<p>kinglin, interesting facts. Yes I think by most accounts, Indiana-Bloomington is an excellent and sometimes underated big state university. They certainly seem to have some of the happiest students around. I keep hearing about the huge surge of applications, just how many did they get this year? I got in, and was offered a partial faculty scholarship which was very exciting! Still waiting to hear from about 4 schools but I would seriously consider going to IU. Let us know some specific numbers if you have them, thanks for sharing.</p>
<p>IU is really improving in perception, and I wonder why the sudden spike in applications?</p>
<p>i wonder, if a music applicant is rejected at the university but accepted by jacobs, will the university reconsider it's decision, even if the student has low grades/SATs/whatever?</p>
<p>mssales--from what i hear, the applicant pool just happened to have been the biggest ever. we're kind of like the next baby boomer generation, only bigger and we're applying to more colleges which are more competitive.
yikes!</p>
<p>Well.. I have a 3.4 college gpa and I'm instate so I'm fairly confident I'll get accepted, plus I'm applying for the spring semester this summer so I'll get my application in way before the priority deadline, so I'll be alright. I'm really getting excited about IU, the recruitment is adequate to say the least. Most of all the top employers recruit on IU's campus Goldman, McKinsey, GE, everybody, so I think I'll find a job in my field, maybe not I-banking but something decent that will get me into a good bschool.</p>
<p>mssales, are you a finance guy?</p>
<p>admissions people CONSTANTLY say its harder to get in than it really is. this kids not lying, the person he talked to is. They are hoping to up their stats to attract more competative candidates...like when penn state said they accept realitivly NO freshman to campus park especially without a 4.0, and almost every nuckle head in my school will be going their. its the system.</p>
<p>How does an out of state college student fair with a 3.098 GPA, 48 credits, and as a non-traditional student? I will be able to get a letter of recomendation or two to help my cause. I am also from IL if that helps. </p>
<p>Here is a link to my complete thread </p>
<p>Ok all you out there who are worried about c's don't be. I got my admission in 3 weeks? ago and I HAve had a few C's. In honors classes but they still count as c's for an unweighted GPA. AS long as you have fairly decent grades you will be fine it also helps if you get your app in as early as possible especially with scholarships.</p>
<p>I had 2 C's my freshman year and one junior year (none were even weighted). Still got in...
But I applied really early. I even got the $1000 a year so I don't know how big a deal a few C's here and there really is...D's however sounds pretty bad for any school, unless you could explain em.</p>
<p>This should REALLY ease some people's minds. My daughter was accepted to IU with a 1500 SAT (reading math and writing all about 500), a 21 ACT, top 25% of her class, approx. 3.4 GPA with 5+ AP courses. And a few C's... We touredcampus this summer and they told us they had a 1050 min. (SAT reading plus math) - so we were worried. But she sent a resume, an essay and 2 letters of rec. in addition to her application. She was accepted about 2-3 weeks after she applied. They must have looked past the scores at the whole application.. she was captain of a varsity sport and had lots of strong extracurriculars (including owning a business)... Just goes to show you, it's not all about the numbers (which they said in the admission session - but we didn't believe -we didnt think they would have time to review that many applications individually.. we were afraid they just fed the scores into the computer and spit out acceptances). If you really like a school you should go for it..especially if you have some unique strengths. If you don't apply you won't get in for sure!</p>
<p>IU is really easy to get in... its the specialty majors that are hard to get into (my peers are surprisingly, having a tough time keeping a 3.0, or not failing one of the business pre-reqs), ESPECIALLY A100.</p>
<p>I was told the three toughest majors to work your way into at Indiana U are business (of course), music (top-notch school for years), and mathematics. Anybody know much about the mathematics department?</p>
<p>I think maybe some of that was a little misleading. I dont think it is in fact so black and white. I got in with a 3.5 GPA, a D in math my sophomore year, and at least 3 c's throughout my school career, although the rest were A's and B's. I only took AP Psych, Honors Anatomy and AP Physics, which I dropped, but they approved. I think maybe the small number of physics majors helped, but I also had really good recomendations and a really good personal statement.</p>
<p>It's always worth applying anyways! They even gave me like 7k a year just for my academic acheivment in act's and whatnot (27).</p>
<p>The acceptance rate is still the same as it was 3 years ago: 80 Percentile.
The only selective program at IU is Kelley. I feel that other than that, the school is pretty easy to get into.
I got in with scholarships and I had a 3.2</p>
<p>Actually, that information is wrong. Last year, the acceptance rate was 87% (Source: Indiana University Common Data Set). This year, the acceptance rate was 80% (Source: Collegeboard.com). So there was a 7% fall in acceptance, still making it one of the least selective universities.</p>
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<p>Uh, no. Don't forget the Jacobs School of Music. It is also quite selective.</p>
<p>The Journalism school is also selective and well known.</p>
<p>Kelley needs to have stingier requirements. If they want to be ranked higher, they have to have higher SAT/ACT standards and cut the number of instate idiots. Stricter requirements will also make the average class size smaller which will also help its rank on businessweek. I always thought Kelley was a little prestigious and respectable but after what I have heard, I now have serious doubts about whether or not I am going to apply there.</p>
<p>Indiana is a state school and is funded partially by the taxpayers of the state, there will always be a significant portion of in-state students. Even the current proportion of OOS students is significant, with 38% of the population coming from OOS. Compare that to other public schools, where it's on average about 80% in-state. Also remember, Indiana is unique in the fact that while it has low admissions, it is difficult to stay in. They have a belief that you shouldn't deny the right to an education to anyone who is qualified, unlike some state schools out there.</p>
<p>Here's a link: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=352432%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=352432</a></p>
<p>I wouldn't be too quick to say "cut the in-state idiots". The majority of the students who I've met who I thought were idiots were from OOS, specifically Chicago area and the NY/NJ area, the two largest OOS populations at this school. Examples include a student from Chicago being asked what he thought of a picture on the board, waiting a minute, then saying "uhhhh, I don't know" and a student from NYC believing that Chicago was a state. Yes, admissions requirements are lower for in-state students, but from my own experiences, the in-state population aren't the one's who are the "idiots". They come to IU because it is cheap, and known for academics. People out of state come to IU knowing it has a party reputation. College is what you make of it, and many students aren't the same they were in high school in terms of their studies. </p>
<p>If you don't want to apply to Kelley because of their ranking in Business Week, then you probably shouldn't, as that isn't what the institution is about (although they care about their image immensely), and that isn't what the majority of the students care about. Kelley has and always will be about education, the faculty has been ranked #1 by the Princeton Review the past 3 years. I haven't met a student that didn't like the faculty in the upper level classes. I've had friends talk about how easy it is to get a job, saying all you have to do is click, employers have your resume, and you get calls.</p>
<p>I have 2 gripes about the Kelley school. #1 is the facilities. The undergraduate classrooms are not what you expect of an elite business school. If you visit, you will notice this. Secondly, and I think they are working to correct this, is the class size. There are way too many students in the Kelley school, and you will get treated as if you are a number. Advising is horrible and the entire school has an aura of fakeness over it, but that's business for you.</p>