time intern during school year. OSU may have an edge on this.</p>
<p>After you analyze yourself, come back to ask more specific questions. I am sure that many on this board would be happy to answer any questions you may have.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>What is your intended major? I think for accounting, pick the least expensive school of the three or the one you like socially, etc. if money is no object. All three of the schools you mentioned have accounting programs that Big Four and regional accounting firms recruit heavily.</p>
<p>For finance, IU is clearly the best of the three, especially if you are trying to enter investment banking.</p>
<p>I know two years ago the accounting/finance double major required 131 semester credits. Not really that many, considering both programs are ranked top ten or so in the country. Get the exemption for W131 through high SAT or ACT scores and that number drops to only 128 semester credits. Of course, Big Four accounting companies will not consider you for internships or full-time unless you are on pace to graduate with 150 credits, but that is the rule probably for most all accounting programs. I would estimate that seventy to eighty percent of accounting majors also major in finance, as it requires taking only six more credits than the accounting major alone.</p>
<p>Internships in Bloomington are very scarce; but summer internships for out of state Kelley students are easier to get than Indiana internships for instate students, because Big Four recruits at IUB for openings in pretty much all of their offices in major and medium sized cities across the country. Lots of Kelley accounting (and finance students with big banks) students get summer internships in New York and the northeast.</p>
<p>Like Ace said, your experience with interacting with the best professors and brightest and most ambitious students will be on dependent having lots of credits going into IU, or building lots of credits through language placement and summer school credits at community college after coming to IUB in order to register for the course sections with the best professors.</p>