I think there is jockeying everywhere and probably grade competition, but I worry that the size of Kelley makes it more important to standout via things such as the workshops. I am trying to compare that to other programs where there may not be as many students competing for a small number of spots.
I also am trying to get a sense of placement for the kids not in the “top job” set. Realistically, that is where most end up. Just started to look at the details on the Kelley site. They give a lot of different breakdowns, but it was sobering to see there are almost 1,000 kids graduating with a finance degree, close to 500 with accounting and close to 400 with marketing. Must be a lot of dual majors because each of the other fields has close to or a little above 100. Still, basically three big majors that make up the school. Each one is close to the graduating class at some of the other schools he is considering (finance is bigger).