<p>I can’t comment on Purdue since i’ve never been, but I think the placement statistics speak for themselves. </p>
<p>As far as Kelley goes though…</p>
<p>K201/X201 are unmatched at just about any other business school in the country. They are are the two Excel classes you will take as a freshman/sophomore, and they really put you ahead of the game for internships. All year, I’d hear upperclassmen talk about how they were the Excel gurus in their internship groups, and I experienced that first hand this summer. My Excel skills have really made me stand out in my summer internship, and I’m working with mostly students who go to other top 15 undergrad b-schools. </p>
<p>Other schools (Notre Dame) have tried to implement a similar sequence (they even hired a former Kelley professor to do it) and it failed miserably. Kelley has 11 full-time faculty members, 40 TA’s and 250 volunteer peer tutors all devoted to just K201. Not only can they get 250 undergraduates to volunteer 2 hours a week, but it’s extremely difficult to get one of those peer tutor spots. </p>
<p>The specific section of K201 that I was a peer tutor in last Spring had 32 students, 6 peer tutors, a TA, and the instructor. That’s a 4:1 ratio.</p>
<p>K201/X201 are just amazing classes, and they have already paid off for me in so many ways.</p>