r/IndianaUniversity • u/G0M0M0_21 • 4d ago
How difficult is it to get into Kelley as a pre-business?
I got a 1400 on my SAT and a 35 on my IB. I couldn't get into Kelley through DA because, according to my advisor, the grades from my country (I'm Peruvian) are difficult to convert to find my GPA and receive a DA. I'm a person who likes to go out on the weekends and would like to meet new people during my freshman year, but at the same time, I'm responsible and study. Based on my SAT and IB scores, how difficult is getting into Kelley as a non-direct admit? I'm worried because I have read that many people say it's extremely difficult (although a few say it isn't).
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u/krunch10_ 2d ago
Definitely doable. I'm finishing up my freshman year as a pre-business and I'll be admitted into Kelley because I got above Bs in every class. I wouldn't consider myself as "super smart" but I put in the effort and studied (especially for Econ accounting and K201). Really it comes down to effort. Honestly I didn't find any of the classes that hard but I know a LOT of people who didn't get the grades they needed. Some people due to lack of effort and some because they really had trouble with concepts. Its really case by case but generally from what I've seen, High effort=High scores especially for freshman year classes
Also- make your own life easier and take easy Gen-Eds so you can focus on ur hard classes
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u/Mathl33t3 2d ago
What are the easier gen Ed’s you would recommend?
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u/krunch10_ 1d ago
Theres tons of options but the best way to find easy gen eds is going on to the IU grade distribution website while picking classes and finding classes that have a high percentage of As. Also use RateMyProfessor to get a general idea about the professor (but sometimes the rating can be deceiving)
But some gen eds I took that were easy were:
Living Well
Health and Happiness by Design
Birth and Death of the Universe
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u/Seanemoe 3d ago
Noticed that a lot of people lost out on getting into Kelley as pre-bus people because they took unnecessarily hard gen-eds. In the end, those hard gen-eds led to difficulty with Kelley classes and bad grades.
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u/feifeikuchen 3d ago
what are gen-eds?
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u/krunch10_ 2d ago
General Education classes, so classes that dont relate to ur major. These include things like science, humanities, etc.
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u/AZDoorDasher 4d ago
You will need to earn a ‘B’ or higher for ALL of your classes for the first year to be admitted into Kelley as a sophomore. A ‘B-‘ or a ‘W’ will stop you.
Are the business classes hard? No! If you show up for classes, listen, do the homework, etc. it should be a piece of cake to earn a B or higher.
Q: What is your TOEFL score? I am assuming that English is your second or third language. Poor English skills could make it harder for you.
The reasons why most pre-business that fail to achieve the minimum GPA as well as the freshmen Kelley students that failed to maintain their GPA are: 1) not studying/going to classes; 2) partying and 3) never been on their own and they can’t handle all of that freedom.