Office of Admissions

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Good evening, everybody, and welcome to the Indiana University Bloomington Virtual Open House. My name is Jacob and I'm a senior from Peoria, Illinois, studying marketing, professional sales and digital and social media business applications, and I will be your host for the evening. I'm so excited to be here with you all. Okay. So, to optimize everyone's experience, your camera and sound are turned off and the chat function is disabled.

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But our staff may post helpful links and information in the chat from time to time. We welcome your questions throughout the session today using the Q&A at the bottom of your screen. Closed captioning is provided by AI Media, and you can add it by clicking the closed captioning option on your Zoom toolbar. Throughout the event we hope that you will learn that IU offers something for everyone, has the resources to support you throughout your academic journey, and will set you up for success in your future.

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At this time, I would like to give you an overview of today's sessions. Today, you'll be able to engage with various Admissions student ambassador, and academic staff members as you learn more about Indiana University. The first two sessions will be all in this same Zoom webinar. You need not go anywhere else. The first session will provide an overview of the application and admissions process, along with important information regarding scholarships and financial aid at IU.

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The second session will be our Student Experience Panel. Please feel free to submit questions in the Q&A throughout our time together this evening. Additionally, following our Admissions-led sessions in this Zoom webinar, you'll be able to attend information sessions with a focus on academic options and experiences available to students. You will have the option to choose two academic information sessions hosted by our academic schools to learn more about majors, resources, and experiences.

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We'll remind you again later, but the links to these sessions will be available at our Open House Lobby. You can find that at go.iu.edu/openhouse. Throughout our session today, please feel free to come and go as you wish. You can log out and back in at any time to attend any of the sessions that interest you.

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So, for our first session, our admissions, scholarships, and financial aid experts will provide helpful info as you learn more about IU through your college search. As a reminder, please feel free to submit questions for our staff in the Q&A. We have additional staff members and other students behind the scenes helping answer your questions. It's now my pleasure to introduce to you all our first speaker to welcome you. Sacha Thieme is the Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director of Admissions for Indiana University Bloomington.

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Welcome, Sacha. Jacob, thanks so much. Hello, everyone. On behalf of all of my colleagues at the Office of Admissions and across our beautiful campus, we are so excited to welcome you to this virtual Indiana University Open House. As you heard in the opening, we really hope to show you how Indiana University Bloomington could help you achieve the future that you envision for yourself.

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Today, you may be joined by over 1,100 of your friends from 25 different countries, 44 states, and together you're expressing an interest in over 100 different majors. That in itself is pretty exciting. And we welcome you. You may already know some things about IU. When you have over 750,000 alumni, the word gets out. Our nationally recognized academic programs and exciting traditions and spirit, all offered on one of the most beautiful campuses in the country,

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attract over 30,000 undergraduate students from all 50 states and more than 130 different countries who make IU their academic home. We know one of the key drivers to your decision to attend a university is the academic reputation. At IU, you will have the opportunity to study at a prestigious university, also with the flexibility that encourages your creativity and exploration.

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We offer over 12 schools and the College at IU, where you can consider more than 200 majors and 550 different degree programs. For you, it might be our School of Education or our Kelley School of Business. Or maybe you want to major in English and prepare for med school at the same time. It is all here, and many students combine programs to double or even triple minor.

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You can add more minors that span across multiple schools and disciplines. And if you don't find something that fits you perfectly, you can use our over 4,000 courses to craft your own Individualized Major Program. Now, don't worry about having it all worked out from the start. IU advisors trained and ready to help you organize your interests into your perfect plan.

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Your interests will also be fueled by learning from faculty who are experts in their respective fields. And while they are definitely national and global leaders, performers and researchers, they're also dedicated teachers and are eager to support your learning. IU faculty make themselves available outside of the classroom as well, holding weekly office hours, and even sponsoring clubs and organizations.

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At IU, we know that important learning also takes place outside of your classroom. We value the importance of applying your IU education in the world and will help you connect these experiences through that experiential learning. One way IU, that we see students gain this experience is through research. There are undergraduate research opportunities available even as freshmen, and there are more than 200 research centers and institutes that offer opportunities not only in the sciences but also in many fields like education, business, and the arts.

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Additionally, we encourage students to seek out internships as early as your first summer. These internships will allow you to connect with potential employers, help you gain experience and try out future career paths. Finally, we encourage all IU students to learn into the world through participation in over 300 Education Abroad programs that can be offered through 52 different countries and 20 different languages.

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In fact, IU is consistently in the top-rated programs in the nation among research universities for the number of students who study in another country each year. And like before, if you are wondering how will I possibly navigate all of these options? We say, don't worry. We have people here to support you, from an entire office dedicated to your Education Abroad, to ten different career centers, which not only help you map out your interests, but these professionals are actually engaging with employers around the world and encouraging them to come to campus to meet with IU students.

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It's efforts like this, coupled with the skills and talents that you as a student demonstrate that makes IU one of the top-rated colleges by recruiters. Finally, remember that alumni count? Well, when you have one of the largest alumni networks in the nation, students, you have connections to individuals who work to support and champion you following your campus experience.

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All of this opportunity for professional success in a place where you can belong. This is where you will have the opportunity to forge lifelong friendships and build amazing memories. Your opportunity to experience year-round arts and cultural events. More than 750 student organizations and world class athletics from Hoosier History in Assembly Hall to a Broadway show at the IU Auditorium, or maybe a student production or performance by you or one of your friends.

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There are just so many options. At IU, students, you will turn these opportunities into an incredible experience. You'll be working toward a degree that will set you apart. An experience designed to fit the times. Award winning professors, students from all around the world, and classes built for the modern era. You are so ready for this and we are so excited for you to be at IU.

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We honor you for the hard work that you have already demonstrated in high school, and we thank you for your interest in Indiana University Bloomington. Now, now that we've shared a few reasons why we believe you should consider IU, let's talk about your next steps to get here.

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Over the next few minutes, we'll review the application process, our admission standards, the timeline, as well as important information about scholarships and financial aid. We'll also outline this information on our website, and we'll constantly keep that updated at admissions.indiana.edu. And for our amazing international students from those 44 countries tonight, we have additional details available at ois.indiana.edu.

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We also have our incredible colleagues here tonight from International Admissions to answer your specific questions in the Q&A. So, you have a chance to get your interest and your needs covered. So, let's start with the application. At IU, we offer two ways for you to apply. You can use the Apply IU application, which allows you to apply to multiple IU campuses in one place, or you can apply through the Common Application, which allows you to fill out one application that is shared with universities all over the country.

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We don't actually have a preference on which application you use. We apply the same review process for each. Your complete application will include the following. We will need your official high school transcripts. They will be submitted directly from your high school. Note that we'll also need your full senior schedule. So, sometimes these are on your transcripts and sometimes

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we'll get them from your application, but we will need that full senior schedule. We also will review your SAT or ACT scores if you want us to. IU Bloomington is a test-optional institution. So, you tell us at the point of application if you would like us to consider scores. That's really your choice. Now, the essay portion of the application is going to look a little different depending on which application you decide to use. For the common application, you simply complete one of the essay prompts that's built into the application.

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In the Apply IU application, there is an IU essay that's built right into the application. No other essays are required for the application process. We also then will require a $65 application fee or a fee waiver if you're eligible to use one. You can also indicate that on your application. Okay. Let's talk a little bit about what we're going to be looking for.

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So, when you apply to IU—or any college—we're going to first be looking at your academic readiness to be successful. And how we do that is we look at the courses that you've taken and your academic preparation and your performance in those courses. We will confirm that you've completed the required curriculum as set by our faculty, and we'll look at the grade that you've earned in those courses.

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All of those courses are outlined on our website at that admissions.indiana.edu. And so, you can see those courses that are required. We're going to look at your grade trends. We're going to look at maybe any bumps in the road. We're going to take a look at if you've had a chance to take any upper-level courses—

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AP, honors, IB, dual credit, any of those. Not required, but we do like to see students challenge themselves within the context of the opportunities available at your high school. I already mentioned we're a test optional institution, so if you ask us, if you tell us you want your test scores considered, and you self-report those scores on your application, then we'll take those into account in the application process.

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And then through those essays that I mentioned, you have the opportunity to share more about your lived experience, how your readiness for college has been formed by your school activities, maybe your work experience, or any other information you choose to share in your application. To give you a little bit of an idea of how this looks or how the average class comes up,

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we've outlined where our middle 50% of our students fall. So, these are the students that were admitted last fall. This middle 50% means that 25% of our pool had higher credentials than these and 25% had lower. This should not be considered minimums or maximums. These are just those averages. So, you can kind of get a sense of where you might fall in this.

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If you ever have questions about your academic profile in relation to these numbers, I want to invite you and encourage you to reach out to your personal IU admissions representative, which you can also find at admissions.indiana.edu under the Contact Us section. Let's talk a little bit about the timeline. We strongly encourage all students to complete their application by November 1st, and you're going to hear this referenced quite a few times tonight.

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The reason for that is students who apply by November 1st have maximum consideration for admissions as well as maximum consideration for scholarships. So, my colleague next will tell you how that looks for scholarships. To be considered for early action—and again, this is not binding, it is not early decision. Early action simply means you take early action, we will take first action on your application.

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So, to be considered for early action, you simply complete your application. That application, transcript, test score if applicable, your essay, and that application fee or fee waiver by November 1st. As long as you have all of those items submitted by November 1st, you will be given that maximum consideration that I referenced. If you submit your application by November 1st, you'll receive a response

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by January 15. We do have a regular decision opportunity. That deadline is February 1st with a March 15th notification, but everybody here tonight is going to be applying by November 1st. I just know it. You can do this. So, finally, I just want to leave you with a few parting next steps as you consider how you approach this college search.

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First, know that we are here for you. We encourage you to ensure you're completing all of your required courses for admission. Continue to seek opportunities to build those lived experiences, that leadership skills, community engagement, that work experience, whatever that looks like for you. That is also helping you understand your interests and how those might inform you in your college experience.

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Do not at all underestimate the importance of your senior year. Students, this is your final preparation before college. So, everything you learn this year, everything you experience this year, is going to directly support your success when you move to the next step of your academic journey. And above all, we hope your next step is to apply to Indiana University.

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So, we will be here, as you heard, to answer your questions throughout the program this evening and throughout your college search. Right now, I am really excited to introduce you to my colleague from the Office of Scholarships, Rachel Kluck, who is Associate Director of Recruitment. And she's going to walk through some of that information regarding this scholarship process and experience. Rachel.

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Thanks, Sacha. Hello, everyone, and good evening from Bloomington, Indiana. As Sacha said, my name is Rachel Kluck, and I am the Associate Director of Recruitment for the Office of Scholarships. Tonight, I'm just going to go over the scholarships at IU, our Selective Scholarship Application, the General Scholarship Application, additional opportunities for scholarships, review that timeline one more time, and then provide some tips for you.

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All right. So, the first big question, how do students receive a scholarship at IU? Well, the Office of Scholarships is here to help you through the process. IU has many different varieties of scholarships based on academic achievements and other factors, such as our Dean's Scholarship Provost's, Global Engagement, Cox Scholar, Herbert's. I can go on and on and on, but there's tons.

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You can earn a combination of academic scholarships and other types of financial aid, and they do compact on each other to make up your financial aid package. Next, the IU scholarships are based on a high academic performance that is demonstrated through your application for admissions. So, to make sure that you have the highest consideration for scholarships here at IU, make sure you have your completed application. So, those transcripts,

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the writing prompt that is in the application, and then your test scores if you want to send them, just make sure all that's turned in by November 1st. You can be reviewed for an IU academic scholarship with or without your test scores. So, again, you don't have to send those test scores in to get reviewed for one of our IU academic scholarships.

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Speaking of our IU academic scholarships. For our IU academic scholarships that we have that are four-year renewable scholarships, we have the Dean's Scholarship, the Provost's Scholarship, the Global Engagement Scholarship. The Dean's scholarship is for out-of-state students. The Provost's scholarship is for in-state students and the Global Engagement Scholarship is for international students. Please note, if you are an international student, that Global Engagement Scholarship, you have until February 1st to apply to IU in order to be considered for this scholarship.

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Dean's and Provost's, so if you're in-state or out-of-state, make sure you apply by that November 1st deadline. In order for you to retain that scholarship here at IU, because it is renewable for all four years you're here, just keep your GPA at 3.0 and make sure you're enrolled as a full-time student here at IU Bloomington.

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And the best part about this this year is that you will find out if you received one of these scholarships in your packet when you find out you've been accepted to IU. Now, moving onto the Selective Scholarship Application. This application is by invite only and is used by several of our IU Bloomington academic schools.

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Your eligibility is determined by a student's application for admission. The following academic schools are part of the SSA. So, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design; the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; the Kelley School of Business; the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering; the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs; and The Media School.

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So, all these are going to be part of these Selective Scholarship Application. So, if you are eligible to complete this, you will be notified by an email with all the steps and the deadline to complete it. P.S. The deadline is February 1st. If you do not see anything for you for the SSA, we have the General Scholarship Application.

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This is available to all admitted students as long as you applied by that November 1st deadline. Once you're admitted to Indiana University, you should create your IU account and fill out the General Scholarship Application in one.IU.edu. This application generates additional scholarship opportunities based on your qualifications. The due date for the General Scholarship Application, and the SSA

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again is February 1st. We do have additional scholarship opportunities. The IU National Merit Scholarship is awarded to the National Merit Finalists, who are offered sponsorships through organizations outside of IU Bloomington. This scholarship is for in-state and out-of-state. We also have the IU National Hispanic Recognition Program, that is awarded for in-state and out-of-state residents. We have the Wells Scholar Program, which makes an award annually to 18 to 22 incoming first-year students who have shown an academic accomplishment and promise for fine character and leadership, significant involvement in extracurricular—

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lots of words—in extracurricular activities, and concern for their communities and interest in the larger world. All high schools can nominate up to two seniors for each consideration. We also have the Cox Program, which is for Indiana residents, and we also have the 21st Century Scholarship Covenant, which is designed to supplement the state-funded 21st Century Scholarship and help enable Indiana residents with high financial need to earn college degrees.

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Now, really quickly, let's review that timeline. So, on November 1st, you're going to make sure that you have your IU application in to be considered for academic scholarships, the SSA, and make sure that you can apply for that General Scholarship Application. On February 1st, that is the due date for the General Scholarship Application and the Selective Scholarship Application that must be turned in.

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FAFSA will be talked to you next by Amy. So, hold on to that date. She'll have more information. And then last but not least is May 1st, and that is when your enrollment deposit is due, and you can officially call yourself a Hoosier. Again, the deadlines are just dates that they're due. You can always do things ahead of time, just the general scholarship

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you just have to be admitted for first. And then in the last few minutes that I have, I just want to give you some tips on scholarships. Feel free to call our office, email our office. We're here to help support you. Read all your emails from IU especially about scholarships and then spend about 30 minutes each week to look up scholarship applications.

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It really does pay off. Pretty much just look at the bottom line and see what you need to understand the cost of college. Now, I would like to pass this over to my colleague Amy, Amy Hull, as she is the Senior Associate Director for Student Financial Assistance. Amy. Hi, everyone. As Rachel said, I'm Amy with Financial Aid, and I'm thrilled to be able to talk to prospective students as you're thinking about it.

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I'm very financially focused, so I always want to think about what is it going to take for me to get ready and put all those pieces together. So, we'll go on to our first slide. So, we're going to look at how do you fund your education here at Indiana University. And I want you to focus on the first two steps of that process, is understanding financial aid so you can kind of put everything together and then helping you make the right choices. We'll go move on.

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So, I have to look at any buying decision and what is the cost? And so, as you evaluate everything about your college choices, I would suspect one of the elements of your decision analysis will be looking at the financials. So, you can see, if you were a student today, these are our cost for in-state and out-of-state, the only difference being the tuition costs.

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But room and board, books and supplies, transportation, or personal those expenses are the same in both cases. So, you have to kind of start looking at that perspective. And then this could motivate you to go do all those scholarship hunting that Rachel talked about. But first of all, I want to say hit that November 1st deadline, because that's where you're going to see the biggest bang for your buck in terms of those opportunities coming at you.

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So, when you look at tuition and fees, just really quickly back on there, we do have a flat rate tuition and that allows you to take up to 40 credit hours each academic year, which includes our intersessions for Fall and Winter. But 40 credit hours is a lot. The typical average is 30 credit hours per academic year, Fall and Spring.

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So, if you're taking 40 at the same price, you're really getting the bang for your buck. And that is where a lot of students, if they're academically able to take on that workload, are in a position where they're getting easily within their four years or maybe accelerating their program or getting those double majors or triple minors and all the things that Sacha talked about, it's really possible to do it in four years.

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We'll go on to the next slide. So, when your relationship with my office starts is when you complete the FAFSA. Normally I'd be saying, Hey, it's October, go get your FAFSA started. But this year, the FAFSA is going to be a new form, a new process, a new formula, and it is being released by the federal government in December some time.

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We're not sure exactly when. But that is how we will help to get that information, to understand if you have any eligibility for federal and state aid and then the other institutional aid that IU offers certain populations and certain programs. The FAFSA that you complete is the standard for all across the country. We all get the same information.

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As I said, the deadline or—it opens in December, but our priority deadline is April 15th. Especially if you're an Indiana resident and you could be eligible for state aid. Do not miss that April 15th. And this is annually. You want to make sure you get those things done. I would always error on the side of getting your FAFSA done earlier.

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There are sometimes scenarios where first-come, first-serve, so we might look at the date of when a FAFSA is filed as those awards are being evaluated and calculated. What is calculated by the FAFSA is called the Student Aid Index. If you'll move to the next slide. So, the Student Aid Index, again calculated by FAFSA, tells us information about families, income factors, family size, and assets.

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And that is allowing us to understand where you fall in terms of being eligible for need-based aid. It is not going to reflect the expenses you're going to pay. The old terminology, if you had older children that went through school is called Expected Family Contribution. That term has been retired and it is more correctly identified as an index.

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And that index allows us to identify who are the families that are considered low income and have the most need. And this is going to give us a better picture for that going forward. So, what we use that information for, and this is why it's different for every single person that completes a FAFSA, we want to find out that student's financial need.

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We look at cost of attendance and we subtract the Student Aid Index and that is the individual's need. And that, again, will tell us who qualifies for what type of need-based aid. Outside of scholarships that are merit, you've earned those, need-based aid could be what did I qualify? What am I eligible for? So, let's go to the next up.

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I have slipped in a tab. Because the FAFSA is so new, I wanted to go through a few points. If you'll look at my white box, important documents that you may need getting ready to do your FAFSA. Tax returns for tax year 2022, records of child support received, current balance of checking and savings account, and new this year would be net worth of investments, businesses, and any working profitable farms that people may have.

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So, what is different is—back. Go back. What is different on the FAFSA is who is the parent on the FAFSA. And there's going to be a great parent wizard to walk you through it. But this year going forward, it is the parent who provides the most financial support for the student in the last 12 months. So, that is different from what it used to be.

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And every person that participates in the FAFSA is called a contributor. And that contributor will need an FSA ID. You could go do that right now if you haven't done that. You go to studentaid.gov and look under setting up your account under FSA ID and that way you'll be able to participate when that FAFSA comes available. Even parents that don't have a Social Security number then will be eligible to get an FSA ID and those are all new factors this year.

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So, once the student starts the FAFSA, they're going to need the individual contributors. So, which parent will be on the FAFSA and maybe parent stepparent. They'll need name, date of birth, Social Security number and email addresses, and then you will get an invite from FAFSA saying you're invited to participate. Each contributor will then provide consent and approval allowing the direct information from the IRS to directly pull in your federal tax information.

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Every contributor needs to provide consent even if you didn't file taxes in the U.S. or you file or you don't file taxes at all. Maybe you file taxes in a foreign country. But you'll still provide consent. The biggest thing right now is that there's no consent, that student is not going to be eligible for federal aid, and that could mean federal, state, and extra institutional aid.

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So, it is going to be something and all over the place on the FAFSA it says you're not required to support the student in educational expenses, but you do have to provide support so we can get that financial information. All right. So, I've done that page to death. All right. Types of aid. This is where the puzzle of putting your financials together and how am I going to pay for college?

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You want to do as much effort as you can towards gift aid. Gift aid I don't have to pay back. Right. So, those are far superior. So, if you qualify for any federal or state or institutional gift aid, that could be grants or other combined scholarships, or merit scholarships like Rachel was talking about with merit and need-based scholarships. Again, I don't have to pay those back.

00:32:53:08 - 00:33:09:09
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Then you're going to look at ways I'm going to help myself. And I would always encourage a student to look at student employment. It's one of the first ways you can make connections and community on campus. You're going to have a part-time job. You're going to be able to make some income. If I made $3,000, that's $3,000

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I don't have to borrow. That's $12,000 in four years. And that's spending money. That's those resources that help you take care of business, but not necessarily—it's probably not going to be able to pay for college with a part-time job. We don't want you to work so many hours that you sacrifice something. And then the last kind of element that students look at if they don't have other resources to support their educational expenses is they look at their federal loans. Completing a FAFSA you automatically get a student loan of up to $5,500 as a freshman. You can borrow private loans or PLUS loans.

00:33:45:23 - 00:34:04:09
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We're going to skip because we're running out of time. You'll receive a Financial Aid Notice from us in February. You want to focus on what is your net cost? Your net cost is what you can do to compare other schools compared to what you're being offered here at IU. So, you're looking more at apples to apples.

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I encourage you to go home and have the money talk as you're looking at IU and other schools and kind of investigate what's going to work for you and your family. And then really, when you don't know and you have questions because financial aid can be a little bit looming and confusing, always ask. Ask Student Central.

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They're the place to get all your information about student accounts or financial aid, student accounts and registration. So, they're a phone call or an email away to help you go through all your resources about paying for college. So, I'm going to hand it back to Jacob as he coordinates the rest of our programming.

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Thanks so much, Amy.

00:34:51:05 - 00:35:15:09
Unknown
So, we want to thank you all for the questions that were submitted in this Q&A. We're going to go ahead and head right into our session B, which is the student panel. So, welcome back to all those who are joining us for our second session of the evening. I now would like to introduce our student panel. As a reminder, please feel free to submit questions for students in the Q&A.

00:35:15:11 - 00:35:41:10
Unknown
We have additional staff members and other students behind the scenes who are helping answer those questions that we won't be able to get to as a larger group. Okay. Som, thank you all for your participation in our first two sessions of the Fall virtual Open House. Oh, actually, we're going to go ahead and begin Q&A rather. So, first question we have for our panelists here tonight, how did you choose your major?

00:35:41:10 - 00:36:09:11
Unknown
And I'm sure everybody in attendance would love to hear from all four of us on the decision process there. Carson, do you maybe want to start us off? Yeah, sure. Hello, everyone. So, my process for choosing my major was kind of strange. So, as I was like progressing through my senior year of high school, I had to sort of buckle down and figure out what I wanted to do because I hadn't figured it out up until that point.

00:36:09:13 - 00:36:32:11
Unknown
And so, I was looking into programs and, I come from an IU family, and I was looking into programs and like what I was good at and everything. And I ran across The Media School and one of my strengths throughout school was always writing. And so, I looked into media writing and kind of professions and things like that, and I settled on public relations.

00:36:32:13 - 00:36:54:14
Unknown
I love to talk. That's why I'm here today. And so, public relations just kind of felt like what I was meant to do. Awesome. Thanks so much. If you wouldn't mind actually, Carson introducing yourself. I guess we kind of jumped into the question there before we got a chance to even hear your background there. Would you mind speaking to the camera and introducing yourself?

00:36:54:16 - 00:37:20:16
Unknown
Yeah, of course. My name is Carson and I'm a sophomore from Greenfield, Indiana, and I'm studying journalism with a concentration in public relations. Awesome. Thanks so much. Declan, Leona, and Meredith. We'd also love to hear from you guys on your introduction. Before we go ahead and keep the questions rolling. Yeah. Hi, everybody. My name is Declan. I'm a junior here at IU from Saint John, Indiana.

00:37:20:16 - 00:37:44:17
Unknown
That's kind of a suburb of Chicago if you wanted to put the region of the country in mind. I'm majoring in international studies with minors in Spanish and Russian. So, the way I chose my major was, I went through the long list of interests that I had and kind of saw the different programs that IU offered in these focuses.

00:37:44:19 - 00:38:05:10
Unknown
And so when I saw how many languages and how many different programs were available with the international studies program here, that really kind of drew me to the school and to that program. So, that's kind of how I choose my major. Awesome. Appreciate that. Leona. We'd love to hear from you as well. Hey, guys. So, my name is Leona.

00:38:05:13 - 00:38:25:01
Unknown
I'm a sophomore from Oxford, Mississippi, and I'm studying finance and accounting with a minor in psychology. So the way that I kind of figured out my major was when I was growing up, my dad, he owned his own business, and it was a very successful business. And I always watched him just handle that. And I was very, very, very good with numbers and strategy and all those types of things.

00:38:25:01 - 00:38:47:05
Unknown
So, I was looking into finance and accounting, and it's a really broad way of like, know your numbers and know your strategy and knowing how to be quick on your feet with things like that in business. So, that was kind of the way I chose my major when I was coming into IU. Awesome and Meredith round us out here with this question and introductions.

00:38:47:07 - 00:39:08:20
Unknown
Sounds good. Good evening, everybody. My name is Meredith Fain. I'm a senior from Greenwood, Indiana, which is just south of Indianapolis. I'm studying computer science with specialization in cybersecurity and minors and informatics, math, and graphic design. The reason that I decided to study my major was because when I was in middle school, both of my older sisters were hacked.

00:39:08:22 - 00:39:28:06
Unknown
So, I became very passionate about cybersecurity at like age 12. And ever since then I took a whole bunch of classes in computer science and definitely knew that it was the place I wanted to be in. So, just through that opportunity, some summer camps here and there, I've kind of been set on studying it ever since. Awesome. Wow, loved the reasoning behind that

00:39:28:06 - 00:39:41:13
Unknown
major, Meredith. Okay, so question two here, and of course, not all panelists need to answer this question, but anybody's welcome to. What activities can students get involved in here at IU?

00:39:41:15 - 00:40:06:00
Unknown
I can go first. There are so many activities that students get involved in. Some of my favorite ones that I'm involved in include an ambassador program. So, I'm a student ambassador here with IU doing things like this, and I'm also an ambassador for the Luddy School. So, going to talk to potential students is super fun. I've also been in clubs like the Cybersecurity Club, an alumni organization for a high school robotics team I was a part of, and I also involved in Greek life.

00:40:06:06 - 00:40:24:06
Unknown
So, it's pretty much up to you. Whatever you really want to get involved in, there's definitely clubs here available for you here at IU. But if there's a club that you want that's not here, you can start your own and take it for me, I started my own club. It's just as easy as they say it is. All you need is a friend and a staff advisor and you've got your own club.

00:40:24:08 - 00:40:43:17
Unknown
Wow, that's awesome. Very cool. Honestly, this is a question that I think everybody the room would benefit from hearing all our answers. So, everybody is welcome to chime in and say what they're involved in here on campus. Okay, I'll go next. So, first things first, I am a student ambassador here on campus. That's how I'm here talking to you today.

00:40:43:19 - 00:41:06:01
Unknown
I'm in the Public Relations Student Society of America. I am a reporter and anchor for IU STV News and I am also on the IU club gymnastics team. So, I do kind of a lot around here and there's going to be plenty of opportunities when students first get to IU to look for things and kind of mix and match.

00:41:06:07 - 00:41:32:02
Unknown
There's things like Rec Fest, which is where all of the club sports teams will set up a booth and students can go around and talk to them and see which is the best fit. And then there is also a Student Involvement Fair that'll be a little bit after Rec Fest. And that's for any student organization that you can think of like social, philanthropic, or athletic.

00:41:32:02 - 00:42:04:11
Unknown
Students can also, similar to Rec Fest, go and talk to them and see which ones they get along with best. Yeah, definitely. Great. Declan or Leona? Yeah. So, like everybody has said so far, there are so many different things to do at IU. When we give tours here on campus, we like to tell the student or the people interested in coming to IU that there's over 750 clubs and organizations and that number growing.

00:42:04:14 - 00:42:29:06
Unknown
You can make your own club or organization. Anything that you want, any interest that you have is going to be here at IU. Personally, me, I'm obviously student ambassador, just like everybody else, so I get to give you guys this presentation today, tell you about my experience. I'm also a ambassador for the international studies school, so I get to talk to people that are interested in going to that specific school at IU.

00:42:29:08 - 00:42:54:00
Unknown
I'm also involved with a group called Grupo Ñ, which is a Spanish speaking group where you also get to be involved with different events from Hispanic cultures. And I am also involved with Greek life. But there are so many different things to do here at IU that there's no way that you wouldn't find something that would...

00:42:54:00 - 00:43:23:13
Unknown
Yeah. So, what activities and organizations, some things that I'm in. So, I'm just an ambassador, but I'm also in the finance diversity program and I have just added the alternative break program. And that's basically a club where I get to go either in the States or out of the states and do some community service. For instance, during spring break, I'll be going to Oaxaca, Mexico, and I'll be doing the social entrepreneurship topic for community service with businesses in Mexico.

00:43:23:18 - 00:43:46:07
Unknown
So, that'll be really fun. But during my freshman year, I love doing color guard in marching band in high school, and so I popped in and out of the color guard club. But this weekend I'll actually be trying out for the actual color guard team. So, I'll be really, really cool that they just added. So, I cannot wait for that. So, those are the things that I'm in this year and last year.

00:43:46:09 - 00:44:11:13
Unknown
Awesome. Very cool, Leona. Okay, so the next question we have here, somebody was asking about the size of campus. Obviously, this is a pretty large school, but honestly, in my own opinion, it's really easy to make this big school feel pretty small. What are some of the tips you guys have for managing the size of campus?

00:44:11:13 - 00:44:36:02
Unknown
Yep, definitely my freshman year I got very scared that I wasn't going to make it to all my classes because I had classes that were like long walks, say like 20-, 25-minute walks. But the good thing is they have tons of IU busses that can take you to a lot of the areas where your classes are. So that really cut down my long walks to like less than 5 minutes, like I'll be right to majority of my buildings.

00:44:36:02 - 00:44:55:18
Unknown
And that's how a lot of people got around campus, especially during wintertime. I was not used to the cold or the snow or anything of the sorts like that. So, definitely these IU buses helped me get everywhere that I needed at IU and that was a very, very, very good resource for me. Yeah, definitely. The buses are a huge help.

00:44:55:20 - 00:45:29:14
Unknown
Anybody else have any tips? Otherwise, we can go ahead and move on to the next question. Okay, no worries. So, next question, how do IU students transition from high school into college and what do you guys recommend for incoming freshmen be prepared for when they step foot on campus for the first time? Yeah. So, I would say—Declan, do you want to go? Okay, I'll go. You can go.

00:45:29:16 - 00:45:50:10
Unknown
Fabulous. That zoom delay. So, yeah. So, one of the best things that I think you can do for yourself here as a new student at IU is stay on campus those first few weeks. It's going to be so hard; you're going to want to go home. I live 45 minutes away from Bloomington. I could just bebop my way home every day if I wanted to.

00:45:50:12 - 00:46:09:12
Unknown
But I think one of the best things you can do as a student is just embrace the environment that you're in. Try your best to make those connections. Find a club you feel passionate about. And once you start to find your community here, Bloomington will really quickly become your community. So, as much as you can try to be here, try to be present those first few weeks. It's a hard adjustment for everyone.

00:46:09:12 - 00:46:48:12
Unknown
So, you're not alone and just feel free to try to make those connections, make the most of the moment. Definitely. Declan, did you want to chime in and add anything or did that cover it? Yeah, she covered a lot. I guess the only other thing I would add is maybe if you're coming from a smaller high school, then you might not be as prepared for the amount of people you're going to see on a daily basis or just how you do have to walk around a larger area in a small amount of time. Sometimes for really even coming from—

00:46:48:14 - 00:47:18:15
Unknown
I came from a bigger high school, but a lot of my friends did come from smaller high schools in other parts of the state and they felt that very soon after they came here, they did feel like they get it. Yeah, definitely. I appreciate both info. Meredith, you were so right. Like you got to just stay on campus. Ince it finally clicks, it clicks, and it gets awesome from there on out.

00:47:18:17 - 00:47:42:04
Unknown
Next question. This one is for Meredith. From my understanding, you've had an internship throughout your four years here on campus. Some were asking about what that internship experience looked like. How did IU support you through that process? Could you talk about that? Definitely. So, internships are such a great experience. I have had two internships through my four years here at college and they're absolutely invaluable.

00:47:42:04 - 00:48:05:04
Unknown
They gave me a lot of direction for my professional future. So, let me talk a little about career services. So, here at IU, we have decentralized career service teams. That means for each academic school there's a specific career services team of dedicated professionals who are looking for professional opportunities in your field. So, in Luddy we have a Luddy career services group whose job is to help these Luddy kids get specific jobs.

00:48:05:04 - 00:48:22:21
Unknown
And the same goes for our other schools here at IU as well. These career services people are so wonderful. It's their job to help you get a job. So, they'll help you with resumes with your LinkedIn. There's also career fairs. It's a really great way to kind of connect with your professional future and get to know ways in which you can better yourself.

00:48:22:23 - 00:48:45:07
Unknown
In my experiences, I was able to do a cybersecurity internship in Omaha, Nebraska, after my sophomore year. That was so awesome because Nebraska is pretty different than Indiana. So, I got to learn a little more about that part of the country and just get to know that culture change. And then this past summer, I was a software engineering intern with Ford Motor Company, which was pretty awesome as well, to work for a really reputable company and grow in that.

00:48:45:11 - 00:49:06:18
Unknown
So, I highly recommend internships. Lots of ways which IU can support you and I definitely recommend. It's a great way to test the waters before you—try it, before you buy it kind of thing. Yeah, definitely. Awesome. So much diversity in those internship experiences. I think it really attests to just all the opportunities that you have here at IU.

00:49:06:20 - 00:49:38:18
Unknown
It really is endless, whether it's clubs, internships, all that good stuff. Next question I've got for all the panelists here, feel free to chime in. How easy is it to switch majors? Do any of you have experiences switching between majors? Yeah, I will say it's very easy. Just because your freshman and sophomore years it's basically just you finishing some classes and everything for your school. You don't really jump into your major, major, major classes until your junior year and senior year.

00:49:38:20 - 00:50:00:22
Unknown
So, I've seen people, including me, including my friends, they have changed their major whenever they felt like it. Your advisors are going to be your best friends here just because they will help you throughout finding the right major, seeing what you need to pair with it, what you don't need to pair with it. Just seeing what will fit best with your schedule and your process of graduation and things like that.

00:50:01:03 - 00:50:24:02
Unknown
So, you can change your major whenever you feel like. Just talk with your advisor first and do what makes you feel like what's right with your schedule and your majors and things like that. Yeah, definitely. I switched my major so many times and academic advisors were always there to help me, guide me along the way, which is great.

00:50:24:04 - 00:50:53:07
Unknown
Next question we have for you all. What percentage of IU students are in Greek life? And anybody on the panel involved? Maybe a show of hands that is involved in Greek life? I see Meredith, Declan. Okay, awesome. Yeah. Would you guys maybe mind speaking on what that's like here at IU? Yeah. So, I think the current statistic is that 18% of the population at IU is part of Greek life.

00:50:53:12 - 00:51:12:00
Unknown
So, it's not a huge percentage. Definitely not something you have to be involved with to have a social life, or to feel like you're part of the community here at IU. It's really up to the person whether they want to join or not. There are a lot of different Greek life options here, whether that be through social Greek life or professional Greek life,

00:51:12:00 - 00:51:38:04
Unknown
anything like that. There are a lot of different options. Yeah, I'll just add to that. There's quite a few different like abiding organizations here IU that offer Greek options. So, for example, have the Panhellenic Group. So that's some sororities. We also have the Interfraternal Council, So that's fraternities. We also have the divine nine and the Multicultural Greek Council as well.

00:51:38:04 - 00:51:55:01
Unknown
So, we have a lot of options besides just what you may think of the Greek life. I really love Greek life. It has gotten me in touch with a lot of women who are not in tech. So, it kind of is fun to get to know people from all across campus and get to know just where they come from and get to know their backgrounds better.

00:51:55:03 - 00:52:15:15
Unknown
I really have enjoyed it and I did choose to rush my sophomore year. So, it's really up to you what you prefer. You're definitely in the majority if you choose to not do it. So, no pressure whatsoever. Yeah, definitely. I always like to say it's there if you want it, but it's not necessary that you join it, but that a lot of people who do join it quite enjoy it.

00:52:15:17 - 00:52:38:23
Unknown
Next question here. Are there any jobs you can get on campus to help cover the cost of tuition? Obviously, all of us sitting here right now are getting paid to do this. This is a job. Any experience with jobs beyond the student ambassador program that anyone wanted to highlight? I've had quite a few jobs on campus. Being an ambassador for IU, as well as Luddy are both paid positions.

00:52:39:00 - 00:52:55:24
Unknown
Something else that I've done is I've been an undergraduate instructor a few times. So, what that means is it's been a class that I've done really well in, the professors invited me back to help work as a teacher's assistant. So, there's a couple different ways you can kind of get paid to work on campus. So, if you look for them, they're definitely opportunities available.

00:52:56:01 - 00:53:17:08
Unknown
Yeah. Awesome. Carson, I saw you unmuted. Did you want to add anything or did Meredith kind of cover it there? She covered most of it. I was just going to say that there are plenty of different ways to work around campus. You can do something like we do. You can work in food service for IU dining. You can get a work-study, sort of anything like that.

00:53:17:08 - 00:53:50:05
Unknown
There's always ways to make money here on campus, whether that's spending money to kind of free you and your parents up to pay on your tuition or things like that, or money that you want to put towards your tuition. Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Next question here for you guys. What kind of support services does IU offer to its students to make sure they're staying their best, their happiest, their healthiest here on campus?

00:53:50:07 - 00:54:18:03
Unknown
So, we do have our CAPs service and starting this year actually it's unlimited amounts of counseling services here as long as you pay your student health fee. So, that's a really good thing that we have. I will say last year I used some of the CAPs services and they were really, really good and they helped me a lot, especially during times when I'm closer to exams or I'm feeling a little bit far away from home.

00:54:18:09 - 00:54:40:15
Unknown
They definitely helped me out. And so I will definitely use those unlimited counseling services, like use them, that's what they're there for. That's why they're unlimited, because we need as much help as we can get and IU makes sure that they provide that for us. So, definitely use those resources. Yeah, absolutely. Anybody else? We can go ahead and move on if not.

00:54:40:15 - 00:55:08:06
Unknown
Okay, perfect. So, next question here. Would anyone be willing to speak on the competitiveness of IU? How does that landscape kind of play out? I'm sure there'd be some interesting discussions you guys could speak on. So, I can share with my experience in Luddy because that's kind of where most of my time is. Luddy specific is not competitive at all.

00:55:08:06 - 00:55:26:03
Unknown
We really want people to study technology, but that's one of the cool things here at IU that you can study a major anywhere in the school, but you are more than welcome to get a minor in Luddy in technology. So, in that regard, all of our schools are pretty open for you mixing and matching your majors and minors so you can kind of get a really well-rounded degree program.

00:55:26:05 - 00:55:49:06
Unknown
But I know in other schools there's a little more competition. But I feel like for the most part, people do succeed well and have opportunities available. Awesome. Definitely. Anybody else maybe want to touch on what the environment's like in their school? Yeah. So, I'm in the business school and a lot of people just think it's very competitive and things like that.

00:55:49:06 - 00:56:06:12
Unknown
But I promise you guys, it is not as competitive as you guys think it is. We want everybody to succeed. Like if I have a question about somebody that has a network that I don't have, they're definitely always willing to give a network. They're always willing to help you with a class. They're always willing to help you get to where you want to be.

00:56:06:17 - 00:56:23:04
Unknown
Everybody has different resources at Kelley that can help you get to where you want to be, specifically for like internships and things. They always want you to get what you want. But I'm not going to say there's not a bit of competitiveness, but it's a healthy competition. It's just a really funny thing that we do.

00:56:23:09 - 00:56:46:21
Unknown
We all want each other to succeed, so we all have this, okay, like who is going to get this first? Let's see who's going to get this first. Kind of like a healthy competition thing and it's actually kind of really funny, but everybody wants everybody to succeed in Kelley. So, it's a really, really good environment for business. Yeah, definitely. Also, as somebody who is in Kelley myself, there definitely is competition, but it's totally healthy.

00:56:46:21 - 00:57:08:20
Unknown
We're all trying to motivate each other to do our best work, to produce our best selves and a little bit of competition never hurt anybody. Okay. So, next question here. I'm sure we all love the campus and everything there is to do on it, but what about the city of Bloomington? Could you guys talk me through some of your favorite things that you guys do here in town?

00:57:08:22 - 00:57:34:05
Unknown
Yeah, the city of Bloomington is fantastic. I came from a small town, so it is so unlike anything that I was used to before I moved here. I like that in a lot of ways Bloomington does feel like just a continuation of campus. It's a really diverse population. It's a really open-minded population and there are so many things to do.

00:57:34:05 - 00:58:05:05
Unknown
There's so much good food and there are farmers markets and music festivals that the city hosts periodically, especially this time of year, the most beautiful time of year to live in southern Indiana. But I promise you, Bloomington never disappoints. Yeah, definitely, Definitely. I couldn't agree more. Okay, We have time for one last question and here it is. Have any of you guys taken advantage of the study abroad programs we have here on campus?

00:58:05:05 - 00:58:32:24
Unknown
I know there's so many to choose from. Would love to hear about some of your guys' experiences. Yeah. So. Oh, you got—go ahead, Carson. I haven't studied abroad yet, but I am in the process of signing up to study abroad this coming summer. There are summer programs and whole semester programs. You can go and just work on gen ed classes while you're there.

00:58:32:24 - 00:59:00:03
Unknown
You can go and work on your major. Or we also partner with companies that offer strictly internship experiences. So, you can go live in the other country and then it's basically like you'll take classes at the same time as you're doing an internship for whatever area that you specialize in, whether that be your major, your minor, or just general education classes.

00:59:01:09 - 00:59:21:09
Unknown
Okay, awesome. I apologize here. The Wi-Fi on my end might be acting up a little bit. Let's go ahead and do one final question. The actual final question this time, this is the question to end all questions, and I'd love to hear from everybody. Why did you choose to come to IU? Meredith, you want to kick it off for us?

00:59:21:11 - 00:59:49:11
Unknown
Yeah, absolutely. So, I was a senior in high school not too long ago. I was in 2020, as unfortunate as that was. But I was really stressed out about the college decision in the midst in the height of COVID. So, for me, the reason that I chose to come to IU is because I come from an IU family and all of sisters, my mom, and my aunt, who are all alumni, have had nothing but success post-graduation, and they had the best, most fulfilling four years of their lives while they were here

00:59:49:11 - 00:59:55:20
Unknown
as students. So, I knew that if I came here to IU, I could have the same experience as them. And I've had one even better.

00:59:56:12 - 01:00:17:06
Unknown
Declan, let's hear from you. Why did you choose IU? Yeah, so when I first started touring colleges, I wasn't sure whether I wanted a large Big Ten school like IU or smaller private school, but when I came to IU saw all that was offered in and out of the classroom, I knew it was going to be the place for me, because there are so many different things that you could be majoring in.

01:00:17:06 - 01:00:48:04
Unknown
You could be majoring in international studies like me or something totally different, like English literature or law, something like that. You can do all that here. And of course, coming into college, you're not just coming here all the time for the academics. You're coming here to have a social experience too. And so, with so many different clubs and organizations here at IU, you're going to have a great time meeting new people and just hanging out on campus, exploring the city, stuff like that.

01:00:48:08 - 01:01:15:17
Unknown
And so, when I saw all that, when I toured IU and talked to some of the students that were at IU, I knew that I wanted to come here. Absolutely. Love that answer. Carson, Let's hear from you about why you chose IU. Of course. So, kind of like Meredith said, when I was going through the college touring process and I was sort of looking at different places, I was kind of getting a little bit discouraged.

01:01:15:17 - 01:01:34:07
Unknown
But I remember the last college visit that I went on was here, actually. And as I said, I come from a IU family, so this has always been like—it's always stuck out in the back of my head, in the back of my mind as a possibility. And so, I got here. My tour was in November, so everything was still beautiful.

01:01:34:07 - 01:02:01:13
Unknown
The trees were orange and yellow, and I had never really experienced a town like this because like I said, I'm from a small town in central Indiana, which is completely flat, not aesthetically pleasing at all. But I came here, and I was just blown away by the different sort of thought processes and the different cultures and people that all meshed together here because IU is here.

01:02:01:15 - 01:02:21:12
Unknown
And since then I've never really looked back. Yeah, okay. Awesome answer. Leona. Last but not least, let's hear from you. Yeah. So, I'm coming from a small town in Mississippi. I was like, gosh, I need to find something different. Like, I need to get out of here. So, I applied for IU, and actually, I never toured this place. I had so much

01:02:21:12 - 01:02:40:19
Unknown
trust this place just because when I got admitted, I got connected with different people within IU and the Kelley School of Business specifically. So, I got to talk with them and Zoom with them, and I had to talk with some admission people, some scholarship people from Kelley, and everything that they said it pretty much matched. This place is so, so friendly.

01:02:40:19 - 01:03:00:03
Unknown
The culture here is so nice and everybody just wants you to succeed and everybody wants you to get where you want to be. I was a shy person coming in. I never really talked to anybody. I was so scared, and I came in and it was just a 180 switch. Like I met all these people when I was these different events that they had every single day.

01:03:00:05 - 01:03:19:12
Unknown
And I got to explore this place and actually grow into the person I am now. Like actually speaking to everybody, being a student ambassador. And just within Kelley in general, Kelley wants you to be best person you can be. They have so many different opportunities and so many different things that they offered to us. So many different companies that come in every single day.

01:03:19:12 - 01:03:46:00
Unknown
And they want to hear from us students. So, that's a really good thing that Kelley does, and just IU in general, they really want you to succeed here. Everybody here wants you to have a good time here. So, that's definitely the reason why I came to IU. Yeah, absolutely. What a great way to wrap it up. Honestly, just reiterating there's a part of my why IU that I can find in every single one of your stories. So, that's awesome to hear you all finding a community here on campus.

01:03:46:00 - 01:04:15:01
Unknown
Likewise, I have as well. And thank you all for being here with us today. So, I want to thank everybody for their participation in our first two sessions of the Fall virtual Open House. We hope that this virtual event provided you with valuable information that can assist you throughout the application and admissions process. As we conclude our time together in this webinar, please remember that we have information sessions with many of our undergraduate colleges and schools beginning at 8:10 p.m. Eastern. In 4 minutes.

01:04:15:01 - 01:04:38:09
Unknown
I'll wrap it up quick. The second session will begin at 8:40 p.m. Eastern Time. You can find Zoom links and information regarding the Q&A sessions for international students, as well as scholarships and financial aid information on our Open House lobby page at go.iu.edu/openhouse as you'll see on the screen right there. Thank you again and best wishes to all throughout your senior year

01:04:38:09 - 01:05:15:01
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and as you continue to consider where you will spend your college career. We hope throughout your participation in this event that you find that IU offers something for everyone and a place that you will be able to call home for your college experience. Should you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate in reaching out. You can find your personal admissions counselor at go.iu.edu/contactus. Once again go.iu.edu/contactus and learn much of what we've discussed tonight at admissions.indiana.edu. Once again admissions.indiana.edu.

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Thanks everyone and go Hoosiers. Have a great night. Thanks again, Jacob. Thanks again everybody. We're going to stick around for just a few more minutes until 8:10. So there's a few more questions in the Q&A that we're wrapping up at 8:10. This Zoom room will be ended and then you can check out those academic sessions, those campus sessions that Jacob mentioned.

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Also the Q&A rooms like he mentioned for international and scholarship and financial aid. Of course, reach out to us, like he mentioned. We are thrilled that you were able to join us today. And again, go Hoosiers. Thanks, everyone.