Admissions

Oh the joy of looking at different college campuses!  I remember touring different campuses like it was yesterday!  I only toured three schools, all in Indiana, because I wanted a school close to home (Northwest Indiana).  When I did my college visits, I scheduled them on the same weekend.  It...

College Freshman to High School Senior During my senior year in high school around this time (November/December 2011), I was very concerned and had a notion that the more scholarships I get and the more universities I get in, the higher my self-worth would be. So, naturally, I applied to as many...

(The pictures are of the Informatics Buildings East and West and of the Ernie Pyle School of Journalism Building that I took)   Why I Chose to Study Informatics In high school, there came a time when I asked myself what I wanted to do after college. I always knew I wanted to gain higher education...

You always here about how IU is amazing from the a recruiter's persepctive but its not as great because you know that the recruiter is just doing thier job, RECRUITING! You could also read through the blogs here at We Are IU but who likes to read..... admit it we are a lazy nation who would rather...

Well, its that time of year where my facebook timeline is starting to get filled with "I got accepted to_________" (My favorites are those who got accepted to IU) So i decided to make a few general list of "need to knows" for students going to college next fall!  First off if you are reading this...

I've been hearing a lot about people that have already gotten into IU (congrats to all of you!), but I know there are still a lot of people who haven't even started applying or even looking into the type of college they want to go to. I was the overachiever student who had an idea of the schools...

  I call these the infamous four.  Whether we’re guilty ourselves of making these statements or it comes from the mouths of students around us- it’s nothing we haven’t heard before. Normally, it’s my style to explain what I have to say through lengthy, yet well-thought-out paragraphs that combine...

The college search has begun for thousands of high school seniors all over the country. Application deadlines are fast approaching and parents are hassling their kids to settle on a school. But you don't want to rush into it! This is a decision that will affect the rest of your life! No pressure! I...

Why IU? That seems to be a common question, especially as I have officially spent more time here than I have left. Looking back on my last 2 years at IU, there are things I've loved, and somethings I might have done differently. First, I chose IU because of the Jacobs School of Music. Originally, I...

Yay! I'm an official WeAreIU blogger! Well I'm Sara Claire Gaspard. My first name is actually Sara and my middle name is Claire but since there are probably thousands of Sara/Sarah's in the world and I am favor my middle name i decided to combine the two like my College Counselor said "because it's...