Okay thank you. Yes, I was referring to the “limited Kelley petition spots.” We can all assume everything is more competitive year-to-year, but you weren’t told there were less spots, if any. Just clarifying. Thanks!
That’s never going to happen. If you meet the Auto DA stats and criteria, it’s Kelley’s problem to manage enrollment.
They’ve had situations in the past when enrollments were significantly higher than their anticipated size of 2k. They can’t back off from their commitments, so you can relax if you meet Auto DA criteria.
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That’s exactly right, they didn’t say that, but it’s fair to assume that (my humble opinion).
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Can you be admitted into IUB and denied Kelley and reapply after your first year at IUB?
Got it @jefrobertson
I really appreciate your insights on this thread. Thank you.
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Yes, that’s Standard Admission to Kelley.
You have a fair shot at it, even if you don’t get DA as a freshmen.
It’s not competitive and you take exactly the same classes as a Kelley DA, as in you don’t fight for limited spots, but it’s not easy to meet the criteria of B+ grades in all of their pre-requisite courses to qualify for Kelley as a standard admit end of your freshmen year.
@Idontgetthis - Thank you!
It’s a B in all classes not just Kelley classes. Anything less than a B and have to petition again.
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It’s a B in ALL classes taken not just business classes. If get a B- or lower then need to petition again.
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So direct admit isn’t guaranteed. I didn’t realize that.
For what it’s worth, my daughter was an auto-admit to Kelley last year (we are in-state). She heard about IU decision around this same time last year (IU first and then Kelley a week later maybe); she was lucky to be in the first batch. About 3 of my daughter’s friends (females) had to petition for Kelley. They were all accepted before the 1st direct admit day. I know because we all attended it together. Don’t know any boys that were accepted by petition in her friend group, but this is obviously just anecdotal info, of course. We are currently waiting for my son’s IU decision this year (he had almost identical stats as my daughter). Fingers crossed.
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Perhaps you are confused. Let me bear it down for you.
- If you are an Auto DA as a freshmen you are committed to Kelley, no more criteria. you are IN Kelley for all 4 years.
- If you don’t meet the Auto DA criteria, but have a successful petition, then same as above.
- If you don’t get in Kelley as a direct admit as a freshmen, then you need to apply at the end of first semester; you may auto qualify, or you may need to petition again based on a well defined criteria. You may want to search “Kelley Standard Admissions” and you will land on a page that explains it all.
Thank you. Yes. I am a bit confused for sure.
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I can understand. It’s complicated, I was forced to get into the weeds by my D25 after we attended MEET Kelley during summer 
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Maybe this will help (business majors only):
IU acceptance + required grades/SAT = Kelley AUTO direct admit
IU acceptance + successful petition = Kelley direct admit
IU acceptance + non successful petition = standard admit*
- must meet grade threshold during freshman year to be accepted into Kelley. This can happen automatically if grades meet the requirement, if not there is another appeal process.
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Thank you. I was confused because I am thinking what if 4K kids meet direct admit criteria and only 2k seats are available. What happens then?
I had the same question, when I first heard this criteria. In theory it’s possible, but I guess Kelley has had this criteria for a very long time.
Another thing is while there are 2k seats, they still admit ~8k students to manage the yield; not everyone who’s accepted ends up enrolling. This is true for all college admissions. The ratio of Admitted Students Vs Enrolled students is a decent indicator of a college’s selectivity.
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perfection 
Well I don’t think that has ever happened primarily because IU has some educated prediction of what their yield will be. This is why they are able to accept some by petition…it gives them some wiggle room. There is always a first for everything, of course, and the football program probably made it even more popular this year. lol. Just remember that a lot of high stat kids do have many other choices and end up choosing somewhere else (either for opportunity or cost reasons). My daughter was one of them last year, and ended up choosing UF. Hoping my son ends up a Hoosier this year. 
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Hoosier or not, I’m certain your kid will be Happier wherever he decides to enroll
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