I was DA for Kelley and filled out the SSA back in November, not sure what the process is.
@Nonamefits - the workshops (and getting in) is my main concern about Kelley - they market themselves very well, and is a great school, but it is very large, and while its a great business school, I would guess the top jobs intuitively will go to their top students which results in constant jockeying for position and politic to get into workshops etc…but i suppose that’s the way the world is now.
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).
@Nonamefits - my son took advantage of many opportunities offered during his time at Kelley. He had no idea what his career goals were when he was a freshman, other than something in business. He tweaked his major and co-major several times, he added and then subtracted minors. He had no idea what consulting was- he went to many call out meetings to find activities he thought he would like, he joined a few clubs that introduced him to consulting. He loves sports- he joined the business world of sports club. Kelley is what you make of it. The workshops are competitive, but they are introducing more of them each year- there are now 11 different workshops in a variety of business industries. Best of luck to your son.
We are in state from a smaller county, we are not low income; but we do have 2 car payments, mortgage, a toddler in diapers, and 2 family members have large medical bills. Her counselor advised her to write a letter to the SSA office explaining this. She never received a reply but was awarded the Indiana County Fee Remittance 88% of total tuition, Knass family scholars, and 1st year scholars from SSA. Together they totalled an additional 13,500 on top of her 3000 provost scholarship. FAFSA ignores everything and I fully believe writing a letter explaining our situation, on top of her essay and recommendations greatly enhanced her ability to receive more.