<p>I'm definitely applying to Kelley, very soon in fact. I know I want to do business, but I'm undecided as to which major I will want to pursue right now. I was thinking of either management, accounting, or finance-real estate. I still have an open mind to other majors too.</p>
<p>Is it possible to apply DA for Kelley but not choose a major at this juncture? I know at UIUC, you spend the first two years as a "business-undecided" major and then you declare a specific major in your last two years. I was wondering if Kelley has a similar system, or an alternate way of going about it.</p>
<p>i applied and was directly admitted to kelley as a finance major. i am going to be attending indiana this coming school year and i’m not sure if i want to do finance still but i know i want to do something in business. it doesn’t really matter what you put on your app for a major as long as it’s a business major because i’ve heard it’s easy to change majors and you don’t really start getting into major specific classes until your junior and senior year.</p>
<p>all business students have to do i-core, a 14 credit hour business core of courses taken in one semester, generally during junior year. after that is when you really start to get into your major-specific courses.</p>
<p>this coming semester i’m taking mostly i-core pre-req classes. I think there’s about 12 or so I-core pre-reqs you have to take before you can take i-core. classes like the computer in business, business presentations, intro to microeconomics, intro to basic accounting… classes like that.</p>
<p>just to clarify, you will be deciding on solidifying your major after taking those “intro to ____” classes, deciding which ones interest you most? is that basically what happens?</p>
<p>id like to hear how things go once you get there, if changing majors/exploring multiple areas of business is as easy as you say.</p>
<p>well i think by the time i finish the i-core pre reqs and i-core, which is composed of classes in finance, marketing, strategy and operations i’ll have a decent idea of what i want to major in. </p>
<p>i’ll definitely tell you how it goes this first year… i’m moving in a week from tomorrow.</p>
<p>what other schools are you looking at? UIUC?</p>
<p>yeah im looking at uiuc, minnesota, OSU, USC as a financial/geographical reach, and U of Miami (in florida) also as a financial/geographical reach. im pretty sure ill be admitted to all of them with my stats and ECs. i havent really picked any academic reach schools. im not really interested in being in a hugely competitive environment like at ivies or top universities. ive sort of always seen myself on a big 10 campus, or at least somewhere big with great social life and athletics.</p>
<p>Basically, you don’t have to declare your business major until after I-CORE, as long as you put a business major on your application, you’ll be considered for direct admit. If you’re sure you want to do business, you can’t go wrong, because then you don’t have to worry about applying to Kelley at the end of freshmen year, when it is significantly more challenging.</p>
<p>FYI: Even a pre-law major is considered part of kelly. I put down Prelaw, and now I’m a direct admit to kelly and planning on majoring in business (unsure what type).</p>
<p>Like j7odc3 said, applying for direct admit status to the Kelley Business School is the preferred approach for you to take. Getting into the business school later can be a bit dicey since there are a limited number of spots.</p>
<p>As far as majors, any business major will do. Finance, Accounting and Entrepreneurship are the favorite business majors (along with general management). There are fewer people majoring in Marketing, Operations Research, Production Management, or Legal Studies. Transferring majors is very easy, although getting into certain top programs (like the consulting workshop or the investment banking program) can be just slightly more difficult if you are not already a direct admit and/or a finance or accounting major.</p>
<p>My own son changed from a Business–Finance major to a Business–Legal Studies major after his sophomore year. Basically all it took was one meeting with his counselor. So don’t worry about changing business majors once you are in the business school.</p>