Indiana vs. Arizona vs. Boulder

bthomp1
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:23:32 +0000

I doubt if there is much difference between direct admits and standard admits to Kelley in graduation rates. Once you get into the Kelley, it is very difficult to flunk out. A lot of people might change their majors from accounting or finance to something easier like management or BEPP, but they tend not to flunk out. As an example, 1100 students took I-Core last Fall, and probably less than ten flunked it. So, once, you are accepted and complete the I-Core prerequisites, less than 1% don’t get through I-Core each semester, and some of these students probably re-take it and pass later on.

The more relevant question is getting into Kelley. It gets more difficult each year for standard admits, as each class has more direct admits, therefore leaving fewer slots for non-direct admits to compete for. Incoming freshmen IU students the last four or five years have had significantly higher standardized test scores, and a lot of this group is headed for Kelley as direct admits.