Requirement for Business Honor @ Kelley

IndianaGrad65
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:27:27 +0000

I am not sure what the deal is with the Kelley Scholars, but for everyone else this is how it works:

You apply between Feb. 1st and April 1st of freshman year.

You need a 3.7+ cumulative GPA at the end of your second semester to be considered. If you don’t have above a 3.7 you won’t be looked at. I have been told that as long as you have a 3.8 or higher, your GPA is grouped with the rest of the people with a 3.8+.

They place a fair amount of emphasis on extra-curriculars. You should be involved in 1-2 clubs at a minimum (and they say this online). Last year I was involved in 5 clubs (Civic Leadership Development, Eigenmann Judicial Board, Eigenmann Leadership Council, K201 peer tutor, and a club sport), and this definately gave my application a boost.

You need two letters of recommendation from faculty members. Last year your K201 and X104 instructors automatically gave you 1 letter each (but it would still be best to let them know your are applying for it and tell them a little about yourself). You can print out the form for letters of recommendation online.

You complete a writing sample on a predetermined topic. Last year it was “If you could travel back it time to witness any event in history (i.e. not be able to change it), what would it be and why?” I think the limit was under 500 words, but I might be wrong.

You submit your resume as well. I had never written a resume before this and modeled mine after those in the Investment Banking Workshop. I was very satisfied with it. You can check out their resumes here and clicking the link on the right [The Investment Banking Network at Indiana University: IBA Index](The Investment Banking Network at Indiana University) .

I am not sure how many Kelley Scholars there are and if they are automatically in the Business Honors Program, but I know there are 130 students in the program. It is a lot harder to get into than Hutton. There were a lot of Hutton Honors students who were not accepted.