<p>Ok, so I just received a form letter from Kelley congratualating me on my direct admit into the Kelley program. I know many others on here got this as well. I was wondering if there were any real benefits to being a direct admit Kelley student as opposed to just a regular student who has to apply sometime sophomore year. I'm beginning to feel like this is more of a tactic to reel in students and make them feel special so they enroll. Anyone out there know?</p>
<p>the only benefit is that you can qualify for certain scholarships and when sophomore year comes around, you dont have to apply and worry about getting in. other than tat, nothing too special, kelley direct admits and incoming freshman who want to major in business all take the same prerequisites or intro courses during freshman year. i asked about tat when i was visiting.</p>
<p>Yeah, if something happens freshman year and you have difficulty adjusting to the college workload, then you won't have to worry about your business school admission, you're already in there.</p>
<p>Ouch... I thought we would've received some business instruction the first year or at least have preference when it comes to selecting courses. If Direct Admit is just a safety net for screwing up freshmen year I find that to be pretty pointless since you're bound to drop out if you don't do well.</p>
<p>ratm....no need to be suspicious, many who get into IU would love direct entry to Kelley but need to have certain GPA and SAT scores, so you should feel lucky, but this is obvoiusly for someone who knows clearly this is what they want to study,etc.........and want to take on a more challenging work load than your typical freshman at IU. I met someone about a week ago who is at kelly and LOVES it, he could not been a stronger advocate. Since I am seriously considering attending, this was good news for me.</p>
<p>RATM, my son and his father just came back from Direct Admit Day yesterday and they were quite impressed. The advantage not yet noted here is that they groom you from freshman year on, to be a well rounded business leader. Those are their words, not mine. There are classes you can take that others won't be able to take until they're sophomore's, so you move along at a faster rate. You'll be eligible to take honors classes at Kelley, which is something the later admits have to apply for (I think I'm getting that part right). They encourage you to be well rounded, too. If you want to go into Marketing, for example, they don't want you to take just marketing classes and its requirements, they want you to take some management classes and other classes, such as finance and liberal arts classes. That's because they want to produce well rounded graduates. You have a counselor assigned to you and you go meet with him or her in June or July to discuss your interests so they get a better feel for your career path. At this time, you and your counselor will go over your classes to select them. You don't just fill out a schedule online and send it in - they want to meet with you one on one. </p>
<p>They have companies come to them to work on projects, as well. One example is that American Eagle approached them and said they wanted help with their store layout. They had cameras installed in a number of stores and videotaped shoppers and went through hours of tape to see what they found. They learned the shopping habits of men and women are very different (no kidding...lol), and that men walk into a store, and if they're overwhelmed, they turn around and walk right out again. Women just wander about, browsing at everything from the front to the back of the store. They also found men don't unfold clothing if it's sitting folded on a table. (haha....probably because they're afraid they'll have to fold it again) What the class at Indiana suggested was to put entire outfits on a dummy right by tables with all the pieces so men could find things easily. All pieces should be folded in half once and laid on the table near the display. Whether it's a short or a t-shirt or sweater, it should be folded in half one time and that's it.The result of their suggestions led to a 40% increase in sales and they found that men stayed in the store 80% longer than they did previously. The speaker gave a couple of interesting examples like this one, but talked fast because he had a very short period of time to speak. </p>
<p>In early senior year, usually by September, most of the Kelley students already have job offers, based on the internships they've done the previous summer, or the interviews that reps from companies all over the country conduct with the Kelley students. I think they said that companies conducted 14,000 interviews last year. The senior who was with my ex-husband said he's had his job offer since September and the company was waiting for him to graduate and start, an offer that was a result of his internship over the summer. </p>
<p>Sorry this is so long, but I thought I'd throw the extra information in for those of you who are Direct Admits, but couldn't attend yesterday.</p>
<p>Thanks for the indepth reply, AimHigh. Would you know where I could find information on the opportunities available to Kelley admits freshmen year? When you talk about "grooming business leaders" from the very start, is this confined to just Early Admits who will receive special attention or are you talking about the Kelley school in general? I've been trying to find all the information I can about Early Admits and the course catalogue freshmen year but the IU site leaves a lot to be desired.</p>
<p>RATM, the impression ex got was that everyone at Kelley is groomed for those things, but in the case of the Direct Admits, it begins when you're a freshman, versus starting as a sophomore for those who get in later.</p>
<p>I see. Would you happen to know of any special courses/programs that are open to freshmen early admits that wouldn't have otherwise? I didn't gain acceptance into Huttons Honors but I hope to take some honors classes in Kelley during my first year.</p>
<p>RATM, ex told me they encourage all direct admits to take honors classes, and both the teachers and students said they wouldn't be as tough as they thought. Honors classes eliminates much of the busy work, and allows the students to tackle projects. They felt every direct admit should take some honors classes.</p>
<p>They also said that some lecture halls may have 400 students, but that the schedule wouldn't be a lecture hall of that size every day. You might go to that lecture hall on Monday, but on Wednesday and Friday you would be in smaller break out groups going over the material that was covered on Monday. Few classes are that large, they said, but the ones that are, are very doable.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, AimhHigh. It's good to hear that they encourage direct admits to take honors but would these classes be opened to students who were not accepted into the Huttons Honors? I guess my main fear stems from having to sit through a big lecture hall and then breaking up with TA's to go over the material. I'm guessing that honors courses provide smaller classes with more interaction with the professor.</p>
<p>Yes, they recommend all direct admits take honors classes, even those who weren't accepted into the Hutton honors program, from what I understand. Even the student guide my ex had said, "We all take them - they're not as hard as you'd think."</p>
<p>AimHigh, would I be able to take honors courses if I wasn't accepted into Kelley as a DA?</p>
<p>Parikhs, I don't know the answer to that. You might find out by calling the Admissions office? If they don't know, I'm sure they would transfer you to someone who does.</p>
<p>Yes, you can apply to the honors college and you will be accepted if you had a 3.5+ GPA freshman year. From then, you can take honors courses.</p>
<p>One more thing.. Will Direct Admits without Huttons Honors be allowed to take honors courses unrelated to business?</p>
<p>I think they can. Ex didn't say anything about taking honors business classes, he just said they encourage all Direct Admits to take some honors classes.</p>