There is a lot with college app FOMO of did I not do something that damages my chances and that person did which gave them an advantage.
The single biggest advantage you have in a Kelley petition is being a high stat female because as much as IU is trying to right size its gender imbalance, the direct admit interest is still strongly male.
As to the app and Kelley petition. The common app is scored by IUB admissions. So Kelley does see the score provided to ECs/Leadership. They do not see the actual app and they donât care, they could see it if they wanted to. An app is scored, pretty much by any college, on a 1-5 rating on certain categories based almost 100% on does this profile indicate a person stays at college and graduates and most importantly meets their housing contract. While everyone has âgreat ECsâ most have âfine ECsâ and are not Olympic gold medalists or world class cellists. Applicants WAY overrate I was in DECA or champion of this business club or a 4 year varsity sport as a particular activity.
They will review âholisticâ but do not make the mistake holistic means they give it a good read and understanding at 25-30 at least per day for 3 months straight. Itâs a lottery in real terms. As many AOs who may appreciate the EC resume, may also think âthey thought I NEEDED to know this as the question asked?â and find it annoying. You gotta fill out your app as you see fit.
I agree with all of this. I will say that when we spoke to Kelley admissions on the phone, the AO said to put any and everything in that section that my daughter would want them to see as far as activities. I absolutely agree that if they wanted to use recommendations or activities as part of the assessment, why not look at the common app? All that is to say, I donât necessarily think itâs whatâs going to move the needle for most. We have also read that itâs mainly high stats females that tend to get at least the first wave of acceptance from the petition. Different schools use different methods of selecting kids and it sure is interesting. We will see what happens. Not sure my daughter is thrilled to wait until April to find out but it is what it is!
Just to be clear and not meant as argumentative - Every AO would say put in that section anything and everything that your daughter would want them to see overall - not just ECs. Back to the prompt - âany information the committee needs to knowâŚâ If you want them to see anything - it needs to be in that section. My poorly stated point is this is not about ECs, most likely you asked about ECs.
Some Kelley petition apps will hear accept (and denial) in early Feb - just not a lot. I hope its not April for your family. Youâre already in higher chance as female. Those who attend direct admit days attend Kelley at around 60% yield. They want those applicants, especially Female, at direct admit days.
Yes good point! Itâs easy to read into everything when it feels like a lot is on the line! We visited Indiana and my daughter really liked it. Checks a lot of boxes. Most schools she hears back in January but sheâs in main campus Smeal and Fordham Gabelli with merit and ignite honors program. Fingers crossed for Kelley but sheâs got options! Makes the waiting a bit easier! Thanks for the input!
Are there posted ranges for the Deanâs Scholarship? S25 received a surprisingly low amount for OOS which would make IU the most expensive COA they got into so far.
Ditto this⌠and Iâll add the most expensive COA by far for the midwestern states. I wasnât expecting it to be essentially the same COA as Oregon.
Itâs all relative I guess. With 5k Deanâs scholarship COA isnât that much more than weâd pay at our in-state schools, making IU seem like a bargain.
I donât know if itâs changed but when my daughter applied in 2021, the issue with the Honors app was it required a teacher recommendation, and that wasnât done through common. She didnât need one for the school.
So you had to re-ask a teacher - and she refused. It was scary to her to even get two for common - so she didnât do it.
Of course, she also doesnât go to IU so it wasnât an issue.
My OOS kid (Arts & Sciences) got $6k/yr- recently updated in portal. He is interested in poli sci and they have a strong Internal Affairs program but think we might take it off the list due to cost.
Merit at other OOS publics so far: MSU $20k, GMU $20k, U of AZ $20k and expecting $10 to $15k from UMN but have not heard yet.
So other schools in $32k to 45k COA vs IU in $50ks- hard to justify for us. We would rather save $ for grad school which seems to be popular for his major.
