<p>All,</p>
<p>I just checked the UG student population at IU and UNC-CH:</p>
<p>IU : 33000
UNC-CH: 18000</p>
<p>If IU can cut 40% of the freshmen enrollment, its students would feel more intense competition. However, IU has to admit many in-state students due to its obligation to the state residents. Though, I have recently found out that some of the weed out classes (chemistry) might force 1/3 of the students out (W/F). </p>
<p>I indeed heard about similar concerns from a friend’s daughter who was also a top student in the HS. It turns out that she also had the roommate issue. I think bthomp1 and others have provided good suggestions. My personal opinion about IU, after a thorough evaluation for my twin boys in Junior year, is that there should be opportunities for top students (with substantial scholarship) to get into honor’s programs and be able to compete with the best. My youngest son (HS freshmen) was not that much interested in IU Kelley for whatever the profound reasons were. I told him that if he could keep his UW GPA of 4.0 (including 5 AP’s), get a SAT over 2300, and form a business club among other EC’s by the end of his Junior year, I will then talk with him about his applying to a school of Wharton’s caliber. In that case, IU would still be his 2nd choice. As an Indiana resident, I really do not see any other schools being worthwhile in between for his intended business major unless a full ride (or almost) scholarship is awarded.</p>