<p>I just noticed that now you can petition as a Direct Admit if you are missing one of the qualifications to be one:</p>
<p>Petitioning for Direct Admission: After being admitted to IU, students who lack only one of the criterion may be eligible to petition for direct admission. Click here for more information.</p>
<p>Please note that only incoming freshmen who matriculate at Indiana University-Bloomington in the fall semester are eligible for direct admission. Students who matriculate in the spring semester are not eligible for direct admission.</p>
<p>Yeah, this has been a new rule for this year. Would have been nice to have had this two years ago, but I'm at least glad to see it changed now.</p>
<p>Some may ask "what's the big deal?"--after all, if you get into the business school a year later anyway, you save the $1,080 for the one year that they charge those already in the program. </p>
<p>I think the "big deal" about it is that being a "direct admit" allows you to take the honors classes, both in Kelley business school and through Hutton Honors College. This allows you to get into some classes that would otherwise be impossible to get into each semester, and it also allows you to get "business honors" and "general honors" designations on your diploma that would otherwise be impossible (or at least difficult) to achieve. It also allows you to not have to worry about getting into the business school through the Option I method or Option II method later on. And it allows you to take honors I-Core. I notice that most of the honors classes are taught by some of the better professors--and in these classes you are notified of some of the special programs (such as the Investment Banking, Management Consulting, Entrepreneurial, or pre-law programs) and how to qualify, which you are not notified about in any of the regular programs. Lastly, being able to put that you were a "direct admit" on your resume, does help when looking for work. </p>
<p>This is quite a big deal if you think about it--especially since the extra one-time $1,080 cost is relatively minimal compared to the overall cost of tuition (currently $25,000 per year for OOS students and $7,750 or so for in-state students per year).</p>
<p>Calcruzer, I am pretty sure the Honors ICore is Mitte students only, since this fall's schedule has only 58 people in Honors ICore. Definitely worth the money though to be a direct admit.</p>
<p>The first link is the most recent one--and accordingly probably has the most accurate estimate of one's chances as a "standard admit" to Kelley--which is estimated to be 20%. </p>
<p>The actual weblink with the requirements to apply as a "standard admit" is also on these threads, so I won't repeat it here.</p>
<p>This has changed for direct admits; they cannot take business honors classes unless they are admitted to the business honors program. Sections of some classes are now designated 'for direct admits only'. For honors I-Core, only students in the business honors program can take it.</p>
<p>Thanks, bthomp1 and inthemid for the updates. I guess the benefits aren't as great for some direct admits as for others based upon your comments.</p>