Things of interest about IU-Bloomington

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<p>Thought I'd start a list of interesting things to know about IU-Bloomington;--and I hope others will kick in with items of their own.</p>

<p>So here's a few interesting facts about IU-B:</p>

<p>Over 40,000 total students; over 30,000 undergraduates</p>

<p>Offers over 183 majors</p>

<p>Offers over 4,000 different courses each semester (not 4,000 classes, but actually 4,000 different courses--and obviously, way more classes).</p>

<p>College's GradPact program guaranteeds to every student that if the student has to stay on-campus for more than four years to get a degree (because a necessary course was unavailable during that period), the college will pay all fees for the additional year.</p>

<p>College offers the Early Approximate Student Eligibility (EASE) program to help prospective freshmen gauge how much financial aid they will get.</p>

<p>Because of rolling admission, the average wait to get information on admitted/rejected/waitlist status is only about 4 to 5 weeks. </p>

<p>2nd largest student union in the United States and in the world
(Oklahoma State University's is slightly larger--but doubles as a student activity center as well as a student union. Similarly, IU's student union doubles as a hotel as well as a student union).</p>

<p>Music school has 30 ensembles and offers over 1,100 performances per year. (there are also separate theatre and musical theatre programs)</p>

<p>The "Little 500" bike race (made famous by the movie, Breaking Away) is one of the most popular college events nationwide.</p>

<p>Kinsey Institute for the study of Human Sexual Behavior is located on campus</p>

<p>Ranked as one of the "five most beautiful campuses in the United States" by many sources</p>

<p>Has a system whereby a student can drop a class during their first 1 1/2 years on campus and have any grade replaced if they ask for a "Extended-X" grade at the time of dropping the course. (grade replaced, though additional units are not granted)</p>

<p>Offers overseas study in 27 countries (and sixteen languages).</p>

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<p>IU-B’s Kelley School has ranked as one of the top 15 undergraduate business programs in the US for the past 10 years. Here’s a virtual tour of IU-B with a focus on the business school:</p>

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<p>“College’s GradPact program guarantees to every student that if the student has to stay on-campus for more than four years to get a degree (because a necessary course was unavailable during that period), the college will pay all fees for the additional year.”</p>

<p>I was not aware of this. My son has not had difficulty in getting his required classes in a timely manner, but it’s good to know that this guarantee is available in case of problems in the future. Thanks!</p>

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<p>More things of interest:</p>

<p>In addition to the regular classes offered by IU-B, there are also special classes offered in the library on how to use information technology such as Word, Excel, Photoshop, Flash, and Illustrator:</p>

<p>[Instructor-led</a> training - IT Training & Education](<a href=“http://ittraining.iu.edu/workshops/]Instructor-led”>http://ittraining.iu.edu/workshops/)</p>

<p>Also, there is free tutoring provided, normally by other students who have already taken the classes, although also sometimes by alumni, who may or may not be located locally. As examples, here are the writing tutoring group, the business one, and the physics one:</p>

<p>[IUB</a> Writing Tutorial Services](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/]IUB”>Writing Tutorial Services: Indiana University Bloomington)</p>

<p>[Academic</a> Support and Tutoring: Academics: Undergraduate Program: Kelley School of Business: Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“Undergraduate | Bachelor's Degree in Business | Indiana Kelley”>Undergraduate | Bachelor's Degree in Business | Indiana Kelley) </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.iub.edu/~iubphys/outreach/tutorlist.pdf[/url]”>www.iub.edu/~iubphys/outreach/tutorlist.pdf</a> </p>

<p>To be a tutor for a class, the student or alumni doing the tutoring is required to have previously gotten an “A” in the class.</p>

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<p>A personal favorite of mine…</p>

<p>You can get a massage at the Health Center and have it charged to the Bursar as a “health center visit”…your parents will never know! :D</p>

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<p>The admissions application for IU-B neither requires an essay nor requires faculty or administration recommendations.</p>

<p>It it is one of the few “smaller” towns that had a famous song written about it:
The song is “Small Town” by John Cougar Mellencamp–who still lives in Bloomington. In the video below, you can see John Mellencamp singing in front of the sign welcoming you to Bloomington, Indiana (three different times).
[YouTube</a> - John Mellencamp - Small Town](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVLVaBECuc&feature=channel]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVLVaBECuc&feature=channel)</p>

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<p>Calcruzer,
Thanks for the link to Small Town, I have seen John Mellencamp in concert about 10 times but never watched the video. My husband still talks about the time he was an IUB student and he saw John Mellencamp driving a vintage convertible down Kirkwood. I would hope my daughter would recognize him if she saw him . Does he really live in Bloomington? </p>

<p>Also, thanks for the links to the tutoring, very helpful!</p>

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<p>"A personal favorite of mine…</p>

<p>You can get a massage at the Health Center and have it charged to the Bursar as a “health center visit”…your parents will never know! "</p>

<p>haha, this is great! i’ll definitely be doing this.</p>

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<p>You can study Uzbek. I didn’t even know that was a language until I saw it in the course guide.</p>

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<p>lsb312,</p>

<p>Yes, John Mellencamp Cougar lives in (or near) Bloomington. He attends the football games regularly and recently rented the Indiana University chapel to film a video for one of his new songs.</p>

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<p>I thought he was John Cougar Mellencamp. :slight_smile: But then he keeps dropping the Mellencamp, so I’m not sure *what *he goes by now.</p>

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<p>He was John Cougar Mellencamp. Before that he was John Cougar and Johnny Cougar. He has since dropped the Cougar and goes by John Mellencamp. Mellencamp is his real name. Cougar is name picked by record producers that he never liked and never wanted.</p>

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<p>IU-B offers study in 77 languages;–46 offered thoughout the year and 31 offered throughout the summer sessions.</p>

<p>The languages offered are:
(1) Afrikaans (2) Akan (3) Albanian (4) American Sign Language (5) Amharic (6) Arabic (7) Azeri (8) Bamana (9) Bengali (10) Bosnian (11) Bulgarian (12) Cantonese (13) Catalan (14) Chinese–Mandarin (15) Croatian (16) Czech (17) Dutch (18) Danish (19) Estonian (20) Finnish (21) French (22) Georgian (23) German (24) Greek (25) Haitian Creole (26) Hausa (27) Hebrew (28) Hindi (29) Hungarian (30) Italian (31) Japanese (32) Kazakh (33) Korean (34) Kurdish (35) Lakota Sioux (36) Latin (37) Latvian (38) Lithuanian (39) Luganda (40) Macedonian (41) Middle High German (42) Mongolian (43) Nahuatl (44) Navajo (45) North African Arabic (46) Norwegian (47) Old Church Slavonic (48) Old High German (49) Pashto (50) Persian (51) Polish (52) Portuguese (53) Quechua (54) Romanian (55) Russian (56) Sanskrit (57) Serbian (58) Setswana (59) Slovak (60) Slovene (61) Spanish (62) Swahili (63) Tajik (64) Tatar (65) Tibetan (66) Turkish (67) Turkmen (68) Ukrainian (69) Urdu (70) Uyghur (71) Uzbek (72) Wolof (73) Xhosa (74) Yoruba (75) Yucatec Maya (76) Yiddish, and (77) Zulu</p>

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<p>I have found the students and parents on the IU-B site to be the friendliest and most-well mannered of any across all of CC. I believe this reflects the general student and staff attitude at IU-B–and the attitude of the parents whose students attend the school. </p>

<p>Many people have asked “What the heck are Hoosiers?” To me, the answer is “A group of friendly, educated, forward-looking optimists who are constantly working to improve both themselves and their world.”</p>

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<p>As a parent of a freshman closing in on the end of her first year, I send my sincere thank you to Calcruzer for the sound advise and guidance you have provided on this forum. The first year of college can be daunting, and it was made much easier by having this resource to help us through. I agree, Calcruzer, that the people who post here are well mannered, sincere in their intentions, and more than willing to help others no matter what is asked. I’m grateful we still have some experienced students and parents to carry the torch, but you’ll be missed, Calcruzer. Best of luck to you and your son as you navigate the next exciting phase of his life.</p>

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<p>Best of luck to you and your son!
By the way, what would your son (or you) think of the Collins LLC for an outgoing, high school student body president, actor, baseball player, musician? Too ‘alternative’ or a mix?
Thanks!</p>

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<p>I would think that you would fit better in the Central neighborhood. Collins strikes me as too laid back and introspective for someone like yourself who seems to be constantly wanting to be trying something new.</p>

<p>P.S. Thanks for your best wishes for me and my son.</p>

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<p>In 2010, Indiana University at Bloomington conferred 8,346 degrees. About 7,200 of these went to undergraduates.</p>

<p>[IU</a> to celebrate commencement at eight statewide campuses: IU Home Pages: Faculty and staff news from the campuses of Indiana University](<a href=“http://homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/14227.html]IU”>http://homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/14227.html)</p>

<p>Undergraduate students came from 53 countries, 42 states, and from 89 of Indiana’s 92 counties.</p>

<p>[idsnews.com</a> | Indiana Daily Student |](<a href=“http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=75683]idsnews.com”>http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=75683)</p>

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<p>And one of those degrees went to the Calcruzer Son. Congratulations to your whole family.</p>

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<p>All the arts/music kids in my D’s school select Southeast.</p>