Anonymous wrote:I am from Indiana, and attended courses through Indiana and IU - Indianapolis. Overall, it's awful. 1.) It's huge with 50,000 students and can be overwhelming. 2.) Professors are overwhelmed with research, research, and research, and TAs are teaching classes. Good luck on trying to attend office times. 3.) It's a party school.

I am from Indiana, and attended courses through Indiana and IU - Indianapolis (though this is a weird way of phrasing this). Overall, it was fine. 1.) It’s a big school, but that’s not a secret going in, nor is it unique to Indiana. 2.) Professors were always accessible because I showed interest and demonstrated I had tried to figure out the answer to questions ahead of time. Full professors were very accessible for grad school rec letters and career advice. 3.) It’s a party school.

I am from Indiana, and attended courses through Indiana and IU - Indianapolis. Overall, it's awful. 1.) It's huge with 50,000 students and can be overwhelming. 2.) Professors are overwhelmed with research, research, and research, and TAs are teaching classes. Good luck on trying to attend office times. 3.) It's a party school.

Anonymous wrote:A friend‘s daughter is leaving Indiana after her first semester as a freshman. She hates it. She visited twice and loved it. came from a New England private boarding school.

Wow, my Indianan friends loved it.

Breaking Away!

I have a family member that will be leaving after their first year as well.

Not Kelly below a 1370 and a 3.8. No.

Anonymous wrote:Question about Indiana ... the way people talk about it here, I had assumed it was medium-competitive. I looked up the acceptance rate, and it said 82.4%. But the stats were pretty high -- something like a 3.7 average GPA and SATs midrange 1230-1340. Any recent real-world experience? Can a B student (true B) get in?

Yes - OOS and full pay - you will get in.

My kids looked at it. Was a very nice campus in the middle of nowhere. Only thing out of the ordinary is they "hid" the rec center on the tour.
My kids want a nice rec center.

The problem with Indiana is that my kids wouldn't qualify for aid. Paying full price there isn't something we were interested in.

It is tough to get a direct admit to Kelley. However, most business schools are harder to get in than the school of Arts and Sciences. Smeal at Penn State is very tough to get into as well. I think the only difference is that at Smeal it is theoretically possible to get in with lower stats. Not sure how often that happens.

Mike Pence U

People don’t realize. Arts and Sciences is an easier admit.

The business school at IU is top 10 with accounting as a top 4. Curious as to why people think that is not going to be a hard admit - my son applied, I assumed it was pretty good with those rankings.

It was very very low last year. I expect it will be even lower this year.