<p>I was recently accepted to UIUC college of business and the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. I am planning on majoring in finance. What are the pros and cons of both schools? I plan to visit them both in March, but I wanted some feedback from current students and others who faced the same dilema. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>any thoughts?</p>
<p>Both have excellent business schools. UIUC is the better school overall by far. So if you go to IU, you have to get understand that the although IU business school has a good reputation, the rep of the school is just average. Whereas, if you go to Illinois you have both a good reputation for the Business school and the overall university itself…a win win.</p>
<p>How hard is it to double major in accounting and finance at Illinois?</p>
<p>I also would like to know how difficult it is to double major in accounting and finance at UIUC</p>
<p>I believe it is actually quite common for Finance majors to double major in Accounting. I know at least three people at UIUC now who are doing that. Obviously, you have to take some extra classes, but there is a lot of overlap in the curricula. Quite do-able, I believe.</p>
<p>What about double majoring in Finance and Economics? How do-able is that?</p>
<p>To which school did you apply? Finance/Econ is slightly trickier just since Finance is in the College of Business (COB) and Economics is in LAS. However, there is definitely a lot of crossover. I think there are at least three Economics classes required for the Finance major. It is definitely do-able, I believe.</p>
<p>If your primary major is in Finance (aka, if that is where you applied), it will be much easier to sign up for the Economics classes in LAS than vice versa. This is because there are fewer seats/sections of the business classes. If you applied to Economics, you will need to transfer into COB to do the double major. </p>
<p>So, basically, I think the courseload is do-able, but the paperwork may be tedious depending on the school.</p>
<p>The disclaimer is that this is just my personal understanding from older friends who go there. I have no first-hand experience other than the time I have spent exploring different major possibilities for myself. This is just what I have discerned/heard to the best of my understanding.</p>
<p>A UIUC business major can attempt to double major in economics in LAS. It is not as easy as it may sound because you have to meet all the course requirements of both colleges and you are likely adding at least a semester to a four program.</p>
<p>If you start in LAS economics then you cannot double major in finance. The College of Business accepts no double majors from the other colleges.</p>
<p>As for the OP, both UIUC and IU have well-regarded business programs. I would consider your residency, if it is either Illinois or Indiana, to be a major factor in the final choice because of the ability to pay in-state tuition.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I will be OOS for both schools. I am visiting both schools in April, is there anything I must check out at either school?</p>