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If you were unable to attend the Virtual Open House or want to revisit the program, we welcome you to play the recording of Session A: Why IU and Session B: Student Experience Panel below.
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- Open the Admissions Viewbook to get a glimpse of life at IU.
- Explore the IU education and find out how you can pursue what you love while learning from expert faculty and getting hands-on experience both inside and outside of the classroom.
- Discover the many opportunities you’ll have to get involved on campus—from over 900 student organizations and 55+ club and intramural sports, to 30+ musical ensembles and exciting service opportunities.
- Explore our 380+ overseas study programs in over 70 countries.
- Find out how we’ll help you prepare for the career of your dreams, with personalized career support from 10 specialized undergraduate career centers.
- Connect with the IU Office of Admissions to get the expert help you want and get your questions answered.
- Learn more about each of IU Bloomington's 12 schools and explore academic programs that interest you.
Find your path and your community. Prepare for both a fulfilling career and a meaningful life as a student in the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Choose from a wide variety of programs and combine majors and minors to match your goals.
- Work closely with faculty and staff to build foundational knowledge, critical thinking skills, and career-ready skills employers seek most.
- Find an educational experience that incorporates immersive experiences, research, design thinking, and career preparation at all stages.
Bring your vision to life at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design.
- Choose from five programs in art, design, or merchandising.
- Further develop your creativity along with the ability to collaborate and think critically—the most important skills in today’s job market.
- Shape your skills with guidance from faculty who prepare you for a wide range of careers.
- Express your creativity and design the educational experience that supports your goals.
Change the world at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. At the Hamilton Lugar School, you’ll find a multidisciplinary approach to global education.
- Choose from 22 majors and minors.
- Study one of 80+ languages—the most language programs taught by a university in the country.
- Participate in a Language Flagship Program or one of 380+ study abroad programs.
- Graduate with a global edge for any career path.
Discover a new level of musical excellence at the world-renowned Jacobs School of Music. Become part of a music community like no other where you will:
- Learn from internationally renowned faculty who are celebrated performers, scholars, and educators.
- Perform often—what you learn in lessons, you apply on stage.
- Explore other academic interests outside of music.
Explore the Jacobs School of Music
To get started, you'll first need to apply to IU by November 1 and then submit the Jacobs School of Music Supplemental Application by December 1.
Prepare for a successful—and meaningful—business career at the Kelley School of Business, ranked #9 by U.S. News and World Report.
- Explore 20 majors, four minors, and two certificate programs.
- Gain a global business mindset—Kelley offers 60 study abroad opportunities in 29 countries.
To be considered for direct admission to the Kelley School of Business, you must apply by November 1. Be sure to carefully review information for direct and standard admission.
Help shape the future of technology at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.
- Choose from six bachelor’s degrees including: computer engineering, computer science, cybersecurity and global policy, data science, informatics, and intelligent systems engineering.
- Add one of eleven Luddy minors to combine tech with other interests.
- Prepare for in-demand technology careers in every industry.
No prior technology experience is needed—just curiosity and ambition.
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At The Media School, you can produce work that informs, moves, entertains, persuades, and inspires. From your very first classes, you’ll gain early hands-on experience through classes that take place in screening rooms, game design labs, and TV studios. At The Media School, you will:
- Have access to cutting-edge technology to create your own media and bring your ideas to life.
- Join any of 20+ media-related student organizations to build your community and expand your network.
- Prepare for a career in journalism, advertising, PR, film, game design, and much more.
Lead for the greater good at the #1-ranked O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Join a community of difference-makers where you will:
- Gain the leadership skills you need to launch a career in management, advocate for sustainable environmental change, or influence public policy.
- Study in a collaborative learning environment.
- Learn through real-world experiences like study-abroad and the Washington Leadership Program.
Explore the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
A top education for top educators—#1 in Indiana. Become a skilled and confident educator by studying in the School of Education.
- Choose from nine majors, from counseling and student services to elementary education, world languages, and more.
- Add experience with the addition of minors and license additions.
- Get cultural immersion with the Global Gateway for Teachers program.
- Easily teach in other states—the state of Indiana maintains reciprocal licensure agreements across most U.S. states.
Make a difference in health and healing at the IU School of Nursing, where you’ll find a tradition of impact and innovation. Here, you’ll have opportunities to participate or lead in health promotion projects building healthier communities. As a student here, you will:
- Learn by doing while working in interactive learning environments and simulation centers.
- Train in the state-of the-art Health Sciences Building at the IU Regional Academic Health Care Center.
- Gain expert guidance from experienced nursing faculty.
- Gain the skills you need to save lives and make a difference.
Improve lives and communities everywhere with a degree from the School of Public Health-Bloomington.
- Choose from 14 majors and 20+ minors in a wide range of fields, from community health to dietetics to sports marketing and management.
- Study in programs that emphasize health and quality of life.
- Learn through multidisciplinary education and hands-on research.
- Get involved in Career Communities to explore careers and begin building your career network.
Build a career that makes a difference at the IU School of Social Work. As the oldest school of social work in the country—and the highest ranked in Indiana—we bring more than a century of experience preparing students for real-world challenges of today and tomorrow.
Social workers are advocates, counselors, community organizers, policy changemakers, and healthcare navigators, and so much more. They’re also the largest group of mental health care providers in the U.S. With your degree, you can:
- Create positive change for individuals and families.
- Work in a variety of sectors, including health care, criminal justice, K–12 schools, public policy, and more.
- Take advantage of the unique opportunity to earn your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just five years.
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Check out this short tour of the historic Old Crescent area of the IU Bloomington campus with tour guide Marisa. You’ll start at the Sample Gates—a perfect entryway to a beautiful campus that will inspire you throughout your academic journey. Play the video below, then explore even more of campus with a full virtual tour or find more short spotlights of campus on the IU Admissions YouTube playlist.
Description of the video:
[upbeat music plays][Video: An aerial view of the IU Bloomington campus shows the Indiana Memorial Unio and many other large limestone buildings with dense clusters of trees between them. The aerial view changes to show the Old Crescent area of campus, including the Student Building and Franklin Hall, two limestone buildings with red tiled roofs.
[Words appear: Indiana University campus tour old crescent.]
[Video: The view then moves to the Sample Gates, with students walking through the gates onto campus. There are flower beds and lush trees along the red brick walkways going through the gates and into campus. The next view is at ground-level, showing a student wearing a nametag standing next to flowerbeds that have rows of red and white mums that create a candy-stripe pattern. The Sample Gates are behind the student.]
[Words appear: Marissa, senior, Kelley School of Business]
Marisa: Hi, everyone, and welcome to our virtual tour of IU Bloomington. I am so excited to be the guide that gets to show you around in this video. To introduce myself, my name is Marisa, and I am currently a senior here at IU studying marketing and professional sales with a minor in apparel merchandising. And I'm originally from Warren, New Jersey.]
[Video: A panning shot shows the Sample Gates, two large limestone structures that feature pointed arches and buttresses, forming a gateway into the campus. There are flowerbeds on either side of the gates and a red brick walkway lined with trees. Franklin Hall, a large limestone building in the Collegiate Gothic style that features large windows, carvings, and a rough-hewn texture.]
Marisa: Now to begin our tour, I wanna take you to one of the most iconic places at IU, which is our Sample Gates.
[Video: A new view shows the Sample Gates from further away, down a street with restaurants and shops on each side. The dense tree canopy is more visible from this view. Then the view moves back to Marissa standing on campus with the gates in the background.]
Marissa: Now, the Sample Gates are right behind me and I'm sure if you've ever received any piece of mail from IU, you've definitely seen the Sample Gates plastered all over them.
[Video: The view changes to show the gates from the street, with a car driving towards the gates and students walking away from them. The street ends at the Sample gates, becoming a walkway. The next view shows a closer view of the gates, looking into campus.]
Marissa: The Sample Gates is an incredible architecture piece that leads us out into the city of Bloomington.
[Video: The view switches to looking from campus out to the street. The next view shows scenes along the street, with people walking their dog and students walking on the sidewalk towards restaurants and shops.]
Marissa: Now, right past me is Kirkwood Avenue, which is the first street that you'll see leaving the Sample Gates.
[Video: Back to Marissa standing on campus with the Sample Gates in the background.]
Marissa: Now, I'm gonna take you over to Old Crescent, which is one of the oldest and most historic areas of IU Bloomington.
[Video: A panning view the clock tower of the Student Building is shown, followed by an aerial view of the Sample Gates which shows limestone buildings on either side of the gates, more buildings stretching into the distance on the left, and a dense forest just past the gates to the right. Another view shows a student walking on the brick walkway. Then Maxwell Hall is shown, a limestone building which features a tower, decorative carvings, and arches over some windows. More views of students walking and sitting on campus are shown, with colorful autumn foliage around them. Brick buildings are then shown.]
[Upbeat music plays]
[Video: Marissa is now standing in front of two benches with trees and campus buildings in the background. On one bench is a bronze statue of Herman B Wells, sitting and reaching his right hand out.]
Marissa: Now, we are standing at Old Crescent, one of the most historical parts of our campus.
[Video: An aerial view of the Old Crescent shows several campus buildings lined in a row and facing a dense forest. The next view shows the front of several of these limestone buildings. Then it changes back to Marissa in front of the statue.]
Marissa: The name Old Crescent is pretty self-explanatory, as old comes from this being the oldest part of IU, and crescent because, from an aerial point of view, this area is actually shaped like a little crescent moon. Now, you'll kind of notice the two buildings behind me. I have Owen and Wylie Hall.
[Video: A four-story, red brick building with limestone accents is shown. It has many windows and a set of stairs leading to the door. A brick walkway runs in front of the building and leads to another multi-story, brick building in the background that features tall windows and an entry tower. A cluster of trees is between the buildings. The sign to the first building is shown, reading Wylie Hall.]
Marissa: Owen and Wylie are home to the College of Arts and Sciences and our Department of Economics.
[Video: The front of Wylie Hall is show, with a limestone carving that reads Wylie Hall above the entrance.]
Marissa: The fun fact about Owen and Wylie Hall is that they're actually our only two red brick buildings that we have here at IU.
[Video: Back to Marissa in front of the statue.]
Marissa: Everything else here is made of Indiana limestone.
[Video: A small limestone structure, similar to a shelter house, is shown from different angles. It features arched entryways and window openings, and a red tile roof. A dense forest is behind it and brick pathways cross in front and beside it. Another view shows a colorful stained-glass window.]
Marissa: And moving on, we also have the Rose Well House, which is actually one of the most romantic areas here at IU. Legend says that if you kiss your significant other at the stroke of midnight on Valentine's Day, you will be together forever.
[Video: Back to Marissa standing in front of the statue.]
Marissa: Now, I've personally seen this come true over and over again, so it's a legend that I believe pretty strongly. And now, bringing us back to where I'm currently standing, you might've noticed the Herman B Wells statue that's sitting behind me. Now, Herman B Wells is a pretty great president that IU was lucky enough to have. He's known for desegregating this campus and has done a ton of great things to make IU what it is today. Legend has it that if you shake his hand as an incoming student, you are guaranteed to graduate within four years. For us current students, we always like to shake his hand for good luck on exams, which personally, I definitely need.
[Video: Marissa walks over to the statue and shakes its hand.]
[Upbeat music]
[Video: Marissa is standing on a brick pathway in the middle of a forest with autumn-colored leaves.]
Marissa: Thank you so much for joining me today on this virtual tour of the Sample Gates and Old Crescent. I hope that you got to see a little bit of IU's beauty within this video.
[Upbeat music]
[Video: The screen turns to red. The IU trident logo appears at the top of the screen, with Indiana University below it. A website address is below that, reading admissions dot Indiana dot e d u. Aerial views of other parts of campus show large limestone buildings of different styles, with trees and grassy areas surrounding them. The screen then fades to black.]
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