<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>