Yeah I’m visiting both IU and Davis within the next two weeks, so I’ll see if anything changes then. It’s probably true my opinion of the Bloomington area isn’t correct so I’ll definitely have to learn more about that when I visit.
And while some of you were saying the college towns of Bloomington and Davis are comparable, I’ve heard Bloomington isn’t actually as open to college students? Like bars or things to do downtown are often hard to get into so there’s not much to do? I could’ve heard wrong. I also keep hearing that Greek Life at IU is pretty overwhelming and defines the social scene, but I can look into the freshman living learning community at IU. IU also definitely seems to have more school spirit than Davis, so that’s a bonus.
As for Davis making a new business program, I’m not sure how it would be if I transferred in there 2027 (as I’m set to graduate 2029, the program would be extremely new and I’m not sure how well connected to different career outcomes it would be). But I’ll look into the courses for man econ at Davis. Originally I didn’t want to do a B.S. but maybe it would be interesting.
Even if I decide that I don’t want to go into IB or finance at IU, Kelley overall still seems pretty great for outcomes for the other business majors. I’ve also heard that the top firms in the Bay Area tend to not recruit from Davis as it’s too far? I’m not sure if that’s believable.
Thank you for contributing your experiences and all this helpful info!
(btw idk where I want to end up after college, so I was wondering whether Kelley and IU as a whole is as reputable nationwide as UC Davis is to get a job - or maybe just specifically in California)