Chances for IU Business School?

Calcruzer
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:31:58 +0000

Being accepted as a business major is not the same as being accepted DA (direct admit).

My son was accepted as a business major–and his acceptance listed him as:
University Division–Finance (meaning his planned major was Finance, but he was not yet admitted to the business school). He had to take the extra courses required during his freshman year, and then apply for admittance to the business school starting in the sophomore year (which he got).

If you are actually a DA admit, you will receive a separate letter approximately two weeks after the regular IU-B admission letter. This separate letter will be from the Kelley Business School telling you that you are a DA person.

Note that the major advantage in being a DA is that it is tough to meet the “standard” admission standards for the business school at IU-B. Approximately 600 students graduate from the business school each year–and it is estimated that 300 of these are DA students, and 300 are standard admission students. Yet that 300 who achieve standard admission come from an estimated 900 students who apply for standard admission status.

There is no application process for the DA students–it’s just automatic based upon high school GPA and SAT/ACT scores.